Community Based Paramedics Aisokinaipiyokiiks
Oki! The Aisokinaipiyokiiks Community Paramedics facilitate the delivery of primary care by providing a broad range of diagnostic and treatment services for the Siksika community. Community Paramedics (CPs) are specially trained to provide short-term assessment and treatment for low-acuity illnesses, including in-home detox services under the medical direction of Physicians and Nurse Practitioners.
To contact the Aisokinaipiyokiiks Community Paramedics, please call 403-585-0251.
Community paramedics work with our primary care team of Physicians and Nurse Practitioners, as well as multidisciplinary teams, to support the health and wellness of Siksika Nation members by connecting clients to health and social services and ensuring their care needs are being met. On Siksika Nation, our Community Paramedics provide services ranging from wound care to intravenous infusions, medication reviews and in-home detox support for the treatment of alcohol and opioid addictions.
Community paramedics support the health and wellness of Siksika Nation members by connecting clients to health and social services, and ensuring their care needs are being met. On Siksika Nation, our Community Paramedics provide services ranging from wound care to intravenous infusions, medication reviews and in-home detox support for the treatment of alcohol and opioid addictions.
All Siksika Nation community paramedics are Advanced Care paramedics with specialized community-focused training to care for people with both episodic and chronic health needs.”
When community members have emergencies and acute healthcare needs like heart attacks, car accidents, overdoses and strokes, they need to call the ambulance. For less emergent issues and chronic conditions, community paramedics can provide appropriate care. All Siksika Nation community paramedics are advanced paramedics who have experience working on the ambulance; in addition, our community paramedics are trained in primary and chronic care management.
Patients may have transportation issues and other barriers to accessing healthcare. Community paramedics eliminate this barrier as they are a mobile team that is present everyday in the community. The team responds to calls, as required, building connections and relationships with clients by reducing barriers to access for care. They work to ensure that community members are being heard, and that their needs are met.
