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By Terry Craig Aug 2, 2021 | 6:43 PM TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) – Our area is experiencing a shortage of personnel with EMT training. Samantha McCarty with Horizon Health said that she has seen a shortage of EMTs. “There is a shortage,” McCarty said. ” We have experienced that and the one way we have found to combat that shortage is to essentially grow our own.” The Terre Haute Fire Department is one group that will grow its own. They earned a certification to provide its own members and civilians EMT training at the department’s training facility. THFD Fire Chief, Bill Berry, said that is something that he has wanted to achieve since his first day on the job and that this move is long overdue. ....
By Dana Winklepleck PARIS, Ill. (WTWO/WAWV) Nurse practitioner Amanda Talamantes has been busy since the pandemic hit. As a member of Horizon Health s mobile integrated healthcare service, she is used to hitting the road to check on nursing home patients and others in need of home care, but now she helps treat those recovering from the coronavirus. They really appreciate having a provider in their home, she said. It s a scary time. The mobile service, which involves nurse practitioners and paramedics, began as a way to help those with serious illnesses who have trouble getting to their healthcare provider. It has since evolved to fit the ongoing needs created by the pandemic, according to Samantha McCarty, head of Horizon Health s emergency services. ....
Greenfield Police Department reports Desiree Coonrod, 26, Leesburg, was issued a citation for driving under suspension and fictitious plates. Dec. 10 Dean Murray, 56, Greenfield, was arrested for theft. OFFENSES/INCIDENCES At 7:13 p.m., a resident in the 300 block of Fourth Street reported a theft. The incident is under investigation. Dec. 11 Rhonda Matracia, 51, Greenfield, was issued a citation for failure to reinstate. Tammy Hamlin, 49, Greenfield, was arrested for disorderly conduct by intoxication. OFFENSES/INCIDENCES At 6:33 a.m., a resident in the 900 block of South Street reported a theft. The incident is under investigation. At 11:46 a.m., a resident in the 1100 block of Greenhills Road reported a theft. The incident is under investigation. ....
Effingham, IL / Effingham Radio Dec 13, 2020 8:22 AM Paris, IL -(Mattoon Radio)- Horizon Health is taking healthcare on the road, providing care for COVID-19 patients in their homes. The home visits are performed by paramedics at the direction of emergency department physicians. Visits apply specifically to COVID-positive patients who have been seen in the ER. The home visits are possible through Horizon Health’s Mobile Integrated Healthcare service. The service coordinates care among Emergency Medical Services (EMS) providers, the hospital, and a home-visit provider who collectively provide out-of-hospital/clinic care for COVID patients. “Mobile healthcare provides COVID patients with much-needed medical services during a time when they are sick and unable to leave their homes,” said Samantha McCarty, Horizon Health’s director of Emergency Services. ....