Paramedic Services

Land Ambulance

From 1968 to 2000, the province of Ontario took responsibility for the development, control and funding of ambulance services across the province. It was the Services Improvement Act in 1997 that ushered in a new era of provincial-municipal relationships with respect to the delivery of health and social services, which then led to land ambulance services being transferred to municipal governments.

Today the land ambulance system is a comprehensive service available to the citizens of The Frontenacs which includes the City of Kingston. Servicing a population of over 150,000, this EMS system responds to approximately 20,000 calls per year and incorporates both 69 Primary and 21 Advanced Care paramedics and 19 EMAs to service the rural and urban environments. The compliment of full, part time and volunteer paramedics utilize 14 vehicles to respond to call requests. Our ambulance service continues to plan and develop for the demand for service provision that is ever increasing.

It remains the overall goal of land ambulance to maintain quality patient care at existing or enhanced levels, while exploring new and innovative ways to meet and exceed legislative standards and improve efficiencies throughout the system.

It is through the combined effort of all those involved with the emergency medical services that we can continue to provide high standards and reassurance to the citizens of Frontenac that quality help is close at hand and ready to respond at all times.