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VICTORIA — British Columbia is overhauling the ambulance service to reduce wait times for the most serious 911 calls after complaints about long delays during medical emergencies, the health minister says.
Adrian Dix said Wednesday that calls increased dramatically during a recent record-breaking heat wave, but paramedics were already under pressure from the overdose crisis.
Stronger leadership at BC Emergency Health Services will include the appointment of former Vancouver police chief Jim Chu as chair of a board focused on the ambulance service and Leanne Heppell as the new chief ambulance officer…
