Share this Story : Paramedics miss city council's targets for responding to the most critically ill patients Copy Link Email X Reddit Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Paramedics miss city council's targets for responding to the most critically ill patients The report notes that while paramedics did not meet the benchmarks for life-threatening and urgent cases, response-time performance improved slightly in 2023 compared to previous years. Author of the article: Marlo Glass Published Jun 09, 2024 • Last updated 8 minutes ago • 4 minute read Join the conversation You can save this article by registering for free here . Or sign-in if you have an account.
Much of the delay in response times can be attributed to the excessive amount of time spent in offload delay at Ottawa hospitals, a report states. Photo by Tony Caldwell / POSTMEDIA Article content For the third consecutive year, paramedics in Ottawa failed to meet city council’s targeted response times for the most critically ill patients, but they say a new system to dispatch calls could turn the tide. “In 2023, the Ottawa Paramedic Service continued to experience challenges affecting overall service delivery to the community including increased response volume, increased hospital offload delay, and occurrences of level zero events, all of which pose a risk to public health and safety,” the service’s 2023 annual report reads.
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