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If the Toronto City Council doesn’t invest in paramedicine and commit to delivering better care, there will continue to be less paramedics available, leading to longer ambulance wait-times, and in many cases, reach status “code red” when there are no ambulances available to respond to a 911 call.
Statistics
1139
Number of times Toronto Paramedic Services faced Code Red in 2021
26%
Increase in occupational stress injuries among Toronto paramedics over the past year
882%
Increase in WSIB costs for the City of Toronto (2013-2021)
Source: 2023 Toronto Paramedic Services Capital Budget
If the Toronto City Council doesn’t invest in paramedicine and commit to delivering better care, there will continue to be less paramedics available, leading to longer ambulance wait-times, and in many cases, reach status “code red” when there are no ambulances available to respond to a 911 call.
Statistics
1139
Number of times Toronto Paramedic Services faced Code Red in 2021
26%
Increase in occupational stress injuries among Toronto paramedics over the past year
882%
Increase in WSIB costs for the City of Toronto (2013-2021)
Source: 2023 Toronto Paramedic Services Capital Budget
If the Toronto City Council doesn’t invest in paramedicine and commit to delivering better care, there will continue to be less paramedics available, leading to longer ambulance wait-times, and in many cases, reach status “code red” when there are no ambulances available to respond to a 911 call.
Statistics
1139
Number of times Toronto Paramedic Services faced Code Red in 2021
26%
Increase in occupational stress injuries among Toronto paramedics over the past year
882%
Increase in WSIB costs for the City of Toronto (2013-2021)
Source: 2023 Toronto Paramedic Services Capital Budget
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