| First BCEHS Electric Vehicle Arrives | <img alt="BCEHS electric car" src="/news-stories-site/PublishingImages/car%20article.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | First BCEHS Electric Vehicle Arrives | BC Emergency Health Services is taking the first step towards converting its ambulance vehicles to electric, with the arrival of the first of six Ford Mach-E response vehicles. | http://www.bcehs.ca/about/news-stories/stories/first-bcehs-electric-vehicle-arrives | | 2022-09-29T07:00:00Z | | |
| Blood on board program expands to the Interior | <img alt="Two smiling paramedics carrying a red bag, standing by a BCEHS helicopter" src="/news-stories-site/PublishingImages/Stn%20370%20paramedics%20art.jpg?RenditionID=1" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Blood on board program expands to the Interior | Every second counts when a patient is bleeding heavily. | http://www.bcehs.ca/about/news-stories/stories/blood-on-board-program-expands-to-the-interior | | 2022-08-23T07:00:00Z | | |
| Help us help: how to keep 911 for serious emergencies | <img alt="911 dispatcher with headset at a computer" src="/news-stories-site/PublishingImages/Dispatcher%20photo%20art.jpg?RenditionID=1" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Help us help: how to keep 911 for serious emergencies | BC Emergency Health Services is receiving more 9-1-1 phone calls in its dispatch centres than ever before. In the past five years there has been a 28 per cent increase in 9-1-1 calls for an ambulance. | http://www.bcehs.ca/about/news-stories/stories/help-us-help | | 2022-07-29T07:00:00Z | | |
| Paramedic referrals connect people to support after overdose | <img alt="Social worker and paramedic smiling while wearing masks" src="/news-stories-site/PublishingImages/arnason%20and%20barden%20article.png?RenditionID=1" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Paramedic referrals connect people to support after overdose | BC paramedics are helping to address the ongoing toxic drug crisis by connecting people at risk to important health-care services through a new initiative with the regional health authorities. | http://www.bcehs.ca/about/news-stories/stories/paramedic-referrals-connect-people-to-support-after-overdose | | 2022-07-12T07:00:00Z | | |
| Vancouver resident honoured for saving neighbour’s life with CPR | <img alt="Marc Downes with Vicky, whose life he saved." src="/news-stories-site/PublishingImages/vitallink%20article.png?RenditionID=1" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Vancouver resident honoured for saving neighbour’s life with CPR | Vancouver resident Marc Downes did not have any emergency training, but when he discovered a woman unconscious and floating in the hot tub of his residential building last March, he sprang into action. | http://www.bcehs.ca/about/news-stories/stories/vancouver-resident-honoured-for-saving-neighbour’s-life-with-cpr | | 2022-06-28T07:00:00Z | | |
| New look for summer | <img alt="Three paramedics wearing summer uniforms in navy and bright yellow with high-visibility strips" src="/news-stories-site/PublishingImages/uniforms%201-2-3.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | New look for summer | B.C. paramedics will be sporting a new look this summer. Our front-line staff now have the option of wearing summer polo shirts, soft-shell jackets and summer hats. | http://www.bcehs.ca/about/news-stories/stories/new-look-for-summer | | 2022-06-13T07:00:00Z | | |
| Care, knowledge, and professionalism: the many faces of paramedicine | <img alt="" src="/about-site/PublishingImages/paramedic-services-week.png" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Care, knowledge, and professionalism: the many faces of paramedicine | Paramedic Services Week is taking place across Canada from May 22 to 28. This year, we honour and recognize paramedics and the vital role they play in B.C.’s health-care system each and every day. | http://www.bcehs.ca/about/news-stories/stories/paramedic-services-week | | 2022-05-19T07:00:00Z | | |
| Two years later, Lifeguard App continues to save lives | <img alt="Scrteenshots of two screens on the Lifeguard App showing a map and a countdown timer" src="/news-stories-site/PublishingImages/Lifeguard%20app%20screenshots%20article.png?RenditionID=1" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Two years later, Lifeguard App continues to save lives | May 20, 2022 marks the two-year anniversary of the introduction of the Lifeguard App. | http://www.bcehs.ca/about/news-stories/stories/two-years-later-lifeguard-app-continues-to-save-lives | | 2022-05-17T07:00:00Z | | |
| GoodSAM Instant.Help: New virtual health tool helps BCEHS deliver better care | <img alt="" src="/about-site/PublishingImages/VRI%20app-Nadine-Sarah-7.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | GoodSAM Instant.Help: New virtual health tool helps BCEHS deliver better care | BC Emergency Health Services and the Office of Virtual Health have teamed up to roll out a new pilot program to help paramedics connect patients with the right care, at the right time. | http://www.bcehs.ca/about/news-stories/stories/goodsam-tool | | 2022-05-02T07:00:00Z | | |
| Palliative care by BCEHS paramedics “one of the diamonds” in patient care | <img alt="" src="/about-site/PublishingImages/jennifer_2.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Palliative care by BCEHS paramedics “one of the diamonds” in patient care | BCEHS has created a new, comprehensive model and collaborative approach for paramedics’ response to palliative patients and their caregivers who call 9-1-1. | http://www.bcehs.ca/about/news-stories/stories/palliative-care-by-paramedics | | 2022-04-13T07:00:00Z | | |
