Understaffed amid increased calls, paramedics address rise in demand
He noted that the biggest gap they are seeing is with primary care paramedics.
Minister of Health Paul Merriman said the government is working to reduce paramedic wait times at hospitals. He added that the province is working on community paramedicine, where paramedics come to residents’ homes instead of people going to the hospital. He said the rate of people coming out of paramedics courses and not working in an ambulance is nothing new, adding that they are trying to work with post-secondary institutes to try and help where they can.
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