Halton Region Paramedic Services

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Halton Region Paramedic Services
Halton Region Paramedic Services Crest.png
EstablishedAugust 2000
HeadquartersOakville, Ontario
JurisdictionRegional
Employees~280 Full-time and part-time
BLS or ALSBoth
Ambulances23
ChiefGreg Sage (Chief), Christine Barber (Deputy Chief, Logistics), Peter McMurrough (Deputy Chief, PDQI), Tom Stirling (Deputy Chief, Operations)
Medical directorDr. Sheldon Cheskes
Responses~50 000
WebsiteHalton Region Paramedic Services

Halton Region Paramedic Services provides emergency medical services to the municipalities of Halton Region:

  • Burlington
  • Oakville
  • Milton
  • Halton Hills

Halton Region Paramedic Services has approximately 280 Paramedics and 15 Paramedic stations throughout The Region. The service began in 2000 and replaced two different contractors to the Ontario Ministry of Health.

Fleet Staffing[]

A Halton Region ambulance responding to a call
  • 23 Ambulances during the daytime and 14 overnight.
  • 4 First Response Units during the daytime
  • 1 Emergency Support Unit, on call

Stations[]

Oakville, Ontario[]

  • 1179 Bronte Road (00 Station - Headquarters)
  • 1080 Cornwall Road (12 Station)
  • 139 Georgian Drive (02 Station)
  • 3019 Pine Glen Road (14 Station - Tactical Base)
  • 289 Woodside Dr (15 Station)

Burlington, Ontario[]

  • 455 Cumberland Avenue (03 Station)
  • 1018 Willowbrook Road (04 Station)
  • 2130 Brant Street (05 Station)
  • 5200 Corporate Drive (10 Station)

Milton, Ontario[]

  • 2665 Reid Side Road, Campbellville (06 Station)
  • 492 Childs Drive, Milton (07 Station)
  • 7825 Louis St Laurent Ave, Milton (17 Station)
  • 6650 Fifth Line, Milton (16 Station)

Halton Hills, Ontario[]

Special programs[]

  • Honour Guard
  • First Response Units
  • Tactical Paramedic Team
  • Community Paramedics
  • Bike Paramedic Team
  • Preceptorship (ACP and PCP)
  • Prehospital Research / Clinical Trials - PITSTOP (Sepsis), DOSE-VF (Cardiac Arrest)

Regional Bypass Programs:

  • STEMI - Trillium Health Partners, Mississauga; Hamilton General Hospital, Hamilton
  • Stroke - Trillium Health Partners, Mississauga; Joseph Brant Hospital, Burlington
  • Trauma
    • Adult:
      • St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto
      • Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto
      • Hamilton General Hospital, Hamilton
    • Children:
      • McMaster Children's Hospital, Hamilton
      • The Hospital for Sick Children (Sick Kids), Toronto

Historic Emergency Calls in Halton Region involving Halton Paramedics[]

  • February 26, 2012 - Burlington VIA train derailment

See also[]

Paramedicine in Canada

Emergency Services in Halton Region

  • Halton Regional Police

External links[]

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