EMS
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Support for EMS is urgently needed this Paramedic Services Week
May 24, 2022
EDMONTON
Support for EMS is urgently needed this Paramedic Services Week
Friends of Medicare's statement on Paramedic Services Week 2022:
This week is Paramedic Services Week, and Friends of Medicare would like to take this opportunity to recognize the instrumental role that paramedics play in our health care system—and especially when a public health crisis is at hand.
Written by Fom Friends of Medicare
May 24, 2022 -
New Rapid Transfer Units are déjà vu all over again
Today AHS announced the creation of new Rapid Transfer Units at the Royal Alexandra and University Hospital in the next six weeks. Each unit will include 8 to 15 beds. The two pilot sites will also add dedicated EMS stretcher capacity as well as additional clinical staff within six weeks as a way to improve access to emergency rooms. In response, Sandra Azocar, Executive Director of Friends of Medicare, issued the following statement:
Written by Fom Friends of Medicare
October 16, 2014 -
Centralization of Ambulance Dispatch Services in Calgary Will Add Further Stress to Emergency System
"When you are in a life-and-death situation seconds do count," says Friends of MedicareThe plan to continue the centralization of Ambulance Dispatch System in Calgary continues full steam ahead despite the wishes of Albertans, says Friends of Medicare.
Written by Fom Friends of Medicare
October 09, 2014