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Perth County paramedic chief Mike Adair says the local paramedic service is investigating why the service didnt achieve its response-time targets for some of…

Almost half of patients have poor understanding of their emergency department visit. Being aware of how the emergency department works can give patients the tools to have a smoother experience.

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Essex Windsor EMS will keep their target response times, despite being more difficult to attain in the COVID-19 pandemic.

An online tool to assist Canadian medical staff with making triage decisions about how to deploy scarce medical resources when COVID-19 patients overwhelm…

Article content Grey County paramedics met the response time targets they set for 2020. Response time targets are based on the Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale, with swifter responses set for more life-threatening problems, such as sudden cardiac arrest, than for lesser health issues. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Grey County paramedics meet response time targets Back to video The response times are set by the province but how often they’re me...

Abstract BACKGROUND: Access to primary care outside of regular working hours is limited in many countries. This study investigates the relation between the after-hours premium, an incentive for primary care physicians to provide services after hours, and less-urgent visits to the emergency department in Ontario, Canada. METHODS: We analyzed a retrospective cohort of a random sample of Ontario residents from April 2002 to March 2006, and a subcohort of patients followed from April 2005 to March ...