Department of Health and Community Services Ambulance Listing There are three categories of ambulance services in the province: Hospital Based Ambulance Services - 12 Public Utilities Board Licenses Private Ambulance Services 27 Public Utilities Board Licenses Community Ambulance Services 22 Public Utilities Board Licenses Hospital Bases Ambulance Services Funded through the RHAs budgets Paramedics are RHA staff The RHA ambulances services are positioned as follows: St. John s Metro Minimum of 5 ambulances staffed to a maximum of 10 ambulances staffed during peak periods. Carbonear One ambulance Gander Two ambulances One 24/7 and one call in Twillingate One ambulance Grand Falls Winsor - Two ambulances - One 24/7 and one call in Buchans One ambulance Springdale One ambulance Baie Verte One ambulance Corner Brook One ambulance (Note Shared Emergency response with a private operator) Port Saunders Two ambulances Flower s Cove One ambulance Roddickton One ambulance St. Anthony Two ambulances North West River One ambulance Labrador City One ambulance Private Ambulance Services Funded through Service Agreements signed with HCS and the appropriate RHA (tripartite) For profit service delivery Two associations and four independent operators: o NL Association of Ambulance Services o NL Ambulance Operator Association o Moore s, Delaney, MacKenzie and Tryco Ambulance Services Refer to the attached tables for position
Community Ambulance Services Funded through Service Agreements signed with HCS and the appropriate RHA (tripartite) For not for profit service delivery Types of Funded Ambulances (Refer to the tables starting on the next page) Primary ambulances ( and P2) 24/7 emergency response. 4.5 FTEs per ambulances. Secondary ambulances (S1 to S6) 12 hour staffing on week days (Routine transfers) 2.5 FTEs for S1 and 2.0 FTEs for additional Secondary ambulances (S2 to S6). Isolated ambulances (I1) Same as Secondary ambulances but provided additional funding due to their isolated location. Available ambulances (A1) Minimal funding, no FTEs associated with the ambulances, used at the operators discretion. Human Resource Profile 790 registered paramedics (approximate) in 3 categories: o 265 Emergency Medical Responders (2 weeks training) o 485 Primary Care Paramedics (12 to 18 months training) o 40 Advance Care Paramedics (36 to 48 months training)
NL Association of Ambulance Services Private Primary Primary Secondary Secondary Secondary Secondary Secondary Secondary Isolated Ambulance Operator #1 #2 #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Isolated Available Fewer s - Burin S1 S2 Fewer s - St. Lawrence Ferryland Emergency Services S1 Fewer s - Gambo Fewer s - Clarenville P2 S1 S2 S3 S4 Fewer s - Bonavista/Catalina P2 Fewer s - Port Rexton Fewer s - Terrenceville Fewer s - Lethbridge Fewer s - Arnolds Cove Fewer s - Bell Island I1 Fewer s - Holyrood S1 Fewer s - Kelligrews P2 S1 Freake's - Lewisporte P2 S1 S2 S3 S4 Freake's Botwood P2 Hoyle s - Newtown/Brookfield P2 Labrador Amb - Happy Valley P2 Mercer's - Boyd's Cove P2 S1 Mercer's - Carmanville Mercer's - Fogo I1 Reliable - Corner Brook P2 S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 Reliable - Burgeo I1 Ryan's - Trepassey P2 Young's - Upper Island Cove S1 A1
NL Private Ambulance Operator Association Private Primary Primary Secondary Isolated Ambulance Operator #1 #2 #1 Ambulance Available Broughton - Brigus S1 Cape Shore - St. Brides A1 Deer Lake - Deer Lake S1 Gibbon's - St. Mary's P2 A1 Gibbon's - Mount Carmel Labrador South - Cartwright I1 Lab South - Forteau I1 Lab South - Port Hope Simpson Fiander - Marystown P2 S1 A1 Powers - Placentia P2 S1 Random Island - Random Island A1 Russell s - Stephenville P2 S1 Smith - Whitbourne P2 S1 A1 Independent Private Ambulance Operators Primary Primary Secondary Secondary Secondary Available Operator #1 #2 #1 #2 #3 Ambulance Delaney's - Glovertown P2 A1 Moore's - Clarke's Beach P2 S1 S2 Moore's - Harbour Grace S1 S2 S3 MacKenzie PAB P2 S1 S2 MacKenzie - Codroy Trico Norris Arm A1 Trico - Woody Point
NL Community Ambulance Operator Association Community Operator First Primary Second Primary Bay D' Espoir P2 Bay L' Argent Cape St. George Cow Head Daniel s Harbour Grand Bank P2 Hampden Harbour Breton Hearts Delight P2 Hermitage Jackson's Arm Jefferies La Scie Lourdes K of C Mose Ambrose North Shore Old Perlican P2 Point Leamington Roberts Arm St. Lunaire-Griquet Triton Winterton