By Canadian Press

Calls Consolidated

AHS to consolidate all EMS dispatch centres

Aug 4, 2020 | 5:42 PM

EDMONTON – Alberta is consolidating all remaining municipally run emergency medical service dispatch call sites in a move that it says will save money and improve patient care.

The change will affect EMS 911 dispatch services in Calgary, Lethbridge, Red Deer and the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo.

Alberta Health Services has been running a dispatch system for the rest of the province since 2009.

It says the consolidation will allow the EMS system to send the nearest available ambulance to a patient regardless of geographic boundaries.

The government also says it will save more than $6 million per year.

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Officials say the change that will take place over the next six months will not affect the local dispatch of municipal fire, police and medical first response services.

(The Canadian Press)