Peel Regional Paramedic Services
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Peel Regional Paramedic Services, provide ambulatory and paramedic care for the municipalities within Peel Region, in Ontario, Canada. Paramedic Headquarters are located in Brampton at 1600 Bovaird Road east and operations serve the residents of Caledon, Brampton, and Mississauga.
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Established | 2000 |
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Headquarters | Brampton, Ontario |
Jurisdiction | Regional municipality |
Employees | Almost 700 full- and part-time paramedics work for Peel Regional Paramedic Services. |
Ambulances | 60 ambulances and 8 Rapid Response Units |
Chief | Peter Dundas, Director of Peel Regional Paramedic Services |
Medical director | Dr. Sheldon Cheskes |
Responses | Responds to over 120,000 emergencies each year |
Website | http://www.peelregion.ca/paramedics/ |
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Peel Paramedics are overseen by Sunnybrook Centre for Prehospital Medicine (SCPM) and Base Hospital Director Sheldon Cheskes.[1] The Paramedics have routinely been involved in ground breaking patient care studies that have revolutionized Emergency Patient Care in the ROC - Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium. ROC is a clinical trial network focusing on research in the area of pre-hospital cardiopulmonary arrest and severe traumatic injury.