York Region Paramedic Services provides legislated land ambulance services and paramedic care for the local municipalities within

York Region The Regional Municipality of York, also called York Region, is a regional municipality in Southern Ontario, Canada, between Lake Simcoe and Toronto. The region was established after the passing of then Bill 102, An Act to Establish The Regional M ...

. Paramedic Services is a division of the Region's Paramedic and Seniors Service Branch. Prior to 2000, ambulance services were provided by 2 private operators (Beaverton & District Ambulance and Uxbridge - Stouffville Ambulance), York County Hospital, Nobleton Volunteer Ambulance and

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's Ministry of Health. The patchwork of service also had York Region dispatched by 3 different Ministry of Health Communication Centres (Aurora and north by Georgian CACC, Stouffville and Markham by Oshawa CACC and the remainder by Mississauga CACC). Georgian CACC now dispatches the whole region on the

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. There are approximately 480 full-time paramedics serving the region. Paramedic Operations are based in

East Gwillimbury, Ontario East Gwillimbury is a town (lower-tier municipality) on the East Holland River in the upper-tier municipality the Regional Municipality of York. It is part of the Greater Toronto Area of southern Ontario, in Canada. It was formed by the amalgama ...

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York Region Paramedic Services operates emergency ambulances and Paramedic response units in the 9 local municipalities of the Regional Municipality of York. Paramedic services on

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are provided by Georgina Island Fire Department (and boat transfers likely by Georgina Police Service from Fox and Snake Islands). The single ambulance is stationed at the Georgina Fire Department's fire hall on Chief Joseph Snake Road. ''District 1'' Town of Aurora * Station 18 - Aurora - ''220 Edward Street'' Town of Newmarket * Station 16 - Newmarket NW - Aspenwood *Station 19 - Newmarket SW - Harry Walker Parkway South

East Gwillimbury East Gwillimbury is a town (lower-tier municipality) on the East Holland River in the upper-tier municipality the Regional Municipality of York. It is part of the Greater Toronto Area of southern Ontario, in Canada. It was formed by the amalgam ...

* Station 15 - Mount Albert - ''22 Princess Street,

Mount Albert, Ontario Mount Albert is a village located within the Town of East Gwillimbury and is part of York Region. It is located 65 km north-east of Toronto, 21 km south of Sutton, 45 km west-southwest of Beaverton and 30 km north of Markham. ...

'' * Station 13 - Holland Landing - 2nd Concession Road, East Gwillimbury, Ontario * Station 99 - York Region Paramedic Services Headquarters 80 Bales Drive East,

Sharon, Ontario Sharon (formerly Hope) is a former village now incorporated into the municipality of the Town of East Gwillimbury, Ontario, Canada, formerly the Township of East Gwillimbury. The municipal offices of the town are in Sharon. The community's most ...

Town of Georgina * Station 12 - Keswick - ''160 Morton Ave'',

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* Station 10 - Pefferlaw - ''319 Pefferlaw Road (York Regional Road 21)'',

Pefferlaw, Ontario Pefferlaw is a community within the Town of Georgina, located 3 kilometres south of the southeastern shores of Lake Simcoe. The Pefferlaw River runs south of the community's commercial district. Pefferlaw is passed on the north by Highway 48 and ...

* Station 11 - Sutton - ''21001 Dalton Road'',

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''District 2'' * Station 23 - Markham - Church - ''280 Church Street, Markham, Ontario'' * Station 24 - Unionville - ''316 Main Street'',

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*Station 25 - Markham SE - 14th Avenue and Middlefield Road *Station 26 - Markham - Riviera - ''10 Riviera Drive'' Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville * Station 21 - Stouffville - ''100 Weldon Road'' * Station 20 - Ballantrae - ''15400'' Highway 48,

Ballantrae, Ontario Ballantrae, Ontario ( 2011 population 1,382) is a hamlet in the Town of Whitchurch–Stouffville. Named after the village of Ballantrae in South Ayrshire, Scotland, the community is centred on the intersection of Aurora Road (York Regional Road 1 ...

