Ambulance New Brunswick (French: Ambulance Nouveau Brunswick), also referred to as ANB, is a provincial

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administered by the

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in the

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province of

New Brunswick New Brunswick (french: Nouveau-Brunswick, , locally ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. It is the only province with both English and ...

. All ground ambulance and air ambulance service in New Brunswick is contracted by ANB to New Brunswick EMS Inc., a subsidiary of Medavie Health Services. ANB is responsible for administering New Brunswick's pre-hospital emergency health services, which is delivered by NB EMS through a fleet of ground

ambulances An ambulance is a medically equipped vehicle which transports patients to treatment facilities, such as hospitals. Typically, out-of-hospital medical care is provided to the patient during the transport. Ambulances are used to respond to medi ...

and their support facilities and approximately 800

paramedic A paramedic is a registered healthcare professional who works autonomously across a range of health and care settings and may specialise in clinical practice, as well as in education, leadership, and research. Not all ambulance personnel are p ...

s. ANB leases all ground ambulances from Malley Industries in Moncton, NB; it leases support facilities under long-term agreements, which are operated under contract by NB EMS. NB EMS operates a central, provincial 911 ambulance dispatch centre in

Moncton Moncton (; ) is the most populous city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of New Brunswick. Situated in the Petitcodiac River Valley, Moncton lies at the geographic centre of the The Maritimes, Maritime Provinces. The ...

, entitled Medical Communications Management Centre, which coordinates emergency medical services across the province.

History

Prior to December 16, 2007, New Brunswick relied on approximately 52 private, public and volunteer ambulance operators to provide emergency medical care. The level of medical care, staff qualifications and type and condition of ambulances and supplies varied throughout the province. Following the lead of

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in 1994 and

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in 2005, the

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created ANB on June 6, 2007 and began provincial operations on December 16, 2007. A 10-year performance-based operating contract was awarded to New Brunswick EMS Inc. which is a subsidiary of

Medavie EMS Medavie Blue Cross (French: Croix Bleue Medavie) is a not-for-profit Canadian medical care insurance company headquartered in Moncton, New Brunswick. Affiliated with the Canadian Association of Blue Cross Plans, Medavie Blue Cross traces its his ...

. Medavie EMS also operates ambulance services in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island.

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