Narcan is a life-saving nasal spray that can reverse opioid overdoses in minutes. A life lost in Buncombe County in 2022 still weighs on — and motivates — Shuchin Shukla, a family physician who ...

When voters approved a 1% sales tax in November for the Ute Pass Regional Health Services District, the approval was the signal to get moving. This month, the district’s Community Paramedics ...

For people suffering a behavioral health crisis, a new program at Ute Pass Health Service District is designed to ease the burden of asking for help. Part of the Community Paramedics, the program adds ...

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A program that uses trained community paramedics to visit the homes of people living with dementia following hospital discharge has the potential to improve post-discharge outcomes for dementia ...

ONSLOW COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - Onslow County is expanding its Community Paramedic Response Initiative with new resources and procedures. Wendi Mancuso, assistant chief of community paramedicine, spoke ...

HENDERSONVILLE – A Henderson County public health program, begun just over a month ago, is already showing signs of success, officials say. The Community Paramedic Program was launched Jan. 12, after ...

PICKENS COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) — Pickens County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) has launched a new Community Paramedic program aimed at supporting individuals recovering from substance and opioid use ...

ONSLOW COUNTY, N.C. (WNCT) — Onslow County community paramedics will now respond to all low-level calls that may not require an EMS unit with an ambulance. The lowest level calls typically are ...