EMS providers have forged an industry from responding to emergencies, but a paradigm shift has ambulance providers and fire departments increasingly thinking about preventing calls to 911. “This is where we believe EMS need to go,” said Greg Chance, vice president of strategy at Advanced Medical Transport. AMT and the East Peoria Fire Department are among the first responders testing a new way of meeting the community’s health needs. Paramedics from both agencies have partnered with OSF HealthCare Saint Francis Medical Center to launch a program funded by the hospital called Mobile Integrated Health based on the concept of using in-home visits to prevent trips to the emergency room.