Wabash, Ind. – July 26, 2018 – Parkview Health and Parkview Wabash Hospital are pleased to welcome Jeff Knee, EMS-P, community paramedic, to the Parkview Community Paramedicine (CP) program in Wabash, Huntington and Whitley Counties.
CP is a community-based care model where paramedics work outside their normal emergency response role to provide preventive and follow-up care to people at no cost in their homes or skilled care facilities. This approach allows paramedics to proactively assist people with regaining optimal well-being outside the hospital setting. Patients who suffer from diabetes, frequent falls, chronic health conditions, or any situation that might lead to frequent ER visits,can benefit from this approach.
Knee served on the Wabash Fire Department for 20 years, serving as a firefighter, inspector, and EMT-Paramedic. “I was in the first class of paramedics in Wabash,” said Knee. “I also worked part-time at Wabash County Hospital in the emergency department and then returned to Parkview in February 2016 to help pioneer this new program.”
The Community Paramedicine program provides:
To schedule a visit, contact Knee at 260-355-3562.