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Provides paramedic and ambulance services in North America. Offers emergency call-taking, dispatch, and paramedic health care services throughout BC as part of the Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA). Operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Provided by BC Emergency Health Services
2 other services offered by this agency
Operates dispatch centres and ambulance service for BC. Dispatch centres are staffed by trained Emergency Medical Call Takers and Dispatchers and clinicians serve as the first point of contact in medical emergencies.
Operates dispatch centres and ambulance service for BC. Dispatch centres are staffed by trained Emergency Medical Call Takers and Dispatchers and clinicians serve as the first point of contact in medical emergencies. Staff perform triage, initiate life-saving interventions over the phone, and also deploy ambulances. Ambulance service transports sick and injured patients to health facilities. BC Ambulance bill payment (http://www.bcehs.ca/about/billing/how-to-pay-your-ambulance-bill) can be done by phone, mail, in person, or online. Office hours are 9 am to 4 pm Monday to Friday.
Staff perform triage, initiate life-saving interventions over the phone, and also deploy ambulances. Ambulance service transports sick and injured patients to health facilities. BC Ambulance bill payment (http://www.bcehs.ca/about/billing/how-to-pay-your-ambulance-bill) can be done by phone, mail, in person, or online. Office hours are 9 am to 4 pm Monday to Friday.
Provided by BC Emergency Health Services
2 other services offered by this agency
Improves access to health care in rural and remote communities in BC by allowing qualified paramedics to provide primary care services in non-urgent settings such as patients' homes and in the community.
Improves access to health care in rural and remote communities in BC by allowing qualified paramedics to provide primary care services in non-urgent settings such as patients' homes and in the community. Paramedics do outreach, working with health care providers to identify service gaps and how the health of residents, particularly older residents with chronic conditions, can be improved. They also provide health promotion, wellness clinics and/or medical check-ins for patients with specific health issues, and regular wellness check visits. Patients must be referred by their primary care physician or another member of the local health care team. List of rural areas served can be found here: www.bcehs.ca/our-services-site/Documents/BCEHS%20CP%20Communities.pdf
Paramedics do outreach, working with health care providers to identify service gaps and how the health of residents, particularly older residents with chronic conditions, can be improved. They also provide health promotion, wellness clinics and/or medical check-ins for patients with specific health issues, and regular wellness check visits. Patients must be referred by their primary care physician or another member of the local health care team. List of rural areas served can be found here: www.bcehs.ca/our-services-site/Documents/BCEHS%20CP%20Communities.pdf
Provided by BC Emergency Health Services
2 other services offered by this agency
24-hour provincial service for planning and coordinating inter-facility transfers of patients who require paramedic care.
24-hour provincial service for planning and coordinating inter-facility transfers of patients who require paramedic care. Works with health care providers to coordinate transfers. Patients or family members with questions about transfers between health care facilities should speak with their health care team, rather than with Patient Transfer Services directly.
Works with health care providers to coordinate transfers. Patients or family members with questions about transfers between health care facilities should speak with their health care team, rather than with Patient Transfer Services directly.