Dignitaries are set to ring the bell on a new fire station and emergency response centre in the city’s far-flung southeast on Wednesday.
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Solution to retain ambulance dispatch
The City of Red Deer and the provincial government are nearing a collaborative workable solution to retain ambulance dispatch.
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Northern Communication Centre for EMS dispatch to be based in Peace River
The provincial government quietly announced a new EMS facility for Peace River last Friday as a part of a move to consolidate rural ambulance dispatch in Alberta.
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Mountains of snow reignite fears over emergency access in northeast neighbourhoods
Massive snow drifts that blocked streets in a number of north Calgary communities had stranded residents worried again about emergency access to their neighbourhoods.
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New Stony/Parkland ambulance facility could solve rural issues
Parkland County and the Town of Stony Plain have secured a contractor to build a new joint ambulance facility in Stony Plain.
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Town and Parkland County select builder for new ambulance facility
The new Stony Plain / Parkland County Emergency Medical Services Ambulance Station is one step closer to reality. The Town and County awarded Chandos Construction, Ltd.links to external site with the contract to construct the new facility, which was designed by Edmonton-based S2 Architecturelinks to external site, in consultation with Parkland Countylinks to external site and Alberta Health Services.links to external site
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Information for building owners/condo boards/property managers
The first step to reoccupying your building is addressing essential services (gas, electricity, and/or water pumping). In case of an emergency, call 911.
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False alarms plummet
It looks like the changes council made last year to its false alarm bylaw are having the desired affect.
According to statistics included in the city’s first quarter report, presented to council on Monday, the number of false alarms has dropped by two-thirds compared to the first quarter of 2012.
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Hospital online and on par: AHS
With the Fort Saskatchewan Community Hospital being the newest one in the province, there are still some challenges left to overcome, but strides are being made.
As of Thursday, Feb. 14, the local hospital is being included in Alberta Health Service’s list of online up-to-date wait times for emergency rooms.
“I think what it does is it gives (the public) another option for what their options are and what their wait time will be when they get there,” said Debbie Goulard, executive director of AHS.
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South Campus Hospital emergency room open
The long-awaited South Health Campus emergency department opened Jan. 14.
The emergency room deals with some cases that can’t be handled at Okotoks Urgent Care Department, but patient numbers haven’t dropped at the Okotoks Health and Wellness Centre since the emergency room in Calgary opened.
The hospital is located in the south Calgary in Auburn Bay and is staffed to handle up to 200 patients a day, with 70 registered nurses and nine paramedics on staff. There are between one to five doctors in the emergency room throughout the day and a pediatrician on from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. every day.
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