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File Photo A new report investigating ambulance service in Nova Scotia finds they are spending a significant amount of time waiting in emergency departments to off-load patients. Fitch and Associates released the long-delayed report on Monday and it contains 68 recommendations in total – 64 of which have already been implemented and built into a new collective agreement. The firm also points out that ambulances are often tied up responding to requests to transfer patients between facilities. Fitch classifies these tasks as non-emergencies and lead to situations where ambulance coverage is s...

New EHS Contract Addresses Recommendations in Fitch Report March 8, 2021 - 2:10 PM Government is committed to making improvements to the Emergency Health System (EHS) to ensure it continues to meet the needs of Nova Scotians now and in the future. Minister of Health and Wellness, Zach Churchill announced today, March 8, that negotiations with the province’s current EHS provider, Emergency Medical Care Inc. are now complete. “EHS is an essential part of Nova Scotians’ access to health care. Our new contract with Emergency Medical Care Inc. will redesign the system to provide the right r...