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Among a list of recommendations provided by consultants to help Perth, Oxford and Elgin counties address the projected increase in demand for ambulance…
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The status quo is not sustainable and needs to change.
That’s the conclusion of a draft report conducted by the Superior North EMS and Performance Concepts Consulting, which looks at such recommendations like round the clock staffing plan and station replacements as required.
“The status quo is not financially sustainable, we can’t just keep adding ambulance resources every second year for the next three decades, we have to find a way to restructure the system,” says Todd McDonald, the President of Performance Concepts Consulting. “Paramedics are going to play a crucial role emergency requests for service over 9-1-1 but also what we called community based paramedicine. That means working holistically with hospitals and health care providers on the front lines beyond their traditional role.”