The San Jose Fire Department is rethinking how it responds to emergency medical calls. Under a new pilot program, greenlit by the City Council as part of the recently completed annual budget process, the city is preparing to launch a “community paramedicine” team of firefighter paramedics trained to help patients with complex needs that can’t be fixed with a trip to the emergency room. It comes as San Jose’s emergency agencies see a rising call volume from high-need patients suffering from chronic illness, mental health challenges or substance abuse. Backers of the pilot said too often, traditional paramedics teams are ill…
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