| First Critical Care Paramedics trained in Prince George graduate | <img alt="" src="/about-site/PublishingImages/CCP%20PG%20grads%20cropped.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | First Critical Care Paramedics trained in Prince George graduate | The first Critical Care Paramedics to be trained outside of Metro Vancouver were among 18 graduates recognized at a ceremony on November 30, 2023, in Vancouver. | http://www.bcehs.ca/about/news-stories/stories/critical-care-paramedic-graduation-november-2023 | | 2023-12-04T08:00:00Z | | |
| A good Samaritan is inspired to start a career helping others | <img alt="" src="/about-site/PublishingImages/IMG_6557.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | A good Samaritan is inspired to start a career helping others | Long-time BCEHS critical care paramedic Chris Naples is still beaming with pride after a recent Good Samaritan event that was held at station 288 in Surrey on September 9, 2023. | http://www.bcehs.ca/about/news-stories/stories/good-samaritan-starts-paramedic-career | | 2023-11-28T08:00:00Z | | |
| More ambulance services coming soon to rural and remote communities across B.C. | <img alt="" src="/about-site/PublishingImages/SOC%20phase%20out%20group%20shots.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | More ambulance services coming soon to rural and remote communities across B.C. | | http://www.bcehs.ca/about/news-stories/stories/new-staffing-model-for-rural-and-remote-communities | | 2023-11-09T08:00:00Z | | |
| Heartfelt reunion after life-saving CPR intervention | <img alt="" src="/about-site/PublishingImages/VL%20Oct%2020,2023%20family%20photo%20with%20responding%20paramedics.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Heartfelt reunion after life-saving CPR intervention | On October 20, 2023, BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) presented a Vital Link Award to a young man who sprang into action after his father’s sudden cardiac arrest in their east Vancouver home last April. | http://www.bcehs.ca/about/news-stories/stories/oct-20-vital-link | | 2023-11-03T07:00:00Z | | |
| Memorial ceremony near Kennedy Lake commemorates two paramedics lost in the line of duty | <img alt="" src="/about-site/PublishingImages/Kennedy%20Lake%20Memorial%20Marker.JPG" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Memorial ceremony near Kennedy Lake commemorates two paramedics lost in the line of duty | On October 19, 2023, representatives of BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) and the Ambulance Paramedics of BC (APBC) gathered to dedicate a memorial to two paramedics who gave their lives in service exactly thirteen years earlier. | http://www.bcehs.ca/about/news-stories/stories/kennedy-lake-memorial | | 2023-10-30T07:00:00Z | | |
| Signal, move over, stop safely: How to respond to lights and sirens on the road | <img alt="" src="/about-site/PublishingImages/2020_Jan_09_Renfrew_medical_emergency%20(2).jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Signal, move over, stop safely: How to respond to lights and sirens on the road | It happens all too often: paramedics are on their way to an emergency in an ambulance with sirens on and lights flashing when their path is blocked by another vehicle that has failed to yield. | http://www.bcehs.ca/about/news-stories/stories/how-to-respond-to-lights-and-sirens | | 2023-09-14T07:00:00Z | | |
| BCEHS supports historical ceremony in Atlin | <img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/atlin-group-photo.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | BCEHS supports historical ceremony in Atlin | For three days at the end of July, several BCEHS employees participated in an emotional ceremony as a piece of history was returned to Atlin, B.C. – a small, remote town in the northern-most part of the province. | http://www.bcehs.ca/about/news-stories/stories/historical-ceremony-in-atlin | | 2023-08-10T07:00:00Z | | |
| PSA: Paramedics and police are reminding the public to plan for safe activity as we approach the long weekend | <img alt="Couple kayaking with life jackets on" src="/news-stories-site/PublishingImages/Water-Safety-Story-Kayakers.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | PSA: Paramedics and police are reminding the public to plan for safe activity as we approach the long weekend | As the weather gets warmer, and with many families taking vacation in the days ahead, more people head for the ocean, lakes, rivers, and pools. | http://www.bcehs.ca/about/news-stories/stories/long-weekend-safety | | 2023-06-30T07:00:00Z | | |
| 2023 showing record high call volumes for paramedic-attended overdoses and poisonings | <img alt="Hands passing naloxone kit" src="/about-site/PublishingImages/Naloxone-team-story.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | 2023 showing record high call volumes for paramedic-attended overdoses and poisonings | New data published by BC Emergency Health Services shows increases in overall call volume each month in 2023, with new daily records and daily average benchmarks being set for Card 23 (overdose/poisoning) events. | http://www.bcehs.ca/about/news-stories/stories/2023-showing-record-high-call-volumes-for-paramedic-attended-overdoses-and-poisonings | | 2023-06-29T07:00:00Z | | |
| New program at University of Victoria opens doors to equitable delivery of wound care | | New program at University of Victoria opens doors to equitable delivery of wound care | ‘Wound Care for Clients Experiencing Inequities’ program looks to provide safe care, support to paramedics, nurses, and others providing support to patients facing health and social inequities in B.C. | http://www.bcehs.ca/about/news-stories/stories/new-wound-care-program-at-university-of-victoria | | 2023-06-28T07:00:00Z | | |
