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We are seeking a self-driven and highly competent Executive Director to lead and influence our organization towards favorable growth, and to design and direct strategies that support and enhance our organizational operations. The goal is to ensure the smooth running of the Association according to established policies and vision. Your skills as an Executive Director will aid our organization in promoting our mission and objectives. maintaining positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders achieving organizational goals and maintaining sound financial practices.
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.PARAMEDIC NEWS
Patients wait up to 12 hours in ambulances amid ER shortages in N.B.
Global News
Ambulance New Brunswick has confirmed details from a photo making the rounds on social media of eight ambulances waiting outside the Dr. Georges-L.-Dumont University Hospital Centre, as ERs struggle to keep up with the demand for services.
A spokesperson for Ambulance New Brunswick confirmed that those eight ambulances were stationed outside the emergency room.
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Historic hiring by BC EHS set to bring more paramedics to Northern BC
CKPG Today
After years of staffing challenges, and recruitment and retention battles, a historic amount of paramedics are set to be hired in Prince George and Northern BC.
“In my 33 years, I’ve never seen this many jobs posted at once,” says Troy Clifford, Provincial President of CUPE Local 873 which represents the Ambulance Paramedics of BC and Emergency Dispatchers of BC.
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These paramedics are helping give Canadians the choice to die at home
CBC News
Paramedic Matt Rousselle makes his way to the front door of a modest, two-storey house in Arnprior, Ont., in the Ottawa Valley.
There's no siren, and he's not here to administer the emergency medicine that most of us think of when it comes to paramedics. He's not even travelling in an ambulance.
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Ornge and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre launch 'Blood on Board'
Ornge
Ornge, Ontario’s provider of air ambulance and critical care transport services, and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Canada’s largest trauma centre, are pleased to announce Ontario’s first air ambulance ‘Blood on Board’ program.
Beginning August 31, 2021 in Toronto, Ornge paramedics will be capable of carrying blood products from base directly to the scene of a traumatic injury by air and administering them to a patient.
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AHS invests $8.3M to hire more full-time paramedics, temporarily
CBC News
As the province's EMS system struggles to keep up with demand, Alberta Health Services says it is investing $8.3 million to increase full-time employees — temporarily — and will hire more casuals to cover sick time and vacation time.
The money will transition 70 casual positions to temporary full-time positions, while 30 full-time positions in Calgary and Edmonton that were hired temporarily in 2019 will continue.
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Burns Lake is 1 of 6 to get full time permanent paramedics
BC Local News
The Burns Lake ambulance station is one of six in northern B.C. where enough full time permanent paramedics will be hired so that there will be someone at the station 24 hours a day, seven days a week to staff one of its ambulances.
Eight paramedics will be needed to ensure the around the clock presence in Burns Lake with the same number also being required at Houston, Vanderhoof, Chetwynd, Fort St James and Fort Nelson to switch all stations to what’s called Alpha status.
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Short-staffed and at breaking point, paramedics say in rally over resources
CBC News
Paramedics in central Newfoundland are rallying over what they're calling a breaking point in the emergency response system, saying they're constantly on call, short-staffed and under-resourced.
Paramedics recently protested outside the James Paton Memorial Regional Health Centre in Gander along with NAPE union representatives to call on the provincial government and Central Health to address a shortage of on-duty ambulances and paramedic staff.
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Ramara heart patient calls paramedics and cardiac team 'super stars'
Muskoka 411
Sue Talampas, 56, is calling the Rama Paramedics and the heart care team at Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre (RVH) super stars for the ‘gold standard’ of treatment she received after suffering a recent heart attack.
The Township of Ramara resident was getting ready for her shift at Casino Rama when intense pain hit her in the neck, chest and arms.
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Alarming paramedic shortages in rural Manitoba causing burnout, long waits, union says
CBC News
Rural Manitoba paramedics are blaring their sirens over what their union calls critical staffing shortages that are leading to severe burnout and hours-long wait times for patients.
Every health region outside of Winnipeg is facing staff shortages, but particularly in the Northern and Interlake-Eastern health regions, said Bob Moroz, president of the Manitoba Association of Health Care Professionals (MAHCP).
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Paramedics rally in Gander to call attention to breaking point over working condition
VOCM News
Paramedics gathered outside James Paton Memorial Hospital in Gander over the lunch hour to demonstrate against working conditions that they say are at the breaking point.
NAPE President Jerry Earle joined the paramedics over the lunch hour. He says there have been issues surrounding staffing shortages in both Gander and Grand Falls-Windsor for some time.
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B.C. paramedics share back-to-school hygiene tips
Terrace Standard
With back to school right around the corner, B.C. Ambulance Paramedics are sharing some tips to help kids practice hand and mask hygiene.
“Research shows that children as young as three understand the concept of germs,” said Sherry Trider, Ambulance Paramedics of B.C.’s public education director. “Good hand hygiene starts at home and now we need to take it to classrooms.”
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Drug poisoning calls reach record number for Peterborough paramedics
Global News
Health officials are calling for urgent action to address Peterborough’s opioid crisis as paramedics report responding to a record number of calls for suspected drug poisonings in the first six months of this year.
Recently, Peterborough Drug Strategy reported that between Jan. 1 and June 30, Peterborough County-City Paramedics responded to 244 suspected opioid-related calls — the highest number of calls since monitoring began in 2018.
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Man identified after theft of medical supplies from Victoria paramedics
CTV News
Police say a man has been identified after paramedic gear was stolen in Victoria earlier this month.
The theft occurred on Aug. 6, and Victoria police asked for help identifying a man believed to be connected to the investigation on Wednesday afternoon. On Thursday, police said the man had been identified.
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PC MHA stands behind central paramedics concerned with working conditions
VOCM News
The Opposition MHA for Grand Falls-Windsor says he stands behind paramedics in central Newfoundland who are concerned about staffing levels.
Chris Tibbs, a former paramedic, attended a recent NAPE rally in Gander that drew attention to staffing levels they say are leading to burnout.
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Local ambulance calls surge 25 per cent in just seven months
Soo Today
Robert Rushworth, Sault Ste. Marie's chief of paramedic services, is serving notice that ambulance calls are increasing faster than he's ever seen before.
"We're up about 25 per cent calls a week since January," Chief Rushworth says.
"What I'm seeing now, from January to June, July and August of this year, is growth in call volume I've never seen before."
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Northern BC ambulance restructuring good news for some, concerning for others
CKPG Today
For many across Northern BC, more regularly scheduled paramedic shifts is good news.
The new staffing model will allow for more permanent regular part-time positions with on-call coverage to supplement in many rural communities, while others benefit from full coverage 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
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AHS EMS ends WPD Ambulance contract, cites failure to meet service
MyLloydMinsterNow
Alberta Health Services Emergency Medical Services has terminated the contract of WPD Ambulance to supply service to the Alberta side of Lloydminster.
In an email to MyLloydminsterNow, Alberta Health Services says AHS EMS took the action on August 20, citing that WPD Ambulance has been unable to meet the service needs of the area and has at times been unable to staff three full-time ambulances.
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Promising discussions on ambulance access in Canmore, Banff
Cochrane Now
Banff-Kananaskis MLA Miranda Rosin believes discussions on a proposal that would increase access to ambulances and CT scans in the Canmore and Banff area are promising.
Rosin has met with Health minister Tyler Shandro to present a proposal based upon the ideas of Banff ER doctors.
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