York Region Paramedic Services


York Region Paramedic Services provides legislated land ambulance services and paramedic care for the local municipalities within York Region. Paramedic Services is a division of the Region's Paramedic and Seniors Service Branch. Prior to 2000, ambulance services were provided by 2 private operators, York County Hospital, Nobleton Volunteer Ambulance and Ontario's Ministry of Health. The patchwork of service also had York Region dispatched by 3 different Ministry of Health Communication Centres. Georgian CACC now dispatches the whole region on the Ontario Government leased Bell Mobility Fleetnet VHF trunked radio system. There are approximately 480 full-time paramedics serving the region. Paramedic Operations are based in East Gwillimbury, Ontario.

Operations

York Region Paramedic Services operates emergency ambulances and Paramedic response units in the 9 local municipalities of the Regional Municipality of York.
Paramedic services on Georgina Island are provided by Georgina Island Fire Department. The single ambulance is stationed at the Georgina Fire Department's fire hall on Chief Joesph Snake Road.
District 1
Town of Aurora
Town of Newmarket
East Gwillimbury
Town of Georgina
District 2
Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville
Town of Richmond Hill
District 3
City of Vaughan
Township of King