Hamilton EMS

• 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
  
• Hamilton city council supports addition of another ambulance to 2022 budget

  'We lost 32,000 staff hours at hospital waiting for offload delays,' says the EMS chief. 'The challenge is it's not predictable, it's not something we control.'

  Canada

  Feb 10, 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
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• 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
• Pedestrian hit by vehicle on Hamilton’s west Mountain

  Paramedics say one person was transported to hospital on Sunday night.

  Traffic

  Nov 22, 2021
• Hamilton police investigating fatal collision in Flamborough

  Hamilton Police say the crash happened just before 1 p.m. on Woodhill Road at Highway 5 West.

  Traffic

  Sep 15, 2021
• Police investigating fatal shooting on King Street West in Hamilton

  Police say the shooting happened in a central Hamilton parking lot.

  Crime

  Sep 14, 2021
• Child hit by vehicle on Hamilton Mountain ‘passed away,’ says father

  Jude Strickland was struck by a pickup truck while trying to cross at Upper Gage and Royalvista Drive on Tuesday.

  Crime

  Dec 3, 2020
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• Driver faces charges after child hit by vehicle on Hamilton Mountain: police

  Police say the incident happened on Upper Gage Road and responded to the call just before 3:30 p.m. Tuesday afternoon.

  Traffic

  Dec 1, 2020
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• Calls for Hamilton paramedics down during COVID-19 pandemic, says chief

  Hamilton's chief of paramedics says there's also a lot of people refusing trips to hospitals.

  Apr 30, 2020