The Ottawa Paramedic Service has failed to meet response time targets for life-threatening and urgent calls partly because paramedics are spending an 'exceptional amount' of time offloading patients at hospitals, according to the service's 2023 annual report.
The City of Ottawa's plans to put some non-urgent patients in taxis has been blocked by the Ontario Ministry of Health, leaving paramedics with one less option to deal with backed-up emergency rooms.
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