Ottawa Paramedic Service
The Ottawa Paramedic Service (OPS) is a Canadian municipal public safety agency providing emergency and non-emergency paramedic care in Ottawa, Ontario.
History
Post-COVID era
As of the end of July 2022, the OPS had experienced 1,104 “level zero” incidents in 2022 when there is no ambulance crew available to transport a patient to the hospital.1)
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Wallace, K., & Ogilvie, M. (2022, August 26). Rushed to hospital, stuck in an ambulance: Why it’s taking longer to hand off patients to hospitals in Ontario. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2022/08/26/rushed-to-hospital-stuck-in-an-ambulance-why-its-taking-longer-to-hand-off-patients-to-hospitals-in-ontario.html?rf