Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Consultants Complete Patient Transfer Review

A consultants report looking into non-emergency land ambulance patient transfers in the Kenora District shows serious regulatory and funding irregularities compared to Southern Ontario.

The report contains 24-recommendations and was drafted following feedback from everyone but the provincial government.

Director of Emergency Management Services Andrew Tickner says they support most of the recommendations.

KDSB Chair Barry Baltessen says he's hoping the report opens the governments eyes and will use it to lobby for more government support.

Baltessen say the KDSB is upset that non-emergency transfers are funded in the South and not here at home.