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July 15, 2021
Province bolstering paramedic resources
The British Columbia government July 14 announced it is taking steps to improve ambulance response times and support emergency workers.
“When we call for help, we need to know help is on the way, and that it will arrive quickly,” said Adrian Dix, Minister of Health. “Immediate action on operations, as well as stronger leadership and increased investment at BC Emergency Health Services, will deliver a more effective ambulance service for patients and families who depend on it. Better support for paramedics and dispatchers will help them do the vital work we count on every day.”
Province makes changes to improve ambulance response times
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After an unprecedented number of deaths related to the recent heat wave, the province is overhauling B.C.’s ambulance service..
Provincial funding will go towards 85 new full-time paramedics, 30 full-time dispatchers, 22 new ambulances, and converting 22 rural ambulance stations to 24/7 ALPHA stations.
Six are scheduled to be running by this October. Plans for up to an additional 16 stations will be ready around the same time.
Health minister, Adrian Dix, says this will quicken response times while relieving pressure on first responders.
“This immediate action on operations, as well as stronger leadership and increased investment at BC Emergency Health Services, will deliver a more effective ambulance service for patients and families depending on it,” Dix said. “And of course we have to support our workforce: our ambulance paramedics (and) our dispatch
Stronger leadership at BC Emergency Health Services will include the appointment of former Vancouver police chief Jim Chu as chair of a board focused on the ambulance service and Leanne Heppell as the new chief ambulance officer. Heppell is a clinical nurse specialist with 20 years of experience in senior leadership at Vancouver Coastal Health and the BC Ambulance Service. A new standard will be set to improve service for patients and families along with greater support for employees, including in rural communities where more permanent full-time and part-time jobs will be offered to replace casual positions, Dix said. The idea is to create, in smaller communities, jobs where people do other work in health care and serve as ambulance paramedics, he said. That s the direction that we ve been going now for three years and we ve seen some transformation, and we re going to have to see more.
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