The Nova Scotia government is preparing to do a system-design review of EHS as the union representing paramedics continues to sound the alarm about understaffed ambulances and service shortages around the province. The union released data this week collected during July that shows increasing numbers of ambulances are either out of service or not …
During a 20-day period in July, there were 34 ambulances that went unstaffed in Nova Scotia. The union representing the province’s paramedics is warning that backlogs in Nova Scotia’s health-care system are trickling down to the availability of emergency care. See Link for Full Article: Paramedic Staffing Strain
There’s probably no single solution,’ says interim head of emergency medicine at NSHA central zone Health-care officials are grappling with the problem of ambulances being tied up at larger hospitals across Nova Scotia. Offloading patients has become a slow process when hospital beds are at or near capacity. Those working in the system say …
HALIFAX—After more than a year of nurses, paramedics and doctors pointing to problems in emergency health care in Nova Scotia, the province is looking for someone to take a critical look at one part of the ailing system. https://www.thestar.com/halifax/2018/08/02/nova-scotia-paramedic-union-says-emergency-health-services-review-long-overdue.html
The union representing Nova Scotia paramedics has been tweeting for five months using #codecritical to raise awareness about ambulance availability. It’s hoping the province will come up with ways to fix administrative delays in offloading patients at hospitals. But that hasn’t happened yet. CBC News Union urges province to fix Ambulance availability issues
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE From the office of Terry Chapman, Business Manager and Spokesperson for the Union representing Nova Scotia Ground and Air Ambulance Paramedics and RN’s. Hospital closures in Cape Breton, announced by the Liberal Government on June 25th, in this spokespersons opinion, are simply another overacted and under-thought action creating uncertainties and greater …
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Sheldon MacLeod Show News 95.7 is joined by Kevin Johnson and Maggie the dog from the Canadian Intervention and Assistance Dogs Society, Jean Spicer, Manager of Corporate Communications with EHS, Terry Chapman, Executive Board President for the IUOE Local 727, Nova Scotia Paramedics Union, and Paramedic AJ MacPherson. Please see June 1 2018 1pm show http://www.news957.com/audio/the-sheldon-macleod-show-2/ …
Mon, May 28: The Nova Scotia paramedic community is mourning the loss of one of their own. Although the official cause of his death hasn’t been released – the community he represents is urging one another to support each other in times of struggle. Alexa MacLean has more on barriers to support for first responders …
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