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The Cypress Health Region has a total of twelve ambulance services operating within its boundaries. They are made up of privately operated, municipal and regionally run services. Of the twelve(12), seven(7) are operated by the region, with the remaining five (5) being private or municipal services.

If you have a medical emergency, please call 911 immediately.

30 Minute Response Coverage Map EMS Certification Levels
Emergency Response Teams (ERT) PARTY Program

30 Minute Response Coverage Map

Establishing best practices for the deployment of services has been determined by examining certain aspects of delivery, such as geography and demographics, response times, call volumes, and outside factors such as population and facility location. Services were strategically located in areas that would best suit the needs of the residents within a desired response time. The North American standard is “First medical response within 15 minutes, transport in ambulance within 30 minutes, advanced or tertiary care within 60 minutes 90% of the time to 90% of the population”.

When viewed in relation to response area and coverage it is apparent that the services are well situated:

30 Minute Response Coverage Map


 

 

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