Hamilton Paramedic Service is the designated service provider for

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) in the City of

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. Additional vehicles are occasionally added as a temporary measure as demand increases. Hamilton EMS operates from 18 joint EMS/

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s, and two EMS exclusive operation centres.

Paramedic Stations

*Station #1 JOHN - 35 - 43 John Street North Transport Unit 2031 ALS and Transport Unit 2010 * Station #3 GARTH - 965 Garth Street. Transport Unit 2015 ALS * Station #4 UPPER SHERMAN - 729 Upper Sherman Avenue. Transport Unit 2032 ALS * Station #7 QUIGLEY - 225 Quigley Road. Transport Unit 2004 ALS * Station #9 KENILWORTH - 125 Kenilworth Avenue North. Transport Unit 2002 ALS * Station #10 NORFOLK - 1455 Main Street West. Transport Unit 2003 ALS * Station #12 STONEY CREEK - 199 Highway 8, Hamilton. Transport Unit 2009 * Station #15 ARVIN - 415 Arvin Avenue, Stoney Creek. Transport Unit 2038 ALS ERV 2350 * Station #17 ISAAC BROCK - 363 Isaac Brock Drive. Transport Unit 2026 ALS * Station #18 BINBROOK - 2636 Highway #56, Binbrook. Transport Unit 2011 ALS * Station #19 MOUNT HOPE - 3303 Homestead Drive, Mount Hope Transport Unit 2039 * Station #20 ANCASTER/GARNER - 661 Garner Road East, Ancaster. Transport Unit 2029 ERV 2373 * Station #21 ANCASTER/WILSON - 365 Wilson St. West, Ancaster. Transport Unit 2009 ALS * Station #23 DUNDAS - Memorial Square, Dundas. Unit Transport Unit 2018 ALS * Station #24 WATERDOWN - 256 Parkside Drive, Waterdown. Emergency Transport Unit, Emergency Response Vehicle * Station #25 GREENSVILLE - 361 Old Brock Road, Hamilton. Transport Unit 2093 * Station #32 LIMERIDGE - 1000 Limeridge Rd East. Transport Unit 2034 ALS and 2011, 2028, ALS District 2 Supervisor, District 2 Emergency Support Unit * Station #30 VICTORIA/FLEET- 489 Victoria Avenue North Transport Unit Multiples (24/7) and Multiple Demand Transport Units (Stores) Logistics Supervisor, District 1 Supervisors 2382 2381 2383 2385, Scheduling Offices, Logistic Technicians, Bariatric Unit 2256 & 2255, District 1 Emergency Support Unit. **Paramedics in Hamilton utilize stations with the Hamilton Fire Department.

Services

* Primary Care Paramedics (PCPs) * Advanced Care Paramedics (ACPs) * Land Transport Ambulances * Emergency Response Vehicles/Paramedic Rapid Response Units * Emergency Support - Mass Casualty Units * Tiered Emergency Medical Responses (with Hamilton Fire Department) * Community Paramedicine Program * Remote Patient Monitoring * Social Navigator Program * Bariatric Transport Unit * Neo Natal Transport Team * ''Public Access Defibrillation (PAD) program'' * Community Programs - ''Public education and safety promotion''

Transport Destinations

Hamilton Paramedic Service transports patients to

Hamilton General Hospital The Hamilton General Hospital (HGH) is a major teaching hospital in Downtown Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, located at the intersection of Barton Street East and Victoria Avenue North. It is operated by Hamilton Health Sciences and is formally affili ...

Juravinski Hospital The Juravinski Hospital is a hospital in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada operated by Hamilton Health Sciences. It is located adjacent to the Juravinski Cancer Centre. The hospital was ranked 2nd in Canada for research according to Research Infosource Inc ...

(formerly Henderson Hospital), St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton or McMaster Children's Hospital/

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. Patient's transported by ambulance are not accepted at Urgent Care Centres in Hamilton^{/sup>

Communications

Hamilton Paramedic Service operates under the direction of Hamilton Central Ambulance Communications Center or CACC "Kaack"). CACC is operated by the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care Emergency Health Services Branch and is not operated/owned/controlled by the City of Hamilton.

Emergency calls to 9-1-1 are first answered by the local PSAP or Public Safety Answering Point. If an ambulance is required you are then connected/transferred via 9-1-1 to the Hamilton Central Ambulance Communications Center if you are calling locally.

CACC prioritizes the urgency of requests, determine the appropriate destination hospital to meet patient needs and provide callers with pre-arrival first aid instructions. The centres deploy, coordinate and direct the movement of all ambulances and emergency response vehicles within geographic catchment areas to ensure an integrated healthcare system. Computer-aided wide-area central dispatching and technology, such as automatic vehicle location using global positioning systems, help the dispatcher to determine and assign the closest available and most appropriate ambulance to each emergency.

See also

Paramedicine in Canada
*List of EMS Services in Ontario

This is a list of Emergency Medical Services providers in the Canadian province of Ontario.

In 1999 The Government of Ontario downloaded responsibility for the provision of Land Ambulance Services. In the southern half of the province, the respon ...

*Paramedics in Canada

A paramedic is a healthcare professional, providing pre-hospital assessment and medical care to people with acute illnesses or injuries. In Canada, the title paramedic generally refers to those who work on land ambulances or air ambulances p ...

*Emergency Medical Services in Canada

Emergency medical services in Canada are the responsibility of each Canadian province or territory. The services, including both ambulance and paramedic services, may be provided directly by the province, contracted to a private provider, o ...

Emergency Services in Hamilton, Ontario
*Hamilton Police Service (Ontario)

The Hamilton Police Service (HPS) is the police service of the City of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. With 829 officers and 414 civilians employed under the service. It serves roughly Hamilton’s 545,000 residents.

The Hamilton Police Service has ...

References

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