Christopher Velasquez

Background

About Christopher Velasquez

Christopher Velasquez, NREMT-P, retired on January 2023 as the Program Manager for the nationally recognized San Antonio Fire Departments Mobile Integrated Healthcare (MIH) program. During his 26-year career with the San Antonio Fire Department he was instrumental in changing the public safety response paradigm. He began as firefighter in 1996 to later become a paramedic in 2003. As an SAFD EMS paramedic he was an instructor at UT Health San Antonio in the School of Emergency Health Sciences. Christopher collaborated with community leaders to create the curriculum for the San Antonio Police Departments Crisis Intervention Team (CIT). Christopher has helped implement and deploy numerous MIH programs across the nation including: Programs to address High Volume Utilizers, integrative hospice revocation response, a managed healthcare organization program to decrease patient calls for 911 service for Molina Healthcare, an Acute Care Station utilizing field paramedics in Texas' largest homeless shelter, Threat Assessment Group, Targeted Opioid Response and a Multi-Disciplinary Response Program for Intensive Care Coordination for San Antonio's at-risk populations with mental health needs.