2014-15 News

CITY OF GUELPH - MAY 27, 2015                                                                                        GUELPH-WELLINGTON EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE RECEIVES SERVICE AWARD FOR GERIATRIC EXCELLENCE

Guelph-Wellington Emergency Medical Service (GWEMS) was honoured last Friday evening at the 12th annual Service Awards for Geriatric Excellence.

NORTHBAYNIPISSING.COM - MARCH 25, 2015

PARAMEDIC HOUSE VISITS CUT EMERGENCY CALLS

 A pilot program for paramedics making house calls is getting great reviews from Nipissing area residents.

ORANGEVILLE.COM - JANUARY 30, 2015

ABOVE AND BEYOND THE TITLE OF PARAMEDIC

Paramedics are generally associated with flashing lights and loud sirens, but Dufferin EMS is quietly filling an emerging gap in Ontario’s health care system. Starting in January, Dufferin EMS launched a community paramedic pilot program, which will see its staff make preventative health care visits to people’s homes

GUELPH MERCURY TRIBUNE - JANUARY 11, 2015              

REGIONAL PARAMEDICS CAN REFER PATIENTS FOR EXTRA CARE

Guelph Wellington's Emergency Medical Services is undertaking one of 30 pilot projects across the province to assess the value of community programs led by paramedics in reducing the number of emergency calls and hospital visits.

LONDON FREE PRESS - JUNE 26TH, 2020 

PARAMEDICS MOBILE COVID-19 TESTING CLINIC TURNS TO POLICE, FRONT-LINE WORKERS

 London and Middlesex paramedics have become coronavirus testers in the wake of the provincial push to boost testing numbers in Ontario, offering mobile and pop-up clinics around the city to target front-line workers and others at risk.

CBC NEWS - NOVEMBER 3, 2014

GUELPH PARAMEDICS TO USE 911 CALLS TO IDENTIFY VULNERABLE PEOPLE

A project launching later this month in Guelph will give paramedics new powers to connect patients with the city’s community health services. 

GUELPH MERCURY TRIBUNE - OCTOBER 30, 2014                                                                     

GUELPH COMMUNITY PARAMEDICINE PROGRAM WILL LINK SENIORS TO SERVICES

 Guelph has developed a community paramedicine program with funding from the province to try to keep seniors and other people with chronic conditions out of crowded emergency rooms. The city has received $220,000 in funding from the provincial government for the program.

THE BAYTODAY.CA - OCTOBER 15, 2014

COMMUNITY PARAMEDICINE PROGRAM WORKING WELL IN NIPISSING DISTRICT

Community paramedicine programs have recently been established in several areas of the province, including one in Nipissing District, and are showing positive results in helping seniors and other patients.

THE LONDON FREE PRESS - SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 

FRONT-LINE AID AVOIDS ER 

Rather than rush patients to backlogged London emergency rooms, localparamedics will soon have other options for patients with non-urgent needs.  The new measures are part of a shift to provide more care in the community.