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Plan includes the hiring of additional paramedics, wage and cost of living adjustments, and general ambulance services operation

Funding via the Land Ambulance Service Grant (LASG) will see the paramedic service receive $9,490,038 in funding for 2023 — an addition of $914,328 to $8.7 million in 2022.

Funding via the Land Ambulance Service Grant (LASG) will see the paramedic service receive $9,490,038 in funding for 2023 — an addition of $914,328 to $8.7 million in 2022.

On Monday, the City of Kawartha Lakes and Ross Memorial Hospital in Lindsay announced the province is providing up to $195,000 in one-time funding.

On Monday, the City of Kawartha Lakes and Ross Memorial Hospital in Lindsay announced the province is providing up to $195,000 in one-time funding.

Health units, ambulance services receive government funding boost

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Three hospitals in the region received funding from the Ministry of Health to help reduce ambulance offload delays, and paramedics with the Region of Waterloo are hoping it’s not just a one-time boost.

Emergency departments across Ontario are struggling to keep up with the high volume of patients and staffing shortages. This week, the London Health Sciences Centre reached an all-time high of 20 hours for patients waiting in the emergency department, with wait times dropping to 15 hours on Wednesday.

The Ontario government says it will spend almost $33 million to hire additional paramedics and increase ambulance services in Middlesex and Lambton counties.