Paramedic Week to be proclaimed in province
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This article was published 16/05/2024 (862 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Manitoba is officially proclaiming May 19 to 25 as Paramedic Week to recognize the work of emergency dispatchers, volunteer first responders and patient transporters, Health Minister Uzoma Asagwara announced in a media release issued Wednesday.
To acknowledge the occasion, the minister highlighted investments in paramedicine made as part of the province’s 2024-25 budget.
That includes funding a third operating ambulance in Brandon. The previous Progressive Conservative government had introduced it last year, but the current government told the Sun earlier this year that they were changing it from a pilot project to permanent one.
To encourage more people to train as advanced care paramedics and expand job opportunities, the province is spending more than $16 million as well as $124,000 to add 16 training seats for paramedics at Red River College Polytechnic in the 2024-25 academic year.
“Our government is investing in paramedicine, so that Manitobans can feel secure knowing first responders will be there to assist in emergencies,” Asagwara said in the release.
“We are also making sure timely emergency care is available to all Manitobans no matter where they live, which is why we are supporting new training spots for advanced care paramedics to work in rural and northern communities.”
The minister said the government had recruited 21 clinical service leaders for communities like Dauphin, Neepawa, Ashern, Lac du Bonnet, The Pas and Flin Flon since January.
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