Media 2018-19

THE OSHAWA EXPRESS - APRIL 2, 2019 

PRIMARY CARE OUTREACH PROGRAM NOW PERMANENT

Regional council has endorsed the adoption of the primary care outreach pilot initiative as a permanent program

GLOBAL NEWS - FEBRUARY 22, 2019 

NEW PARAMEDIC PILOT PROGRAM GETS FINANCIAL BOOST FROM CITY OF KAWARTHA LAKES

The City of Kawartha Lakes council 2019 budget includes a 2.85% tax levy increase. Some of that money will go towards a paramedic community outreach pilot program.

GLOBAL NEWS - JANUARY 7, 2019 

PARAMEDICS HOST DROP-IN CLINICS IN TORONTO COMMUNITY HOUSING BUILDINGS

Toronto's first community paramedic-led clinic launched in 2017 and since that time has made huge stride in providing mental and physical health support for seniors and isolated Toronto residents with complex needs. The goal of this unique program is to bring medical care to the doorstep of Toronto residents reducing 911 calls.

BLACKBURN NEWS -  NOVEMBER 8, 2018 

LAMBTON PARAMEDICINE PROGRAM EXPANDS WHILE AWAITING FULL FUNDING

 As efforts continue to secure 100% base funding for a permanent community paramedicine program, Lambton Emergency Medical Services has expanded the service.

THE OBSERVER - NOVEMBER 7, 2018 

PARAMEDICINE PILOT PROGRAM SEEKS PERMANENT FUNDING

 Lambton County officials are waiting to hear if Ontario’s new government will provide more cash for a program showing good results helping heavy users of emergency rooms and ambulances.

TORONTO.COM - NOVEMBER 2, 2018 

SCARBOROUGH COMMUNITY PARAMEDIC CLINIC HELPS PEOPLE MANAGE THEIR CARE

Clinics help patients avoid unnecessary visits to ER. 

MY HALIBURTON NOW - OCTOBER 10, 2018 

COMMUNITY PARAMEDIC PROVING EFFECTIVE IN HALIBURTON COUNTY

 The Community Paramedic Program is well liked in the Haliburton Highlands.

THE STANDARD - SEPTEMBER 23, 2018 

COMMUNITY PARAMEDICS ‘UNSUNG HEROES’ TO THE VULNERABLE IN WAINTFLEET

Victor Svob's mind was becoming clouded. He was acting erratically, and he believed people were stealing his stuff. He wandered, dangerously so. 

THE LONDON FREE PRESS - SEPTEMBER 11, 2018 

SENIOR FALLS A HIDDEN COST TO AMBULANCE SERVICES, WESTERN STUDY FINDS

 In a single year, London-area paramedics spent 801 hours helping seniors who fall get up off the floor, a new study by Middlesex-London Paramedic Service and Western University found.

CTV NEWS - WINDSOR - SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

VULNERABLE PATIENT NAVIGATOR PROGRAM CREDITED WITH HELPING WINDSOR-ESSEX RESIDENTS

The Vulnerable Patient Navigator program administered by Essex-Windsor EMS is being credited with a 40 per cent reduction in calls to 9-1-1.

WINDSOR STAR - SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

VULNERABLE PATIENT PROGRAM HELPS SICK PEOPLE GET HELP, REDUCES 911 CALLS

A plan to reduce the 50,000 emergency calls that Essex County paramedics respond to every year is also improving the lives of those who dial 911 the most, according to patient surveys.

COUNTY OF ESSEX - ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT - SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

VULNERABLE PATIENT NAVIGATOR PROGRAM

Purpose to provide Council with an update on the Vulnerable Patient Navigator (VPN) program since inception.

ORILLIAMATTERS.COM - AUGUST 17, 2018 

PARAMEDICINE PROGRAM SUCCESS RESULTS IN FUNDING BOOSTER SHOT

Simcoe County Paramedics have received $36,000 in funding to continue their Community Paramedicine program, and other local municipalities want in on the deal, too.

THE CHATHAM DAILY NEWS - MAY 30, 2018 

PARAMEDIC TEAM WORKS TO KEEP PATIENTS OUT OF HOSPITAL

There is a team of paramedics with Medavie EMS Ontario Chatham-Kent that regularly visit many residents in the community, but they don’t arrive with lights and sirens activated. The four-member community paramedic team, which began as pilot project in March 2015 with two members, is being highlighted during Paramedic Services Week.

