National Association of Mobile Integrated Healthcare Providers - Namihp

10/10/2025

What if the most underutilized resource in healthcare isn’t technology or funding but EMS itself?

In this episode of The Leadership Lab podcast, Asbel Montes sits down with Dr. Victoria Reinhartz, Executive Director of the National Association of Mobile Integrated Healthcare Providers (NAMIHP), to explore how Mobile Integrated Health (MIH) and Community Paramedicine (CP) are redefining the future of healthcare delivery.

Dr. Reinhartz shares her journey from chronic disease management to leading a national movement that empowers EMS professionals to become frontline partners in value-based care. Together, they unpack how data, collaboration, and innovation can transform EMS from a reactive transport model into a proactive healthcare solution.

You’ll discover:

✅ How NAMIHP is driving national advocacy for MIH and CP growth
✅ Why EMS professionals are the most underutilized yet essential link in healthcare transformation
✅ The Rural Health Transformation Program and how states can unlock new EMS funding
✅ How storytelling and outcome data influence healthcare policy and reimbursement
✅The “Swiss Army knife” philosophy behind EMS agility, innovation, and impact
✅ Practical advice for leaders building sustainable, data-driven EMS programs
✅ Why success depends on collaboration, not competition, across the healthcare ecosystem

Every year, healthcare faces mounting challenges: workforce shortages, rural access gaps, and rising costs. But EMS already has the infrastructure, reach, and trust to meet those needs. What’s missing is recognition and reform.

This conversation challenges traditional thinking and offers a blueprint for how EMS can lead the shift toward value-based, outcome-focused healthcare.
Watch now to learn how to adapt, act, and innovate and why the future of healthcare depends on it.

What if the most underutilized resource in healthcare isn’t technology or funding but EMS itself?In this episode of The Leadership Lab podcast, Asbel Montes ...

10/10/2025

Recovery starts with meeting people where they are - sometimes after an overdose, sometimes after a hard conversation. MIH is showing up.

10/10/2025

MIH Week Champion Spotlight: Addiction & Substance Use Disorders

Congratulations to the Lexington Fire Department’s Community Paramedicine Team, our MIH Champions, for their compassionate work supporting individuals impacted by addiction and substance use disorders across Lexington, Kentucky.

Impact occurs through three coordinated teams: the Quick Response Team for overdose recovery, the Crisis Response Team for behavioral health, and the Mobile Integrated Health Team pairing firefighter/paramedics with social workers.

This is how Lexington Fire delivers hospital-level care and social support directly into the community.

✅ The team partners with local hospitals, sober-living providers, the VET Center, housing agencies, and street outreach organizations to connect residents to vital resources before crises occur.
✅ By walking alongside the city’s unhoused population, they provide wound care, recovery referrals, and health checks that build trust and prevent emergencies.
✅ Their proactive model reduces repeat 911 calls, hospital readmissions, and breaks the cycle of addiction and instability.

The Lexington Fire Department MIH Team embodies the true mission of Mobile Integrated Healthcare. Lexington Fire, Congratulations to you, and thank you for meeting people where they are, restoring hope, and transforming lives through compassion and collaboration.

10/09/2025

Exciting news! Governor Healey and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts have joined us in National Recognition of MIH Week! Fun Fact: MA was the 1st state in the US to see 100% of counties with active Mobile Integrated Health (MIH/CP) services.

10/09/2025

Who says high-acuity care belongs in the hospital? MIH providers are delivering urgent treatment right at the doorstep.

10/09/2025

Congratulations to Luke Estes, our MIH Champion in Acute Care at Home for his exceptional leadership and dedication within the Prisma Health Mobile Integrated Healthcare (MIH) program!

With over 9,000 patient encounters each year across 12 counties, Luke plays a pivotal role in expanding access to high-quality care beyond hospital walls. His commitment to patient-centered service and collaboration is helping transform how healthcare is delivered across South Carolina.

💠Leading Innovative Care💠
• Luke leads in the delivery of Acute Care at Home, enabling patients to receive hospital-level treatment safely where they live.
• In Prisma’s Congestive Heart Failure Program, Luke coordinates remote monitoring via CardioMEMS, responding to early signs of decline with in-home IV therapy, preventing hospitalizations and keeping patients stable.

💠Building Community Connections💠
• Luke actively partners with local organizations such as The Dream Center, helping break down barriers to care by connecting patients with housing, food, and life-skills resources like budgeting and employment readiness.
💠Driving Outcomes💠
• Hands-on leadership and compassionate care has helped reduce unnecessary EMS and ED utilization, address chronic disease management, and improve quality of life for patients across Prisma’s service region.

Luke Estes embodies the heart of , meeting patients where they are, addressing both clinical and social needs, and transforming lives through innovation and empathy.

10/09/2025

Congratulations to Joseph Vogelgesang, our MIH Champion in Acute Care at Home for his exceptional leadership and compassionate service within VMSC’s Mobile Integrated Healthcare / Community Paramedicine (MIH/CP) program!

Based in Hatfield, Pennsylvania, with hubs in North Penn, Indian Valley, and Philadelphia, Joseph and the VMSC team bring hospital-level coordination into the home across four Southeastern PA counties. Partnering with Jefferson Lansdale Hospital, Jefferson Einstein Montgomery, and others, they deliver care to high-utilizer and complex chronic patients transitioning from inpatient to home.

