EMS

Our department is always ready to respond - 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. During peak hours, one of our ambulances is stationed north of the Bascule Bridge. Staff members are all fully certified paramedics.

About Our Emergency Medical Services (EMS)

The EMS Department at North Ottawa Community Hospital is staffed by state licensed Paramedics. Their training and expertise .. as well as the sophisticated equipment on board each ambulance ... enable them to provide our community with Advanced Life Support (ALS) services. Our Paramedics can maintain direct radio communication with Emergency Room Physicians. Critical monitoring and treatment of a patient can begin as quickly as possible. The EMS Department works closely with community Police and Fire Departments and is affiliated with area emergency Helicopter Services.

For further information about our EMS services, please call (616) 844-4506.

DIAL 911 FOR EMERGENCIES

How Do I Use 911?

Dial 911
When the call taker answers, remember the following:

Be Calm! Say, I have an emergency!
Speak slowly and clearly. Give a clear and simple description of the emergency.
Stay on the telephone! DO NOT hang up unless the call taker tells you to.
Answer all questions and listen carefully to what the call taker tells you.

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