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means for us as a city, but also what it means for people who want care.” Coun. Paul McDonell, a former deputy fire chief, said the decision “came out of the blue.” He agreed that it will impact the city’s fire service. “There’s also a statement made by the B.C. Ambulance Service that this will save them 30 per cent on their budget,” he added. “So, follow the money. What they’re doing is they’re going to balance this budget, the provincial budget, and the cuts are coming. This is just the first wave of them in health care.” Mayor Derek Corrigan said he was also concerned over the potential for people in crisis to be left waiting. “If the provincial government wants to talk about efficiency and wants to work with us … the door is always open,” he said. “But this isn’t a matter of anyone having a discussion with us.” But the changes are meant to increase the number of routine calls, according to B.C. Emergency Health Services spokesperson Kelsie Carwithen. “It is very important to note that we will not be making changes to first responder notification …
without further consultation with first responders over the next month,” she said in an email to the NOW. The decision to change the resource allocation plan came out of a review that happens regularly, and changes are based on medical evidence. In this case, physicians and a working group reviewed 630,000 patient records. “The review showed that it is not medically necessary (and, therefore, not an effective use of their resources and portion of the municipal budget) for first responders to attend some calls as in the past,” she said. “However, they will still be providing other non-medical services like extraction and jaws of life, etc.” Carwithen stressed that the decision is not a costsaving measure because an ambulance will still attend every call. “This is simply a way to ensure that we are keeping the public, patients, paramedics safe by reducing the mode of the response. (For example), code three response (driving fast) versus routine (driving the speed limit).” Any further changes to the plan will not be done without consultation, Carwithen noted. See more online at www. burnabynow.com.
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