Region of Waterloo Paramedic Service

Region of Waterloo Paramedic Services

Motto: Excellence in Patient Care
Headquarters	Cambridge, Ontario
Jurisdiction	Regional Municipality of Waterloo
Employees	208
BLS or ALS	Both
Ambulances	26 + 6 First Response Vehicles
Chief	Stephen Van Valkenburg
Medical director	Dr. Michelle Welsford, Hamilton Health Sciences Centre for Paramedic Education and Research
Responses	approx. 40,000/yr (2014)
Website	Region of Waterloo Paramedic Services

Region of Waterloo Paramedic Services is an emergency medical service provider for the Regional Municipality of Waterloo. The service provides EMS to Waterloo, Ontario, Cambridge, Ontario and Kitchener, Ontario and the Townships of Wilmot, Woolwich, Wellesley and North Dumphries.

Staff

Region of Waterloo Paramedic Services employs 208 Primary and Advanced Care Paramedics and Support Staff.

Fleet

• 33 vehicles including:
  • 26 Ambulances
  • 6 Emergency Response Units
  • 1 Emergency Support Unit;

Operations

RWPS operates from 10 stations in Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge, St. Jacobs and Wilmot Township and serves the population (approximately 500,000)

• Headquarters - 120 Maple Grove Road, Cambridge
• Phillipsburg- 2001 Nafziger Road, Wilmot Twp
• Cambridge - 91 St. Andrews Street
• Cambridge - Pinebush Road
• Kitchener - 1035 Ottawa Street North
• Kitchener - 1700 Queens Boulevard
• Kitchener- 80 Water Street N
• Kitchener- Conestoga College Campus, Conestoga College Blvd.
• St. Jacobs - 30 Parkside Drive
• Waterloo - 90 Westmount Road

See Also

Paramedicine in Canada

• List of EMS Services in Ontario
• Paramedics in Canada
• Emergency Medical Services in Canada

Emergency Services in Waterloo Region

• Waterloo Regional Police Service
• Kitchener Fire Department

References

• EMS - About Us