Paramedics union issues code “red alert” for Toronto ambulance shortage

The Toronto paramedics union is sounding the alarm after the city had no available ambulances to handle a large backlog of calls on Monday, prompting the union to issue a “Code Red Alert.

The union says Toronto requested help from neighbouring jurisdictions after a long queue of emergency calls was met with no available units, and that York Regional Paramedic Service agreed to help.

“In-hospital wait time for paramedics is the most significant challenge negatively impacting ambulance availability in Toronto. In addition, emergency call volumes have returned to pre-pandemic levels, and are expected to increase 3-5 per cent annually — primarily driven by an aging, growing and increasingly vulnerable population,” a statement to Global News said.

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