Ottawa's new paramedic dispatch system launches Wednesday
Ottawa’s new ambulance dispatch system launches Wednesday, bringing changes to the way paramedics prioritize emergency calls. Under the Medical Priority Dispatch System, or MPDS, ambulances will be dispatched based on answers to detailed questions, and according to five colour-based levels based on the “acuity” of the situation. Top-priority calls are now marked as “purple,” which […]
Ottawa's new ambulance dispatch system launches Wednesday, bringing changes to the way paramedics prioritize emergency calls. Read More