The Ornge air ambulance service is keeping a land ambulance based in Hamilton, beginning April 6. Ornge says the move is in anticipation of an increase in the need to provide timely transport for COVID-19 patients and an increase in the need to conduct timely critical care repatriations.
A Critical Care Land Ambulance (CCLA) with two paramedics will temporarily stage at a Hamilton Paramedic Service base for 12 hours each day, allowing Ornge the opportunity to store consumables and be available for immediate dispatch. “Staging a Critical Care ambulance and paramedic crew in Hamilton will enhance Ornge’s ability to treat COVID-19 patients in southern Ontario,” said Wade Durham, Chief Operating Officer of Paramedicine. “Our new base will be