If you live in the East Kootenays after 5pm your family may be at risk. The regional management of the BC Ambulance Service has made NEW operational changes that sends that local ambulance that was once dedicated to your community away to other communities, like Calgary, Cranbrook, Creston or Trail.
Will that dedicated 90 second ambulance, you were promised be there when you need it? The answer is more than likely NO. Back up ambulances are available once they are paged out and get dressed then travel to the station. You will be lucky to have a MINIMUM 10 to 15 minute response (out of the station) to your emergency. BCAS states this will save $90,000 per year per station.
http://www.saveourparamedics.com/
Through years of under funding and neglect, BCAS has gone from a world leader in pre-hospital emergency care, to a system in peril.
http://www.saveourparamedics.com/writemla.php
Find out what the issues are in the Kootenay’s
http://www.saveourparamedics.com/regions.php#koot
Please get involved and show your support as a community in risk.
http://www.saveourparamedics.com/involved.php
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