Calls for ambulance service in Hastings County were down slightly in the first six months of this year, compared to 2022.
Statistics presented at the Emergency Services Committee meeting Wednesday indicate the service answered 14,507 emergency calls, 10 fewer than last year, in the period January to June.
The total call volume, including standby, was 20,060.
The response time statistics for across-county ambulances, including Belleville and Quinte West, ranges from 5:30 minutes in Bancroft to 13:57 minutes in Hastings County.
Below is the performance report:
Emergency Services Committee
Hastings-Quinte Paramedic Services
Performance Report
January 1, 2023 to June 30, 2023
Call Volume- Year to Date
| Call Volume | January 1/2022 to
June 30/2022
|
January 1/2023 to
June 30/2023 |
| Patient Contact Calls (Code 1-4) | 14,517 | 14,507 |
| Standbys (Code 8) | 5,605 | 5,553 |
| Total Call Volume (Code 1-8) | 20,122 | 20,060 |
Response Times – Year to Date
| Location
|
January 1/2022 to
June 30/2022 |
January 1/2023 to
June 30/2023
|
||
| Hastings County | 14:06 | 13:57 | ||
| Bancroft | 5:18 | 5:30 | ||
| Madoc | 12:36 | 12:06 | ||
| Belleville | 7:14 | 7:10 | ||
| Quinte West | 9:18 | 9:10 | ||
| Prince Edward County | 12:08 | 11:43 | ||
