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Halton Region Emergency Medical
Services (EMS) is a division of the Halton Region Health Department. On August
16th, 2000 Halton Region assumed direct responsibility for the delivery of the
Emergency Medical Services in Halton.
 Halton
Region is committed to improving service delivery by reducing ambulance response
times and expanding the skills of Paramedics. Since August 2000 Regional Council
approved funding for the hiring of additional Paramedics and the purchase of
extra ambulance vehicles and “state of the art” defibrillation equipment.
Halton EMS has also increased the number of paramedics in Oakville, Milton and
Burlington. Further staffing enhancements have been approved and are scheduled
for this year. In March 2002 the new headquarters for EMS opened at the
Woodlands Operations Centre, 1179 Bronte Road in Oakville. A 24-hour ambulance
base is also operating from this new facility.
 In
2003, we expanded the number of ambulance station locations with the
construction of new replacement stations in Acton and Milton and an additional
station in Campbellville. Additional Oakville and Burlington stations will
follow in 2004.
With Advanced Care Paramedics now working in all local municipalities, Halton
Region has made an important step towards equalizing the delivery of care
throughout the Region. Halton’s ultimate goal is to maintain at least one
Advanced Care Paramedic on board each ambulance at all times.
As the above indicates, Halton is committed to making changes and improvements
to the system to ensure that all of its residents receive exceptional
pre-hospital care. |
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