Ambulance Wait Time

• Nova Scotia ambulance service plagued by continuing poor response times: auditor

  Provincial auditor general Kim Adair says the average wait time for an ambulance in 2022 rose from 14 minutes to 25 minutes — an increase of 79 per cent.

  Health

  Sep 26, 2023
  
• Manitoba reaches agreement with WFPS to step up ambulance capacity

  The Manitoba government and the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service (WFPS) reached an agreement on Wednesday to increase ambulance capacity and ensure effective work for paramedics.

  Health

  May 24, 2023
  
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• New Brunswick fire departments handle increased calls, higher medical alerts

  Fire Departments in New Brunswick said they've noticed an increase in medical calls for 2022, especially those involved with an overdose

  Fire

  Jan 17, 2023
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• ‘I could be dying here:’ N.S. woman waits in severe pain for ambulance that never came

  A Nova Scotia woman is speaking out about her experience waiting for an ambulance, that never showed up, while she was in excruciating pain, she says.

  Health

  Dec 28, 2022
• Halifax woman waits nearly 3 hours for ambulance after rock climbing fall

  A Halifax woman says she waited almost three hours for an ambulance after she broke her ankle at a climbing gym minutes away from a hospital last month.

  Health

  Nov 11, 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.

  Health

  Aug 16, 2022
• Wait times for Winnipeg ambulances continue to climb, WFPS says

  Wait times for Winnipeg ambulances continue to climb, according to new numbers from the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service.

  Health

  Jun 3, 2022
• Urgences-santé paramedics struggling to keep up with emergency calls

  Only half of the scheduled paramedics were on hand to respond to Montreal emergency calls on the overnight shift last weekend, creating dangerously long wait times, the union says.

  Health

  May 18, 2022
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• Calgary police rush man to hospital with 45-minute wait for ambulance

  Calgary officers rushed a man in medical distress to hospital in the back of the police SUV Friday night after facing a 45-minute wait for an ambulance.

  Canada

  Aug 5, 2021
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• ‘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.

  Health

  Jul 8, 2021