Alberta Paramedics
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Alberta government plans to add ambulances, EMS crews to improve response timesHealth Minister Jason Copping announced on Monday that $1.5 million from Budget 2023 will be allocated to train and hire additional staff and paramedics.HealthApr 3, 2023
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HSAA disputes UCP ‘Alberta Health Services is not in crisis’ claim; requests EMS dataThe Alberta health-care workers union is challenging the provincial government's claims that AHS is no longer in crisis, especially EMS.HealthMar 9, 2023
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Thousands of Edmonton ambulance shifts unstaffed in 2022: provincial dataFrom January to October, there have been an average of nearly 54 vacant paramedic shifts per day.CanadaJan 10, 2023
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Alberta to use shuttles, taxis to transport some patients in effort to improve EMSPremier Danielle Smith announced the province-wide program Wednesday to free up ambulances and paramedics so they can respond to emergency calls more quickly.HealthDec 21, 2022
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Alberta paramedic responds to serious crash resulting in death of daughter: ‘My worst nightmare’In the end Erickson said her daughter was "able to give one last gift" — the gift of an organ donation, adding two of the organ donations by Montana were life-saving.CanadaNov 22, 2022
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Alberta paramedic killed in collision to be given full EMS honours processionPrimary care paramedic Dallas Boyko will receive a full EMS honours procession ahead of her celebration of life on Wednesday.TrafficSep 20, 2022
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Family of injured Calgary hockey player outraged after ambulance never arrivesA Calgary family is speaking out after their 14-year-old son was hit while playing hockey and blacked out. They say they waited 45 minutes for an ambulance that never showed up.HealthSep 13, 2022
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Alberta to table report with new recommendations to ease EMS pressuresThe report, drafted by the Alberta EMS Advisory Committee, will outline 10 new recommendations to improve access to EMS services across the province.HealthMay 26, 2022
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Data shows Alberta’s emergency medical services in crisis: NDPThe Alberta Health Services Emergency Medical Services quarterly dashboard from early April shows ambulance response times in urban areas got progressively worse in the past year.HealthMay 11, 2022
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Young women can kick-start their careers as first responders in new Calgary campCamp Courage was founded by Nova Scotia firefighter Andréa Speranza in 2006 as a way to get more women into the first responder career field.CanadaApr 26, 2022
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