“Mobile integrated healthcare is a novel delivery strategy for the inter-professional practice of medicine, intended to serve a range of patients in the out-of-hospital setting by bringing 24/7 needs-based, at-home, integrated, acute care, chronic care, and prevention services to the patient,” Beck says. “This model will depend on unprecedented levels of care coordination. We believe that one of the core logistical competencies from EMS—needmatched, time-appropriate resource allocation —can be applied to a different set of clinical conditions to support care coordination.”

With more than 15 years of EMS experience, Beck has served as a paid and volunteer firefighter, paramedic, supervisor, chief officer, EMS instructor and medical director in municipal and private agencies throughout the Midwest.

He received his medical degree from the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine. His public health master’s studies focused on outcomes performance and healthcare management.

According to Beck, the transition to his new position has been smooth since he began handing off his duties in Chicago at the end of August. He will continue to practice clinically part time at the University of Chicago. In the meantime, he has relocated to Dallas, where Evolution Health is headquartered.

The City of Chicago EMS System is interviewing for his replacement; an interim medical director will serve in the meantime.

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