Sierra Vista Hospital Community EMS (CEMS) program is a branch of the EMS Department that specializes in helping bridge the healthcare gap post discharge. The focus of the program is to assist with patient education and care plans, help patients access their prescription medications, aid with follow-up care with primary care physicians, and facilitate transportation to appointments.
The CEMS team can also assist with identifying the risk of injury in homes and distributes fall prevention equipment through the SVH Trauma Program.
They may also help mitigate incidence of high utilization 911 callers by doing follow-up visits and assisting patients with referral to appropriate care providers or social services personnel.
Sierra Vista Hospital EMS is a hospital based, rural 9-1-1 EMS service, repsonsible for providing critical prehospital emergency medical care for all of Sierra County. The department is ALS (Advanced Life Support) and Critical Care capable. SVH EMS also operates an active Community EMS program.
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