Ambulance Offload Nurse Initiative
May 20, 2010 8:59 AM
The McGuinty government is providing a total of $9.6 million to 16 municipalities to hire nurses who are dedicated to receiving non-emergent patients who arrive in hospital emergency rooms by ambulance. Municipalities, who manage ambulance services, work with their local hospitals in the placement of these dedicated nursing services. Listed below is a breakdown of the funding:
|
LHIN |
Municipality |
2010/11 Funding |
|
Toronto Central |
City of Toronto |
$3,416,512 |
|
Champlain |
City of Ottawa |
$1,051,236 |
|
Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant |
Hamilton |
$788,427 |
|
Central West |
Region of Peel |
$788,427 |
|
Mississauga Halton |
Region of Halton |
$262,809 |
|
Central East |
Region of Durham |
$262,809 |
|
Central |
Region of York |
$788,427 |
|
South West |
County of Middlesex |
$525,618 |
|
Erie St. Clair |
County of Essex |
$525,618 |
|
North East |
Greater Sudbury |
$131,402 |
|
Central East |
County of Peterborough |
$262,809 |
|
Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant |
Region of Niagara |
$262,809 |
|
Waterloo-Wellington |
Region of Waterloo |
$262,809 |
|
South East |
County of Frontenac |
$131,402 |
|
North Simcoe Muskoka |
Simcoe County |
$69,443 |
|
North West |
Thunder Bay |
$69,443 |
|
TOTAL |
$9,600,000 |
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