Medavie EMS Elgin Ontario
125 edward st N5P 4L9 Saint Thomas, ON, Canada

2020 has certainly left its mark on all of our lives, but as we come out of it lets look forward to 2021 with the knowledge that we were able to overcome it, and know we have the strength and skills to persevere. Happy New Year

With our first significant snow fall of the season in the history books, please remember to have a safe cleared path to your house so we can make it to you in an emergency. Please help your community and think of the elderly that may need a hand.

Thank you to the citizens that stopped on Hwy 3 to assist our crew this morning. We didn't get your names, but your efforts are appreciated. Pandemic or not, ELGIN COUNTY pulls together to accomplish great things!

Student with symptoms? Unsure if they should go to school? Answer a few COVID-19 School Screening questions every day before leaving for school: covid-19.ontario.ca/school-screening/

Caring for Canadians and our communities is at the heart of everything we do. In addition to wishing you a happy holiday, we also want to ask you to practice ca...ring for each other, and for yourselves. Let the longest darkest nights of 2020 be the brightest because of how we treat each other and ourselves. See more

We are proud to announce that the Trauma Association of Canada (TAC) has selected Paula Poirier, Chief Operating Officer, Emergency Medical Care (EMC) as the 20...20 recipient for its Dr. Charles Burns Board Recognition Award. With nearly two decades of experience in emergency health services and the first non-physician selected to be President of TAC, Paula currently leads the day to day operations of EHS Operations, 811 Telecare and strategic long-term planning initiatives. On behalf of the entire Medavie team, we’d like to congratulate Paula on this well deserved recognition! https://bit.ly/2HzbA4W

December 6, 1989 is a day forever remembered by Canadians. Today we honour the 14 women murdered during the Montreal Massacre at l’École Polytechnique. This yea...r, we ask you to add a virtual white ribbon to your profile pic to remember those who lost their lives. http://ow.ly/aE2850CDXnb We #RememberThe14 : Geneviève Bergeron Hélène Colgan Nathalie Croteau Barbara Daigneault Anne-Marie Edward Maud Haviernick Maryse Laganière Maryse Leclair Anne-Marie Lemay Sonia Pelletier Michèle Richard Annie St-Arneault Annie Turcotte Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz #16Days #December6 #MontrealMassacre

Symptoms of a cold, the flu and COVID-19 can be similar. The only way to know if you have COVID-19 is to get tested. If you have symptoms, stay home and contact a COVID-19 assessment centre to book an appointment to be tested: https://www.swpublichealth.ca/gettested.

Big thank you to all the crews working tonight and those that responded to the emergency upstaffing. It's times like these when we are able to put all of our training to use and coordinate operations. Special thanks to St.Thomas Fire Department, St.Thomas Police Services, Middlesex London Paramedic Services, Oneida EMS, and STEGH ER Staff for all your assistance and support tonight. Everyone is safe and being cared for.

Effective Monday, November 23 at 12:01 am, the Southwestern Public Health region will move from the Yellow-Protect tier into the Orange-Restrict tier of the... Provincial Keeping Ontario Safe and Open Framework. This decision was made to further protect our community before the COVID-19 situation becomes unmanageable. At this stage, it is critical that each individual improves their efforts to help our whole community stay safe. It is up to each of us to get us back to Green. For more information: https://bit.ly/3nIEfUz See more

Today, 102 years ago the guns fell silent. 75 years ago Europe was free again. 67 years ago Korea was divided in two and a ceasefire was put in place. Multiple UN and NATO missions later, 12 years in Afghanistan coming to an end in 2014, and countless domestic operations, the Canadian military and its allies have stood to protect our freedoms. While this year will see minimal numbers at services, we know that each and everyone of you will be remembering in your own special ways. Take a moment to think of all the citizens of Canada that have and continue to stand up for what is right and offer their lives to defend and serve Canada with pride. Lest We Forget, We Will Remember Them.

CO awareness month is here. Please ensure you have a detector on all levels of your home. It’s the silent killer! Thanks TSSA for supplying these info handouts. Paramedics will be leaving these at homes we visit. Stay Safe!

Today, the provincial government moved the Southwestern Public Health region into the Yellow Tier of its Keeping Ontario Safe and Open Framework. The restrictio...ns, which primarily impact the food service industry, sports and recreational activities, and entertainment facilities, are effective as of 12:01 am Monday November 16, 2020 and will remain in place for at least 28 days. Learn what this means for you by reading our media release. https://bit.ly/3f5aHO4 See more

Keep your eyes open for the upcoming 2021 calendar supporting first responders! Phoenix canine Initiative will be selling them soon! Here’s a sneak peak of all the amazing dogs and their cameo as Service animals! Photo Credit: Denise Laing

WATCH: Troy Davies with Medavie Health Services joins Global News Morning to discuss their Heart Safe program, with November being CPR Awareness Month. More Morning News videos: https://trib.al/DPZp9Fr

Veteran’s Week is celebrated each year from the 5th to the 11th of November. It is a week where we recognize the sacrifices made by brave Canadians who served i...n the First and Second World Wars, in Korean in the Persian Gulf and Afghanistan and in other military efforts over the years. This year’s theme set out by the Government of Canada is marking the 75th anniversaries of the Liberation of the Netherlands, Victory in Europe Day and the Victory over Japan Day and the end of the Second World War. Almost 175,000 Canadian soldiers were part of the months-long mission to restore peace and liberty in the Netherlands, Asia and the Pacific. More than 10,000 Canadians fought in Allied effort to defeat Japan and more than one million Canadians fought in the Second World War with more than 45,00 sacrificing their lives in the fight of tyranny and oppression. Throughout this week of remembrance, I encourage all residents of #EML and Canadians to wear a poppy in remembrance and reflect on the sacrifices that our soldiers and veterans have made for Canada. Although in-person Remembrance Day ceremonies will be different this yearCanadians are able to take part in virtual commemorative activities and reflections. We will remember them. #CanadaRemembers

Old Man Winter and Mother Nature have brought the white stuff to our area tonight. Please be careful and drive for the conditions. Slow down and take your time.

