Weeneebayko Area Health Authority Paramedic Services

Weeneebayko Area Health Authority Paramedic Services
HeadquartersMoosonee, Ontario
BLS or ALSBLS
Ambulances+6
Responses~4800 (based on monthly call average of 400 calls[1])
Websitewww.waha.ca

Weeneebayko Area Health Authority Paramedic Services (WAHA-PS), formerly James Bay Ambulance Services, services First Nation communities in Northern Ontario and is funded by the province of Ontario.

WAHA-PS services the communities and transfers to the nearest airport/helipad for advance care in the south by ORNGE.

Dispatch services are routed via Timmins Central Ambulance Communications Centre.[2]

Stations

WAHA-PS operates from 6 stations:

  • Moosonee, Ontario - located at Fifth Street and Bay Road
  • Attawapiskat, Ontario - east of the hospital site
  • Fort Albany, Ontario - School Road and Main Road
  • Peawanuck, Ontario
  • Kashechewan, Ontario - at Base 4
  • Moose Factory, Ontario - Emergency Preparedness and Response (EPR) Centre shared with Moose Factory Island Fire & Rescue and Nishnawbe Aski Police Service.

Fleet

WAHA-PS operates Type II ambulances.

References

  1. ^ "Ambulance Services – Weeneebayko Area Health Authority".
  2. ^ "Ambulance Services – Weeneebayko Area Health Authority".