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PARAMEDIC SERVICES 9-1-1 Response I Community Paramedic I Public Access Defibrillation Program │ Public Relations and Education

PARAMEDIC SERVICES PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES  Provide pre-hospital emergency care to those in Dufferin County and surrounding area  Provide inter-facility emergency transfers  Provide high quality, compassionate, safe evidence based care  Develop and deliver Continuing Medical Education for staff on changing trends in medicine  Ensure safety for all workers in an ever changing and uncontrolled environment  Comprehensive Quality Assurance/Quality Improvement program  Public Access Defibrillation (P .A.D.) program

PARAMEDIC SERVICES HOW WE’VE CHANGED OVER THE YEARS Emergency Calls  Since 2014, emergency calls 12,000 have increased by 18% 10,000 8,000 6,000 10,232 10,194 9,367 9,053 8,352 4,000 2,000 0 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

PARAMEDIC SERVICES SOME RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS  Accomplishments  Implementation of 511 mapping  Increased training of Peer Support team  Development of Ontario Health team application  Review and updated tiered response program

PARAMEDIC SERVICES SOME RECENT GOALS  Goals  Re-established Remote Patient Monitoring  Complete development of the new Ontario health team  Complete Municipal efficiency review  Advocate and participate in Provincial review of Paramedic Services

PARAMEDIC SERVICES (pages 52) BUDGET NET CHANGE: +5.21% or $205,970  Government Transfers +$93,500  Service Delivery +$149,390 hospital contract increase 2.3%  Capital Contribution -$51,610

PARAMEDIC SERVICES MOH Communication upgrades announced Nov. 2019 Project: Computer Aided Dispatch Link (CADLink)  Data intergration tool  Information transfer from the Dispatch Centre to the Paramedic unit Benefits  Important call information transfer to Ambulance call report  Call information and direct routing  Increased Quaintly assurance, monitoring and oversite  Seamless transfer of Patient information, times and call information

PARAMEDIC SERVICES MOH Communication upgrades announced Nov. 2019 (cont.) Project Computer Aided Dispatch Link (CADLink) Estimated costs: (Currently not budgeted in 2020)  Based on an projected July 1 st installation total costs will be $35,000 which includes $22,500 up front costs and six months of monthly fees  2021 will be $24,000 for the annual support costs

PARAMEDIC SERVICES CAPITAL WORK PLAN: +125.31% OR $450,500  Two ambulances  Fleet Defibrillators  Fleet Patient Charting Laptops  Facilities:  Security upgrades, exterior wall repairs, HVAC upgrades and exterior door replacement

Questions? Tom Reid 519 941 9608 ext 1 treid@dufferincounty.ca