Public invited to attend EMS Fleet Days

Events held in conjunction with National Paramedic Services Week, May 22-28

CALGARY – National Paramedic Services Week (May 22-28) honours the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) profession and recognizes the professionals who provide this public service.

The week also offers an opportunity to better understand the importance of EMS within the health care system and our communities.

The week’s national theme is: Paramedics: Enhancing Care – Changing Lives.

EMS providers across the province will be celebrating National Paramedic Services Week in a variety of ways. EMS would like to invite the public to five EMS Fleet Days open house events:

Friday, May 20, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Okotoks Recreation Centre, Okotoks
99 Okotoks Dr.

Saturday, May 21, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Canadian Tire, Canmore
1110 Gateway Ave.

Sunday, May 22, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Chinook Centre, Calgary
6455 Macleod Tr. S.W.

Friday, May 27, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Genesis Place, Airdrie
800 East Lake Blvd. N.E.

Saturday, May 28, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Southcentre Mall, Calgary
100 Anderson Rd. S.E.

All open houses will offer interactive ambulance tours and demonstrations of medical equipment. Calgary events will have additional apparatus and equipment, some of which were involved in the Fort McMurray wildfire response, including a multi-patient vehicle, a neonatal ambulance, a medical support vehicle, a power-lift stretcher ambulance, an antique ambulance, a field hospital and a computerized, lifelike mannequin used for medical simulation training.

The public may call 403-955-9606 with any enquiries about the events. Calgary Zone EMS paramedics respond to more than 164,000 requests for service annually.

Alberta Health Services is the provincial health authority responsible for planning and delivering health supports and services for more than four million adults and children living in Alberta. Its mission is to provide a patient-focused, quality health system that is accessible and sustainable for all Albertans.

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