Austin expands paramedic program to help those experiencing homelessness

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The City of Austin's Paramedic Practitioner Program (PPP) is expanding its services.This will be a huge help to Travis Baker, a senior paramedic practitioner and clinical manager for the PPP, whose been busy treating tons of people experiencing homelessness and other vulnerable populations."We bring the care to them, so we meet folks where they are,” he said.The PPP is now a two-person emergency services team, traveling in an emergency response vehicle equipped with m