SIMCOE.COM - AUGUST 23, 2018 

COLLINGWOOD DOCTORS SCREEN PATIENTS FOR POVERTY TO IMPROVE HEALTH

While the rising cost of living is making it difficult for some in South Georgian Bay to make ends meet, this could have a negative impact on their health. 

THE SARNIA JOURNAL - APRIL 13, 2018 

TRIAL PARAMEDIC PROGRAM EASING STRAIN CAUSED BY FREQUENT 9-1-1 CALLERS

 A surprisingly large number of local residents call 9-1-1 for help and wind up at Bluewater Health’s emergency department when it wasn’t an emergency. Many are older and have chronic conditions such as diabetes, lung disease or congestive heart failure. They need care, but not emergency care.

CBC NEWS - OTTAWA - APRIL 6, 2018 

RENFREW PARAMEDICS ROAD-TESTING PORTABLE RECORDS SYSTEM

Paramedics in Renfrew County are turning to technology to help them provide care in isolated communities. In a new pilot project, the team is using new software offered by Quebec-based company Prehos, which centralizes a patient's medical records and cross-checks those records with others in the patient's name. 

GUELPH TODAY - APRIL 4, 2018 

FUNDING EXTENDED FOR SUPPORTED RECOVERY ROOM PILOT PROJECT FOR USERS TO SLEEP OFF EFFECTS OF SUBSTANCE USE

A pilot project offering people recovering from substance abuse a safe place to sleep has hit the end of its initial funding, but the deputy chief of Guelph-Wellington Emergency Medical Service says new funding will allow the project to continue to the end of May

BAYTODAY.CA - MARCH 25, 2018 

“PARAMEDICS AND PANCAKES” SPRING TUNE-UP FOUND SOME PEOPLE IN NEED OF A LITTLE WORK UNDER THE HOOD

Before the doors were even open, people were waiting outside the Davedi Club Saturday morning for 'Paramedics and Pancakes'  hosted by Nipissing MPP Vic Fedeli.  

 Paramedics were on hand to check vitals, including blood pressure, oxygen levels, and sugar levels. In a few cases, they found people weren't aware their numbers were off, showing some early warning signs.  

CBC NEWS - MARCH 22, 2018 

HOW TORONTO PARAMEDICS ARE GIVING TCH RESIDENTS ‘LOTS OF CONFIDENCE’ ABOUT THEIR HEALTH

First-ever partnership between Toronto paramedics and TCH brings weekly clinics to vulnerable residents.

THE ECHO HALIBURTON COUNTY - MARCH 16, 2018 

COMMUNITY PARAMEDICINE BRINGING CARE INTO HOMES

 Haliburton County’s community paramedicine program launched at the end of October and is hitting its stride in 2018 providing a travelling health-care provider to assist frail seniors living at home. It’s a collaboration between Haliburton Highlands Health Services’ Community Support Services, its Geriatric Assessment and Intervention Network (GAIN), and the Haliburton County Paramedic Service. 

WATERLOO WELLINGTON LHIN - MARCH 7, 2018 

INVESTING IN GUELPH’S MOST VULNERABLE RESIDENTS : A SUPPORTIVE RECOVERY ROOM

That’s where an innovative collaboration of the Guelph Poverty Task Force, Wellington Guelph Drug Strategy, and Toward Common Ground elected to bring 40 stakeholder groups together to find a solution for clients they all have in common. More than 95 percent are homeless, are misusing drugs and alcohol, and are in crisis. The solution was a well-thought-out plan for a collaboratively sponsored Supportive Recovery Room.

INSIDEOTTAWAVALLEY.COM - FEBRUARY 12, 2018 

COMMUNITY PARAMEDICS MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN RENFREW COUNTY

A 52-year-old female in Renfrew was recently faced with these questions. She thought she had flu-like symptoms; instead of going to the emergency department she called the County of Renfrew Community Paramedic Response Unit (CPU) 1-844-860-2778.

CBC NEWS - JANUARY 21, 2018 

SUPPORTED RECOVERY ROOMS USE IS ‘INCREASING”, SAYS PILOT PROJECT MANAGER

The Supportive Recovery Rooms program, a pilot project in Guelph that provides a safe space for individuals to rest and recover from substance use, has been busy since its launch almost two weeks ago.

OTTAWA CITIZEN - JANUARY 14, 2018 

PARAMEDIC HOUSE CALLS HELPING HEALTH SYSTEM COPE WITH NASTY FLU SEASON

Paramedic Robert Wilson makes house calls. And those visits are making the difference for dozens of high-risk Ottawa residents struggling through a nasty flu season.