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[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1597938239233{padding-top: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 40px !important;}”][vc_column width=”3\/4″][vc_column_text]Algoma District Paramedic Services Enhances Emergency Coverage on the North Shore<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thessalon, ON \u2013 2004-10-08, 1415 hrs<\/p>\n

In another progressive step for public safety, Algoma District Paramedic Services, operated by the Algoma District Services Administration Board (ADSAB), has implemented additional Paramedic coverage to the area along the North Shore. In addition to the Paramedics that already provided daily coverage from Algoma District Paramedic Services\u2019 Thessalon base, a second ambulance is now being staffed there Monday to Friday from 8:00am to 4:00pm.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe need to increase the number of Paramedics on the road was dictated by the effect hospital patient transfers have had on our ability to respond to the public\u2019s emergency calls in a timely manner\u201d, said Paul Guertin, Algoma District Paramedic Services Public Information Officer. \u201cOur number of actual emergency calls has remained relatively stable from year to year, yet the number of requests to move patients between healthcare facilities has increased significantly.\u201d
\nThe centralization of healthcare to large urban settings over the past several years has meant that hospitals and healthcare institutions along the North Shore send several patients to both Sudbury and Sault Ste. Marie every single weekday either for tests, treatment or admission. The problem is that the hospitals have no way of moving their patients around the district and so emergency vehicles are used instead.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe prime mandate of EMS is to provide public safety by being available and ready to respond when a medical emergency happens\u201d, said Guertin.
\n\u201cEven so, under current government legislation, if hospitals have no other alternative for moving stable patients between facilities, then the job must be shouldered by EMS. In Sudbury and Sault Ste. Marie, there are privately operated services that are paid under contract by the hospitals to move stable patients. For whatever reason, no one has stepped up to fill this void in Algoma.\u201d<\/p>\n

What occurred in the past was that while the Paramedics who should have been in Thessalon to respond in the event of a 911 call were gone to Sault Ste. Marie with a hospital patient, the dispatch centre would move an ambulance from either Richards Landing or Blind River to a halfway point to sit for several hours between the two communities. This meant an extended response time for an emergency call to either community.<\/p>\n

\u201cBy funding this second ambulance to assist the hospitals with their patient movement needs, the ADSAB is doing what it can to see that the residents of Algoma are able to have their medical transfer needs met and still ensure that Paramedics remain available and ready to respond to emergency calls in their assigned communities so as not to jeopardize public safety.\u201d<\/p>\n

Algoma District Paramedic Services had to take similar action in Elliot Lake back in 2001. While previous to the downloading the MOHLTC would supplement that city\u2019s ambulance service budget at year-end to cover the costs of daily transfers to Sudbury, it refused to acknowledge this practice as part of the operating budget following downloading. Consequently, the ADSAB undertook staffing a second ambulance on weekdays in Elliot Lake to assist with the movement of hospital patients to Sudbury. After 18 months, the MOHLTC eventually subsidized 50% of the cost as one-time funding to \u2018enhance response times\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe sincerely hope that the Ministry will again recognize the necessity of our actions in this situation and provide funding assistance for this increased emergency coverage.\u201d<\/p>\n

Paul Guertin,
\nDeputy Chief at Algoma District Paramedic Services<\/p>\n

Please contact Paul for any further information at:<\/p>\n

Phone:<\/strong>\u00a0705-542-3329
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