💠 Transforming Care at Home:
Joseph leads advanced in-home services like medication reconciliation, wound care, health education, and diagnostics. The program has now expanded into whole-blood transfusion and higher-acuity interventions, ensuring hospital-level treatment at home.

Here's a Patient Impact Story:
Patient "AH" - lives with COPD, heart failure, and a chronic fungal infection. These conditions make hospitalization risky, and AH delayed care until crises occurred.
✅ Through Joseph’s ongoing education and follow-up, AH now seeks help at the first signs of symptom exacerbation.
✅ This proactive shift has led to earlier interventions, fewer hospitalizations, and greater confidence for both the patient and his family.

Joseph Vogelgesang and the VMSC MIH team exemplify how compassion, coordination, and innovation can transform Acute Care at Home. MIH is one visit, one call, one life at a time.

10/08/2025

Mental health support shouldn’t depend on a zip code or crisis. MIH fills critical gaps with compassion and connection.

10/08/2025

Congratulations to Melissa House, our MIH Champion in Behavioral & Mental Health!

WLCR provides 24/7 behavioral health crisis intervention across rural Oregon communities including Florence, Westlake, Mapleton, Swiss Home, Deadwood, and north to Milepost 174 on Highway 101.

Under Melissa’s leadership, the WLCR team delivers compassionate, community-based response and rapid connections to care and helping reduce:
💠 Unnecessary emergency department visits
💠 Law enforcement involvement in behavioral health crises
💠 Recurrent 911 calls through consistent follow-up and case management

Real Impact:
💠 WLCR supported an older adult struggling with anxiety and isolation who frequently called 911
💠 The team provided de-escalation, follow-up visits, and case management to address underlying needs
💠 They connected the individual to primary care, mental health services, and daily-living resources
💠 As a result, the patient experienced improved stability, reduced anxiety, and fewer emergency calls

WLCR’s approach turns moments of crisis into opportunities for lasting care, connection, and hope.

Join us in celebrating Melissa House for leading with compassion and innovation in behavioral and mental health care!

10/07/2025

Managing chronic conditions doesn't start in the ER - it starts in the living room. MIH teams are bringing care home, one visit at a time.

10/07/2025

Congratulations to Sally Arnold, MIH Week Champion in Chronic Disease and Medication Management!

Through Sally's leadership and impact in Georgia, Amerimed Mobile Integrated Healthcare (MIH) is redefining how care reaches patients—bringing high-quality, coordinated medical services directly into the home.

Led by nurse practitioners under physician supervision and supported by a dedicated non-clinical team, Amerimed delivers Transitional Care Management, Chronic Care Management, Annual Wellness Visits, Remote Patient Monitoring, and more to help patients recover safely and stay connected to their care.

MIH Champion Sally Arnold exemplifies this mission through compassionate, outcomes-driven care. A shining example of Sally's impact stands out: a patient recently discharged after hospitalization for heart failure, diabetes, and renal disease. They faced major challenges, including poor medication adherence, high out-of-pocket costs, social isolation, and no clear follow-up plan.

Sally and the Amerimed MIH team partnered with hospital social work and pharmacy teams to connect the patient with medication assistance, coordinated food delivery and transportation resources, and engaged family support through education and remote monitoring. Within 48 hours of discharge, they completed a home visit and medication reconciliation, provided education on fluid management, and arranged ongoing follow-ups with the patient’s specialists.

The results were transformative:

💠 Improved blood pressure, fluid balance, and glucose control
💠 Avoided early readmission
💠 Successful transition into outpatient dialysis with continuity of care

Through teamwork, compassion, and innovation, Sally Arnold and Amerimed MIH are proving that when care comes home, patients thrive.

10/07/2025

In rural Fairfield County, South Carolina, a unique partnership between a private EMS agency and a primary care office is transforming how care reaches patients. Managing more than 250 of the practice’s 10,000 patients, the First Priority Community Paramedicine program delivers preventive care, chronic disease management, and social-needs support. A fantastic example of bridging access gaps for rural residents and ensuring that care continues where people live.

MIH Champion Graham Simms leads this work with compassion and precision, bringing both medical expertise and community understanding into every home. One recent example: an elderly patient with multiple chronic conditions—including diabetes, hypertension, COPD, and mild dementia—was struggling with medication adherence, food insecurity, and lack of transportation.

Through Graham’s coordination, the team helped the patient overcome every barrier:
✅ Partnered with a local pharmacy to provide monthly pill packaging and delivery, eliminating confusion and improving adherence
✅ Connected her with Meals on Wheels to reduce food insecurity and financial strain
✅ Arranged in-home medical care for all but one specialist visit, ensuring continuity and preventive care

The results speak volumes: improved blood pressure and blood glucose levels, better alertness and activity, and far greater independence and quality of life.

This program, and Graham’s leadership, demonstrate the heart of MIH: meeting rural patients where they are, addressing both medical and social needs, and creating lasting, meaningful change in their health and daily lives.



Congratulations to MIH Champion Graham Simms with First Priority Community Paramedicine!