Code Zero

• Code zero events drop significantly for first quarter of 2023 in Hamilton

  Hamilton Paramedic Service's Michael Sanderson says a 78 per cent decrease in code zero events is due to recent funding help from the Ministry of Health and the City of Hamilton.

  Canada

  May 23, 2023
  
• Paramedics warn overwhelmed Ontario hospitals causing spillover effects, fewer ambulances

  Multiple waves of respiratory illnesses have led to a surge of young patients requiring hospitalization, creating additional for paramedics waiting at emergency rooms.

  Health

  Dec 14, 2022
  
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• Code Zeroes more than triple in Hamilton in 2022

  Hamilton has already had 300 Code Zeroes this year. That's what paramedics call it when just one ambulance or even no ambulances are available to respond to an emergency.

  Health

  Oct 27, 2022
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• Hamilton paramedics to provide home care for ‘stable’ COVID-19 patients

  The city's paramedic boss hopes the move will alleviate pressures on local emergency departments.

  Health

  Jan 6, 2022
• Hamilton’s paramedic boss concerned over rising calls that don’t require an ambulance

  Hamilton Paramedic Services says it's responding to an average of 40 or more calls a day in recent months, including many that do not actually require emergency attention.

  Health

  Dec 17, 2021
• CODE ZERO: Data shows Nova Scotia ERs closed 1,500 times in 2018

  There were 520 temporary emergency room closures in the first three months of 2019, the most recent data available — more than 2014, 2015 or 2016.

  Health

  Dec 20, 2019
• CODE ZERO: N.S. health minister hopes new doctors’ agreement will combat growing ER closures

  Randy Delorey's comments come after Global News analyzed government reports and found a sharp increase in temporary emergency room closures in Nova Scotia.

  Canada

  Dec 18, 2019
• CODE ZERO: Rural Nova Scotians pushing to stop ER closures

  Lucy Anne MacNeil lives a block away from the Roseway Hospital in Shelburne, N.S. But when the ER closes, she must travel nearly an hour away to receive emergency care.

  Canada

  Dec 18, 2019
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• CODE ZERO: As ER closures climb Cape Bretoners ‘lose faith’ in Nova Scotia’s health system

  Patients are "incredibly frustrated" with the state of health care in Cape Breton and an increase in temporary ER closures isn't helping.

  Canada

  Dec 17, 2019
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• CODE ZERO: Temporary emergency room closures on the rise across Nova Scotia

  Between 2014 and the first quarter of 2018, just under half the ERs in Nova Scotia were forced to temporarily close, often due to a lack of staff.

  Investigations

  Dec 16, 2019