People who are calling 911 for help in many regions of Canada are facing lengthy delays, sometimes hours long, for ambulances
. Once they get to a hospital, those individuals usually face another lengthy wait before they can be seen by a nurse or physician.
“The offload delays are extraordinary,” said Darryl Wilton, president of the Ontario Paramedic Association. “I’ve never seen anything like this and I’ve been doing this for 25 years.” Mr. Wilton said some paramedics are spending entire shifts waiting to offload patients, only to be relieved by a new team who must remain until a hospital staff member is free to take over.
The length of level zero events has also been increasing, he said, with the longest reaching nearly 10 consecutive hours. Steven Skoworodko, president of the Paramedic Services Chiefs of Saskatchewan, says the number of calls being fielded by paramedics has risen significantly this year and is contributing to burnout among paramedics and hospital staff.
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