BC Paramedics

• B.C. paramedics respond to 90 frostbite, hypothermia calls in 12 days

  Between Jan. 5 and 10, there were fewer than 10 calls related to the cold each day. On Jan. 11, however, those numbers started spiking.

  Weather

  Jan 17
  
• B.C. to hire 271 new full-time paramedics serving 60 rural communities

  The Ministry of Health and BCEHS have faced criticism for sustained staffing shortages amid patient horror stories of waiting for hours for care and transportation.

  Health

  Nov 9, 2023
  
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• Fewer 911 calls to Surrey supportive housing building after launch of on-site clinic

  A 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.

  Health

  Nov 1, 2023
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• Former B.C. paramedic gives advice on the 7th anniversary of the overdose crisis

  B.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.

  Health

  Apr 14, 2023
• Nakusp B.C. senior dies while waiting for ambulance

  Nakusp has had full-time 24/7 paramedic service since last November but when a man in his late 60s had a medical emergency at home last month and died, no ambulance was available.

  Health

  Feb 19, 2023
• Paramedics, police officers shot with pellet gun fired from Hastings Street rooming house

  A man was arrested Sunday night after Vancouver police and paramedics were shot with a pellet gun fired from the window of a Hastings Street rooming house.

  Crime

  Jan 9, 2023
• B.C. paramedics’ union ‘optimistic’ amid movement at bargaining table

  Last week, the two sides agreed to bring veteran mediator Vince Ready to the table, and APBC president Troy Clifford said since then there has been progress.

  Health

  Dec 22, 2022
• Union for B.C. paramedics mulls job action as contract negotiations continue

  "Depending on how things go Wednesday, one of the things we would do is go to the membership for a strike mandate," said union president Troy Clifford.

  Health

  Dec 19, 2022
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• Trail, B.C mayor calls for more government support after shooting outside ambulance station

  "I hope this is a wakeup call to federal and provincial authorities,” Trail Mayor Lisa Pasin said.

  Crime

  Oct 28, 2022
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• B.C. woman who had stroke waited more than 1 hour for ambulance and is now partially paralyzed

  Lorrie Williams, a former councillor for the Lower Mainland city, showed signs of a stroke while at home with friends after 8 p.m. on Aug. 6.

  Health

  Sep 15, 2022