Town of Richmond Hill Richmond Hill ( 2021 population: 202,022) is a city in south-central York Region, Ontario, Canada. Part of the Greater Toronto Area, it is the York Region's third most populous municipality and the 27th most populous municipality in Canada. Rich ...

* Station 28 - Richmond Hill - ''171 Major MacKenzie Drive West (York Regional Road 25)'' ''District 3'' City of Vaughan * Station 31 - 7690 Martin Grove Rd, Vaughan, Ontario * Station 36 - Concord - ''835 Clark Avenue West'',

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* Station 30 - Woodbridge - ''9601 Islington Avenue (York Regional Road 17)'',

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* Station 34 - Racco Pkwy - ''111 Racco Parkway, Vaughan, ON'' * Station 32 - Maple - ''9290 Keele Street (York Regional Road 72)'',

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Township of King King (2021 population 27,333) is a township in York Region north of Toronto, within the Greater Toronto Area in Ontario, Canada. The rolling hills of the Oak Ridges Moraine are the most prominent visible geographical feature of King. The Holland ...

* Station 38 - Schomberg - ''15 Dilane Drive'',

Schomberg, Ontario Schomberg (2021 population 2,656) is an unincorporated village in northwestern King, Ontario, Canada. It is located north of the Oak Ridges Moraine and south of the Holland River. Schomberg is accessed via Highway 9, which links Orangeville a ...

* Station 37 - Nobleton - ''1 Old King Road'',

Nobleton, Ontario Nobleton (2021 population 6,507) is an unincorporated community in southwestern King, Ontario, Canada. It is the third-largest community in the township, after King City and Schomberg. Located south of the Oak Ridges Moraine, Nobleton is surroun ...

* Station 39 - King City- ''12825 Keele Street (York Regional Road 72),

King City, Ontario King City is an unincorporated Canadian community in the township of King, Ontario, located north of Toronto. It is the largest community in King township, with 2,730 dwellings and a population of 8,396 as of the 2021 Canadian census. History ...

Fleet

* 62 Ambulances - Type III ambulance - Demers Mystere ( 30XX, 31XX, 32XX, 34XX) * 9 Rapid Response Units (33XX) * 5 District Superintendent Units (37XX) **

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and Ford Explorer Interceptor * 3 Supply Vehicles * 4 Administrative Vehicles (Supervisor) - unnumbered * 2 Driver Training Vehicles * 1 Community Programs Vehicle (CP01) * 1 Emergency Support Unit Trailer (TR01) * 1 Rehab and Decon Trailer * 1 Emergency Support Unit Cargo Truck * 1 Emergency Support Unit and Command Unit (3650) * 1 Multi-patient transport unit - Crestline ElDorado National 40' Axess (3900) * 4 Special Response Units (Individual Paramedic, Pick-up chassis vehicle) - (36XX) * 1 Off-road Ranger Ambulance * 3 Inflatable mobile hospital/treatment tents (2 - 25' round and 1 - 42'x22')

Services

* Primary Care Paramedics * Advanced Care Paramedics * Special Response Unit Medics - ''Bariatric Patient Transport, Tactical, CBRN, Incident Command, Marine'' * Community Event Services - '' Bike Unit, Special Event Paramedic Standbys'' * Heart Alive - ''Public Access Defibrillation (PAD) program'' * Community Programs - ''Public education and safety promotion'' * Research and Clinical Programs * Community Paramedicine - ''"EPIC" research trial in association with Health for All and Markham Family Health Team and St Michael's Hospital'' * Performance and Development - ''Paramedic recruitment, in-house training, Advanced Care Paramedic training'' * Professional Standards - ''Patient inquiries, health record inquiries'' * Patient Advocacy Unit in the Office of the Chief

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