Ambulance offload delays putting patient safety at risk
A Star review of ambulance offload times has found that in major urban centres across the province, patients continue to experience significant delays
Source: stcatharinesstandard.ca
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Ottawa Hospital requests new funding to boost offload nursing program in ERs
The Ottawa Hospital is asking for $4.5 million in new funding to boost the offload nurse program in hospital emergency rooms, as paramedics experience longer waits to transfer patients to hospitals.
Kim Ayotte Services Department Offload Nursing Program Ottawa Paramedic Service Ministry Of Health Ottawa Hospital
Source: ottawa.ctvnews.ca
Lack of ambulances left 92-year-old woman waiting for help, Toronto paramedics' union says
The union, which represents about 1,400 paramedics in Toronto, has been raising the alarm on the lack of paramedic resources for years, issuing almost 2,500 code red alerts in 2022 and 1,139 the year before.
Olivia Chow Hannah Jensen Mike Merriman Land Ambulance Service Grant Toronto Civic Employees Union Toronto Paramedic Union
Source: cbc.ca