Weeneebayko Area Health Authority Paramedic Services Explained

Weeneebayko Area Health Authority Paramedic Services
Headquarters:	Moosonee, Ontario
Staff Type:	Full time and part time
Bls Or Als:	BLS
Ambulances:	+6
Yearly Responses:	~4800 (based on monthly call average of 400 calls^[1])
Website:	www.waha.ca

Weeneebayko Area Health Authority Paramedic Services (WAHA-PS), formerly James Bay Ambulance Services, services First Nation communities in Northern Ontario and is funded by the province of Ontario.

WAHA-PS services the communities and transfers to the nearest airport/helipad for advance care in the south by ORNGE.

Dispatch services are routed via Timmins Central Ambulance Communications Centre.^[2]

Stations

WAHA-PS operates from 6 stations:

• Moosonee, Ontario - located at Fifth Street and Bay Road
• Attawapiskat, Ontario - east of the hospital site
• Fort Albany, Ontario - School Road and Main Road
• Peawanuck, Ontario
• Kashechewan, Ontario - at Base 4
• Moose Factory, Ontario - Emergency Preparedness and Response (EPR) Centre shared with Moose Factory Island Fire & Rescue and Nishnawbe Aski Police Service.

Fleet

WAHA-PS operates Type II ambulances.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ambulance Services – Weeneebayko Area Health Authority.
2. Web site: Ambulance Services – Weeneebayko Area Health Authority.