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Paramedics in fire halls may speed up service - CBC.ca

CBC.caParamedics in fire halls may speed up serviceCBC.caThunder Bay EMS Chief Norm GaleThunder Bay EMS Chief Norm Gale Paramedics in Thunder Bay will soon park their ambulances at some fire halls. City councillors voted Monday night for the two emergency services to share facilities. ...

Sharing space - TbNewsWatch.com

Sharing spaceTbNewsWatch.comSuperior North EMS Chief Norm Gale said while that will marginally increase operating costs, the whole point is to improve 911 response times. “It's about driving down response times for paramedics which are now too high,” Gale said. ...and more »

Paramedic ruling sparks warning - Toronto Sun

Paramedic ruling sparks warningToronto Sun... only 85% of Toronto's paramedics and no support staff working during a lockout would leave the public vulnerable. Under current labour legislation, said MacBride, EMS workers are only considered an essential service if there is a labour disruption. ...

Thompson Valley EMS investigating viability of community paramedicine program - ReporterHerald.com

Thompson Valley EMS investigating viability of community paramedicine programReporterHerald.comIt could also deliver better, more cost-effective health care services to residents within the agency's 450-mile jurisdiction, said Mark Turner, TVEMS training captain and paramedic. Thompson Valley EMS personnel were dispatched to 10700 calls in 2011, ...

Toronto Paramedic Association responds to Ontario Labour Relations Board ... - Canada NewsWire (press release)

Toronto Paramedic Association responds to Ontario Labour Relations Board ...Canada NewsWire (press release)15, 2012 /CNW/ - The OLRB has returned a ruling regarding the Essential Services Agreement between the City of Toronto EMS division and the labour representative for Toronto EMS Paramedics and Support staff. The OLRB has ruled that if the City of ...

Motorcycle club offer unique brotherhood for emergency responders - Concord Independent Tribune

Motorcycle club offer unique brotherhood for emergency respondersConcord Independent TribuneEven before the club started, he was riding with fellow paramedics around 2006 when he had a motorcycle crash. Cabarrus County EMS paramedic Mark Kirk and his wife, Julie, an emergency room nurse, were there to help him and quite possibly saved his ...

Collier EMS overtime costs top $4 million yearly, $6 million in Lee - Naples Daily News

Collier EMS overtime costs top $4 million yearly, $6 million in LeeNaples Daily NewsWhile exemptions to the law exist, Walter Kopta, interim chief of Collier County EMS, said those exemptions don't apply to emergency medical technicians or paramedics. The Daily News analyzed total overtime costs for EMS personnel in Collier and Lee ...and more »

Ambulance offloading delays at SAH could be a sickness or a symptom — MILLS ... - Sault Star

Ambulance offloading delays at SAH could be a sickness or a symptom — MILLS ...Sault StarIt's ridiculous even on a financial level, to have to pay overtime or bring in extra crews because highly skilled EMS workers are stuck on hold instead of doing what they are trained to do. This problem is far from unique to SAH. ...

Triple-homicide suspect once called crime scene home - NOLA.com

NOLA.comTriple-homicide suspect once called crime scene homeNOLA.comEnlarge Michael DeMocker, The Times-Picayune Moments after being shot by police, a murder suspect is checked for signs of life by a paramedic with New Orleans EMS as a female suspect lies on the ground at Press Drive and Chef Menteur Highway on ...

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