Kawartha Lakes Paramedic Service has a fleet of 12 ambulances and 3 Emergency Response Units (ERU). Bases in Lindsay, Fenelon Falls, and Bobcaygeon. Secondary posts in Coboconk and Pontypool. Our team of Primary and Advanced Care Paramedics respond 24/7 to 9-1-1 medical requests for help.
Acting Chief Andrew Rafton leads our team as we serve a population of about 76,000 residents spread over more than 3,000 km. As a prime cottage and recreational destination, Kawartha Lakes welcomes 60,000 visitors each year.
Lakes are the main factor affecting our response time as we navigate around them. Since 2011, our response time has been stable despite a 26% increase in patient transport volume. You can visit the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care website to learn more about the Land Ambulance Response Time Standard.
Lakeridge Health Corporation (Oshawa Hospital) is our Ministry of Health appointed Medical Director.
In 2016, Kawartha Lakes Paramedic Service responded to approximately 22,000 calls.
Our team
- 80 Paramedics, full and part-time
- 28 Advanced Care Paramedics
- 54 Primary Care Paramedics
- 2 full-time Superintendents
- 3 part-time Superintendents
- 1 Administrative Assistant
- 2 Paramedic Commanders
- 1 Deputy Chief
- 1 Chief
Our commitment
For the 2017 calendar year, we submitted the following response plan:
Sudden Cardiac Arrest |
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25% of the time, we plan to have a paramedic respond to a sudden cardiac arrest within six minutes from the time ambulance dispatch conveys the call information until the paramedic arrives at the scene, ready to use a defibrillator. |
Resuscitation |
| 50% of the time, City of Kawartha Lakes Paramedic Service plans to have a paramedic respond to any patient determined to be a Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale 1 within 8 minutes of dispatch conveying the call. |
Emergent |
| 60% of the time, City of Kawartha Lakes Paramedic Service plans to have a paramedic respond to any patient determined to be a Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale 2 within 10 minutes of dispatch conveying the call. |
Urgent |
| 75% of the time, City of Kawartha Lakes Paramedic Service plans to have a paramedic respond to any patient determined to be a Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale 3 within 20 minutes of dispatch conveying the call. |
Less urgent |
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75% of the time, City of Kawartha Lakes Paramedic Service plans to have a paramedic respond to any patient determined to be a Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale 4 within 25 minutes of dispatch conveying the call. |
Non-urgent |
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75% of the time, City of Kawartha Lakes Paramedic Service plans to have a paramedic respond to any patient determined to be a Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale 5 within 30 minutes of dispatch conveying the call. |
Our vehicles
The vehicles we use are known as Emergency Response Units (ERU) and ambulances. These vehicles respond to emergencies in the community by bringing Primary or Advanced Care Paramedics. We have a fleet of 12 ambulances and three Emergency Response Units.
Our stations
The Kawartha Lakes Paramedic Service has bases in Lindsay, Fenelon Falls, Bobcaygeon and secondary posts in Coboconk and Pontypool.
Our initiatives
We deliver a number of community education programs, with the intention of making our community a safer place for all. To learn more, visit our Cardiac Arrest (PAD) and Public Education page.
More information:
- Ambulance Act
- Basic Life Support Patient Care Standards
- Advanced Life Support Patient Care Standards
Paramedic Week
Paramedic Week is May 26 to June 1, 2019, and is a week of celebration of and for paramedics across Canada.
To celebrate Paramedic Week, join our Paramedics team on May 29 at their Celebrity Server dinner at Boston Pizza in Lindsay!
From 5pm to 8pm, your community paramedics will be hanging up the stethoscope and trying on their server hat. 10% of all food receipts will be donated to Jumpstart to help children in our community be active.
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