Plans in the works to address Alberta’s rural EMS crisis, LaGrange says – Lakeland Today

October 24, 2024

Health minister Adriana LaGrange says the Province is focused on training more paramedics, adding inter-facility transfer units

Alberta’s rural health action plan lays out new provincial programs to address the ongoing crisis in rural emergency medical services (EMS), and Health Minister Adriana LaGrange says more changes can be expected in next year’s budget.

At a media event on Oct. 7, LaGrange said the province is focused on training more paramedics and is looking at introducing more inter-facility transfer (IFT) units in rural areas.

“We are hearing on an ongoing basis that we are not training enough EMS responders, and so that is why we’re targeting this particular area, because we have identified a need in this area,” she said.

Read More: https://www.lakelandtoday.ca/beyond-local/plans-in-the-works-to-address-albertas-rural-ems-crisis-lagrange-says-9701722

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