BC Emergency Health Services
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Okanagan officials welcome new paramedic staffing modelsSixty rural communities throughout B.C. will switch to one of three new models that will improve 911 response times.HealthNov 11, 2023
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Fewer 911 calls to Surrey supportive housing building after launch of on-site clinicA new on-site paramedic clinic at a supportive housing site in Surrey, B.C. has saved the health-care system an estimated $450,000 in one year.HealthNov 1, 2023
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Kelowna, B.C. emergency crews respond to multiple overdoses on TuesdayHalloween proved to be a much a busier than normal day for emergency crews in terms of overdose calls across Kelowna.HealthNov 1, 2023
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4 people seriously injured after multiple-vehicle crash near TsawwassenFootage from the scene shows a car flipped upside down on the highway and first responders rushing patients to ambulances in stretchers.TrafficAug 28, 2023
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Safety board to investigate accident at private-flight airport in Delta, B.C.BC Emergency Health Services says it was notified just before noon, but paramedics did not care for or transport anyone to hospital.TrafficJun 29, 2023
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Former B.C. paramedic gives advice on the 7th anniversary of the overdose crisisB.C. was the first jurisdiction in Canada to declare a public health emergency over increasing overdoses on April 14, 2016, after overdose deaths reached 474 in 2015.HealthApr 14, 2023
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B.C. woman told to get to hospital on her own amid ambulance shortageA 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.HealthJan 26, 2023
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Kelowna, B.C. man receives BC Emergency Health Services award for saving a lifeLast year Charlie Tucker performed the CPR that helped save Tasia Strauss. Tucker was recognized with the Vital Link Award from BC Emergency Health Services on Monday.CanadaDec 20, 2022
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Nakusp ambulance service job fair nets zero candidates‘Unfortunately, no members of the public attended, possibly due to other local events that same day.’CanadaDec 16, 2022
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Advanced life support unit leaving Vernon, B.C. after two yearsVernon's advanced care paramedic unit was quietly moved out of the area after a resource review done by BC Emergency Health Services.HealthDec 10, 2022
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