Ambulance Delay

• Baby died of natural causes but Urgences-Santé needs to reassess services: Quebec coroner

  Despite concluding the baby died of natural causes, the coroner pointed to several issues following the mother's 911 call from her hotel room at 9:07 a.m. on June 15, 2022.

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  Mar 9, 2023
  
• B.C. woman told to get to hospital on her own amid ambulance shortage

  A Cranbrook woman who was told to get to the hospital on her own after being seriously hurt in a fall says the ambulance service is not up to par in her community.

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  Jan 26, 2023
  
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• ‘Absolute agony’: Surrey senior with broken leg waits hours for ambulance

  "She was split legged and in absolute agony," Betty Jean Gilley told Global News. "They were very polite, always got the same message, it's on the way."

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  Oct 20, 2022
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• Paramedic burnout a growing concern as staff shortages continue in B.C.

  Calls for more available mental health resources for first responders are increasing because, without them, the APBC believes the industry could lose even more paramedics.

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  Oct 2, 2022
• B.C. senior with broken hip waits 10 hours for ambulance

  'Twice they said the ambulance was on the way, however it obviously wasn't ... They kept saying yes, they were on their way,' Jaqui Joys told Global News.

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  Aug 16, 2022
• ‘He died waiting for the paramedics’: B.C. family grieves father’s heat wave death

  Gian Goel, 71, died of suspected heat stroke on Sunday, June 27, while waiting for an ambulance.

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  Jul 8, 2021
• B.C. senior forced to soil herself on floor after nearly 3-hour ambulance wait, son says

  "Seniors paid their dues and nowadays the seniors are getting a kick in the butt," says a Vancouver man whose 85-year-old mother waited almost three hours for an ambulance.

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  Jun 27, 2021
• ‘I passed out’: Injured Surrey child driven to hospital by family after lengthy ambulance delay

  After waiting 30 minutes for an ambulance to arrive, the family called 911 again and was told one wasn't available.

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  Jun 23, 2021
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• Dispatch system snags add to growing concern over B.C. ambulance delays

  The latest incident saw a Vancouver senior found in distress after days alone in her home wait five hours for an ambulance, before being transported instead in a SafeRide shuttle.

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  Jun 4, 2021