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E mergency Medical S ervices Ambulance Act Piece of legislat ion t hat governs t he way an ambulance service in Ont ario is operat ed. Lays out definit ions and responsibilit ies of what is required t o be a cert ified delivery
ambulance service in Ont ario is operat ed.
what is required t o be a cert ified delivery agent .
udbury DS S AB is t he Designat ed Delivery Agent (DDA) for t his area.
ambulance service t hat meet s t he needs of t he people wit hin our area.
ervices
– Currently accomplished through 3 Central
Ambulance Communications Centres (S udbury, S ault S
ervices
– Recently amalgamated into one regional site
from 3. Now called the Northeastern Ontario Prehospital Care Program based out of S udbury.
et t ing S t andards and Ensuring Compliance
– Through a 3 year certification cycle
Provide a service that includes all aspects of land ambulance operations including:
Responsible for all costs associated with the provision of these services:
“ Approved Costs”
S t at ion Locat ions
– S
udbury East: Noëlville, Hagar, Killarney
– S
udbury North: Chapeau, Foleyet, Gogama
– La Cloche: Espanola, Massey – Manitoulin Island: Little Current, Mindemoya,
Gore Bay, Wikwemikong (Wikwemikong is
S AB on behalf of the Province)
– Cartier, Cockburn Island, French River Delta,
S
– 23 Ambulances – 3 Emergency Response Vehicles – 1 Logistics Unit – 1 Administrative Vehicle – 4 Emergency First Response Team Vehicles
Human Resources
Priority codes are the basis on which ambulances are dispatched
cheduled
tandby
Area Code 1 Code 2 Code 3 Code 4 Code 8 Total % S udbury East 47 18 207 881 1137 2290 19.2% S udbury Nort h 23 128 102 335 61 649 5.7% LaCloche 304 133 389 769 1322 2917 24.5% Manit oulin Island 714 279 691 1481 2864 6029 50.7% Total 1088 558 1389 3466 5384 11885 100%
500 1000 1500 2000 2500 2004 2009
Current 90th Percent ile Response
performance for all code 4 calls, and is based upon responses in 1996.
udbury DS S AB’s mandat ed 1996 90th percent ile response t ime is 23 min 56 seconds.
volumes have drast ically changed from 2004 t o 2009.
pat ient demographics, does not account for growt h and does not consider medical-based evidence regarding enhancement s in pat ient care.
’s t o creat e t heir own response t imes st art ing in 2011 based on cert ain principles.
The 3 criteria in the new response time standard are: 1.
What percent of t he t ime will we have a defibrillat or on scene wit hin six (6) minut es of a sudden cardiac arrest ? 2. What percent of t he t ime will we have a paramedic on scene wit hin eight (8) minut es for
3. What percent of t he t ime will we have a paramedic on scene for less ill pat ient s (CTAS 2-5) wit hin response t imes t hat we as t he DDA set ?
greater municipal flexibility and is now patient
each autumn for the upcoming year.
by each March 31st of the following year.
S AB supports both EFRT’s and Tiered Response agreements in an effort to increase efficient response times within the communities we serve.
have written documentation that clearly lays out the responsibilities of all parties.
produce patient care charts for every patient.
paper.
second quarter of 2010.
timeliness, no penmanship issues, compliance, statistical gathering.
Government of Ont ario t o provide t rue 50/ 50 cost sharing
under t he cont rol of 3 CACC’s
ervice Review (2010)
program