Nova Scotia Paramedics

• Paramedic speaks out about strain of ‘hallway medicine’ on front-line workers

  A Nova Scotia paramedic is speaking out about the conditions his profession is facing as paramedics are all too often caught up in 'hallway medicine.'

  Health

  Jan 24, 2023
  
• ‘Unimaginable’: Couple waits 2.5 hours for ambulance after injury at Halifax park

  A senior couple in Nova Scotia was shocked and dismayed after it took more than two hours for ambulance to arrive for a painful injury in a downtown Halifax park.

  Canada

  Nov 4, 2022
  
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• Charges laid after paramedic assaulted at Halifax hospital, police say

  The Nova Scotia Paramedics Union said late Friday night that a paramedic was assaulted at the Queen Elizabeth II Hospital in Halifax. 

  Crime

  Oct 8, 2022
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• N.S. to hire 100 more EHS transport operators to relieve pressure on ambulances

  Nova Scotia has announced Emergency Health Services will hire 100 more transport operators across the province, more than doubling the amount of operators currently working.

  Health

  Jul 6, 2022
• Active shooter training still not sufficient following Portapique: paramedic union

  The union representing paramedics in Nova Scotia says the current active shooter training still isn't up to standard, two years after the mass shooting that claimed 22 lives.

  Canada

  Jun 15, 2022
• Nova Scotia’s union for paramedics says higher pay needed to help retain workers

  The union says although highly trained, Nova Scotia's paramedics are among the lowest paid in North America.

  Canada

  Feb 16, 2022
• Nova Scotia expands medical transport services to take some pressure off paramedics

  The province says it will hire 28 new non-paramedic drivers and add five new vehicles to the existing fleet of patient transfer units.

  Health

  Oct 7, 2021
• N.S. paramedics union raises alarm after people climb ambulance at St. FX

  A video circulating online shows two people climbing an ambulance at St. Francis Xavier University while onlookers cheer.

  Canada

  Sep 7, 2021
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• N.S. paramedics call for help after reporting more than 40 ‘Code Critical’ cases in five days

  Since Feb. 11, the union representing Nova Scotia's paramedics has reported at least 40 'Code Critical' instances where not enough paramedics were locally available.

  Health

  Feb 15, 2021
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• 21 Nova Scotia paramedics awarded for providing care at personal risk

  The award was created in 1994 by Queen Elizabeth II and is now a national recognition program for Canadians who work in high-risk jobs in public safety.

  Canada

  Sep 24, 2020