Ministry changes will prioritize paramedic response to life-threatening emergencies, while lower acuity calls may receive ‘clinically appropriate’ response

STRATFORD – Ministry of Health system changes to paramedic dispatching are expected to prioritize life-threatening emergencies and reduce ambulance lights and sirens responses.  In November, the Ministry of Health will implement the Medical Priority Dispatch System (MPDS) at the London Central Ambulance Communications Centre, which serves as Perth County’s dispatcher for paramedics and fire departments. …

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Kelsey Bent is a Local Journalism Initiative Reporter with Midwestern Newspapers.