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The services, including both ambulance and paramedic services, may be provided directly by the province, contracted to a private provider, or delegated to local governments, which may, in turn, create service delivery arrangements with municipal departments, hospitals, or private providers. The approach, and the standards, vary considerably ...
Air ambulance services in Canada are typically operated by third parties including NGOs and private contractors working on behalf of a provincial health authority, with a mix of fixed wing and rotary wing/HEMS fleets in use. They play a major role in Canadian healthcare given the massive geographic barriers to access.
British Columbia Ambulance Service; E. Emergency Medical Care; H. Halton Region Paramedic Services; Hamilton Paramedic Service; Hastings-Quinte Paramedic Service; M.
Ornge AgustaWestland AW139 at the Ottawa base, 3 June 2011 Ornge facility in Thunder Bay. Ornge (pronounced Orange), [4] formerly Ontario Air Ambulance Corporation and Ontario Air Ambulance Service, is a Canadian not-for-profit corporation [2] and registered charity [1] that provides air ambulance and associated ground transportation services for the province of Ontario, under the direction of ...
Ornge (formerly Ontario Air Ambulance) is the statutory provider of air ambulance services in the province of Ontario. Ornge provides rotary and fixed wing coverage across the province. Where assets are unavailable or when additional capacity is required, Orgne has contracted with a number of providers to provide supplemental fixed wing coverage.
At present, all ground ambulance and air ambulance service in Nova Scotia is contracted by EHS to Emergency Medical Care (EMC), a subsidiary of Medavie Health Services. The contract is delivered by EMC through 150 ground ambulances and their support facilities, one helicopter, one fixed-wing aircraft, and approximately 900 paramedics.
The first STARS base opened in Calgary in 1985 under the original name of the Lions Air Ambulance Service. [5] The Lions Club provided the first helicopter, a white BK117 with the Lions Club banner on the side. The Lions Air Ambulance Service's first mission was in December 1985, the transport of a critically ill infant to a hospital in Calgary ...
Ottawa Paramedic Bus Quebec Ambulance Toronto Paramedic Bus. A paramedic is a healthcare professional, providing pre-hospital assessment and medical care to people with acute illnesses or injuries. In Canada, the title paramedic generally refers to those who work on land ambulances or air ambulances providing paramedic services. Paramedics are ...