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Ottawa paramedics keep pushing for taxi pilot after province's rejection (www.cbc.ca)
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A "frustrating" refusal by the province has not weakened the city's resolve to launch a taxis-as-ambulances pilot project, Ottawa's paramedic chief told reporters on Wednesday, explaining that an opportunity may be hiding in what the ministry didn't say.

The City of Ottawa proposed the pilot last autumn as a way to offset the hours paramedics are waiting at overcrowded emergency rooms. These delays lead to "code zero" events where no ambulance is available for calls.

The trial would have allowed paramedics to send patients with non-serious injuries to hospital in a taxi instead.

"That kind of creative solution is exactly what we need," said Mayor Mark Sutcliffe. "So, I was a little bit surprised by the fact that the province wasn't in agreement."

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:

A "frustrating" refusal by the province has not weakened the city's resolve to launch a taxis-as-ambulances pilot project, Ottawa's paramedic chief told reporters on Wednesday, explaining that an opportunity may be hiding in what the ministry didn't say.

The City of Ottawa proposed the pilot last autumn as a way to offset the hours paramedics are waiting at overcrowded emergency rooms.

The trial would have allowed paramedics to send patients with non-serious injuries to hospital in a taxi instead.

The news was also disappointing to Pierre Poirier, chief of the Ottawa Paramedic Service, but in that rejection he saw an opportunity.

"We look forward to reviewing their revised proposal," said Hannah Jensen, a spokesperson for Ontario's health minister.

The mayor said he's hopeful that the province will work with the paramedic chief to find a solution.

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