Brant-Brantford Paramedic Services Presents First Annual Report

Brant-Brantford Paramedic Services is proud to present the 2024 Brant-Brantford Paramedic Services Annual Report. This report highlights the wide range of services provided by the Paramedic Services team, along with key statistics, information on Community Paramedicine, paramedic recognition awards and other notable achievements.

“Through this report, we are pleased to share with the communities we serve the hard work and dedication of the Brant-Brantford Paramedics Services team,” said Russell King, Chief, Brant-Brantford Paramedic Services. “2024 proved to be another extremely busy year, and we are very proud of our dedicated team and their ongoing commitment to serving the Brant-Brantford community.”

Brant-Brantford Paramedic Services employs a total of 142 staff, comprised of full-time and part-time staff that are on duty 24/7, 365 days a year. As the sole delivery provider of paramedic services for the County of Brant and the City of Brantford, the team serves over 145,000 residents, as well as visitors. Through their care they play an integral role in community safety and well-being, providing pre-hospital advanced medical care, patient transport, and community paramedicine services. 

“With the leadership and support of the Paramedic Services Committee, along with County and City Councils, Brant-Brantford Paramedic Services continued to deliver exceptional care to the community throughout 2024, all of which are highlighted in this first annual report.” said King.

Highlights of the report include:

• Performance: Brant-Brantford Paramedic Services Paramedics Responded to 34,406 Potential Patient Carrying Calls in 2024 (averaging 94 calls per day), an increase of 7% from 2023. From these calls 16,063 were transported to the hospital.
  
  
• Community Paramedicine: Community Paramedicine is designed to maximize efficiencies in patient care and resources by allowing paramedics to apply their education and skill beyond the traditional role of emergency medical response. Comprised of a non-emergent mobile response team with specialized training, this team is dedicated to supporting identified patients in the community and those at risk of declining health status, supporting accommodation, providing education, while helping to reduce unnecessary emergency department visits and hospital admissions by bringing primary care into a patient’s home.
  In 2024, a total of 1791 medical procedures, ranging from medication administration to blood draws, were completed by the Brant-Brantford Community Paramedicine team.
  
  
• Governor General’s Awards: The following Brant-Brantford Paramedics received the Governor General’s Emergency Medical Service Exemplary Service Medal for over 30 and 40 years of exceptional service.

• • David Dungey – 40 years
  • Russell King – 30 years
  • Michael Polgar – 30 years
  • Vito Tuori – 30 years
  • Neil Vanderpost – 30 years
    
    
• New Paramedic Services Headquarters: After several years of planning, the Brant-Brantford Paramedic Services is thrilled to share the new Headquarters project is underway. The new Headquarters is a built to suit lease, working in collaboration with GrandBridge Energy Inc. and GrandBridge Solutions Inc. Additional details, including a timeline for the project, can be found in the report.
  
  
• Community Engagement: With the support of the Paramedic Services Committee, Paramedic Services were proud to facilitate the donation of a fully equipped ambulance to the Institute of Sisters of Immaculate Heart of Mary Mother of Christ in Nkpor, Nigeria. The donated ambulance was decommissioned from active service and otherwise headed for an auction.

In addition to the goals and projects outlined for 2025 in the report, Brant-Brantford Paramedic Services, along with our partners in fire and police services would like to remind our communities of the importance of using 911 responsibly. Did you know that approximately half of 911 calls are non-emergencies? Every non-emergency call can tie up critical resources that could be helping someone in a life-threatening situation. Through continued public education, we aim to reduce the number of non-emergency calls made to 911 – ensuing faster, more effective responses when every second counts. To learn more about when to call 911 and other medical service resources available, visit www.brant.ca/maketherightcall.

For more information on Brant-Brantford Paramedic Services, and to view the 2024 Annual Report in the About Us section, visit www.brant.ca/Paramedics