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    Rural paramedics are making routine house calls to avoid costly emergency room visits

    By Travis Bubenik Marfa Public Radio,

    21 days ago
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    Paramedic Alexandria Hollenbeck and Terlingua Fire and EMS Chief Susan Martin are involved in the first community paramedicine program in rural Terlingua. Travis Bubenik/Marfa Public Radio

    In some rural parts of the U.S., where hospitals and doctors’ offices are in short supply, people often turn to calling 911 just for basic medical care.

    Experts say that’s a problem for patients and hospitals, but a growing model called community paramedicine aims to address it by having paramedics regularly check in on people before a health issue turns into an emergency.

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