Today kicks off CPR Awareness Month. We advise all citizens to learn CPR - you really do have the tools to save a life. Visit the Canadian Redcross site for more information: https://www.redcross.ca/in-/campaigns-and-events/cpr-month

Before you hit the streets tonight to haul home bags of loot, please review these few safety tips.

After posting about CO awareness this morning, this afternoon our paramedics responded to a multi patient incident MCI involving CO poisoning. Please make sure your detectors work and remember they need replacing ten years post manufacturing.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!! Please review the Public Health Safety Recommendation for trick or treating this year.

MOST Team Continues to Evolve The St. Thomas Police Service Mobile Outreach Support Team would like to introduce their new clinician. Please join us in welcomi...ng Karolina! Karolina joins our team to fill a void left after former clinician Yvonne moved on to a new opportunity last month. We look forward to a new and exciting chapter with Karolina and Brianne building upon the great success our CMHA response team has in support of vulnerable individuals in the community along with Liaison Officer PC Jeremy Linker. This winter, the MOST team will be able to enhance their support to the vulnerable population by supplying some basic immediate needs in the form of gift cards and vouchers. The Team will supply gift cards in small denominations that will allow individuals to purchase food, basic medicine, personal care products, hand warmers or a hot cup of coffee. The team will decide when and in what amounts the cards are to be distributed on an individual at need basis. The funding to buy the supplies was made possible by an application made to the Civil Remedies Grant which makes the MOST team possible. Initially the money was budgeted for ongoing training however impacts of Covid 19 have resulted in the cancellation of several training opportunities leaving the team with a small surplus in their budget which they felt would best be used to support our most vulnerable who struggle to support themselves.

Medavie EMS Elgin (MEMSEO) in Ontario ensured their commitment to patient safety by quickly dedicating a full-time individual to manage COVID-19 information and... work closely with provincial infectious control specialists and public health experts. A short-term contract logistics person was also hired to assist with additional cleaning and sanitization procedures. Through a partnership with local health care professionals and hospitals, a manager was qualified to conduct COVID-19 specimen collection to support rapid and barrier free access to assessment and testing for all health care employees. This allowed for limited time spent in isolation and further minimized the risk of transmission. By working together with their provincial partners in Perth and Chatham-Kent, the Ontario companies were able to protect patients and employees from unnecessary spread of COVID-19. #CPSW2020 #HeartOurHealthCareWorkers

Today we honour all first responders for risking their lives for the safety of others. This year, more than ever, we have relied on them to sacrifice, serve and... keep us safe. We appreciate you St Thomas Police Service, St Thomas Fire Department, Medavie EMS Elgin Ontario and all the staff at the St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital. #NationalFirstRespondersDay #ThankAFirstResponder

Every year, Medavie Health Services celebrates Canadian Patient Safety Week by recognizing employees who have gone above and beyond in their commitment to patie...nt safety. However, this has been a year like no other. As we continue to deal with the challenges of COVID-19, we are incredibly proud of everyone across Medavie Health Services for their commitment to keeping their patients and communities safe. That is why we will be highlighting the patient safety efforts of all our employees this year between October 26-30th. More than ever, employees across our organization have made patient safety a priority. We hope you’ll join us in recognizing all of them as our 2020 Patient Safety Champions. #CPSW2020 #HeartOurHealthCareWorkers

Before you head out on a nature walk in the woods for the next two months, please be mindful it is hunting season. Wear bright clothing.

Through the Medavie Health Foundation, we are proud to support United Way Perth-Huron as they work to support food security in our Perth County community. The U...nited Way works closely with local community partners to help our most vulnerable populations with their immediate food needs. Thank you to (left to right): Mike Adair, Chief, Paramedic Services, Perth County; Martin Ritsma, Campaign Co-Chair, United Way Perth-Huron; and Jim Aitcheson, Warden, Perth County for showing their #LocalLove. #ProudToSupport

Please note: Effective today (Monday, October 19) our COVID-19 Call Centre will be operating from 7:30 am - 5:30 pm Monday to Friday, and 8:30 am - 4:30 pm Saturday and Sunday. If you have questions related to COVID-19, you can contact them at 1-800-922-0096 ext. 9.

We have become aware of a potential text message phishing scam that is using Public Health Ontario’s email address. The email addresses are legitimate addresses... belonging to PHO, but have not been sent by the organization. Public Health Ontario does not contact individuals by phone, email or text message about potential COVID-19 exposure or testing results and does not provide advice directly to individuals. If you receive any text message, email or unsolicited phone call claiming to be from Public Health Ontario or from an email address or phone number associated with Public Health Ontario, we suggest you disregard them and not to respond.

Over the years we have seen many forms of expressing thanks, but this is a first. We are honoured to have two fish join our ranks after being named for the two paramedics that helped a patient experiencing an allergic reaction.