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 Lanark County Ambulance Service Mission Statement
Lanark County Ambulance Service is committed to
being a leader in emergency medical services and to providing our community with
excellent pre-hospital and out of hospital care by:
- Valuing our staff, patients and clients.
- Maintaining and promoting the highest standards
of our profession.
- Supporting illness and accident prevention.
- Managing our resources effectively.
- Working collaboratively with our peers in health
care and emergency services.
Vision
Lanark County Ambulance Service strives to meet
the changing needs of the community for pre-hospital and out of hospital care and believes
that by the timely application of the advances of both the art and science of medicine to
the practice of emergency medical services, we can decrease suffering, improve the health
of the community and save lives.
Philosophy
- Emergency medical services is a continuum of care
and caring which encompasses both pre-hospital and out of hospital patient care.
- Pre-hospital care includes the support,
instruction, care and treatment provided from the moment the request for emergency care is
initiated until the patient's care is transferred to the receiving health care provider.
- Out of hospital care includes all other aspects
of care and treatment provided by emergency services personnel including patient
transfers, response to and the treatment of citizens involved in mass casualty incidents
and community emergencies, and the provision of medical support to our allied emergency
services.
- Emergency medical services personnel are caring,
skilled and intelligent health care professionals whose goal is to provide their patients
with the best possible care.
- Emergency medical services personnel are worthy
of trust and confidence and consistently strive to do what is appropriate for their
patients.
- Emergency medical services personnel understand
the complexities of their environment, exercise good judgment and utilize system resources
appropriately.
- Medical care is an art based on science.
Emergency medical services are frequently provided in an uncontrolled and at times hostile
environment making the application of both the art and science of our profession more
difficult. Emergency medical services personnel strive to overcome these challenges to
ensure the best possible outcome for their patients.
Goals
- Provide the community with a full spectrum of
emergency medical services.
- Support the growth and development of emergency
medical services as an integral part of the health care community and as a health care
profession.
Objectives
- Participate with allied agencies and municipal
and provincial emergency organizations and representatives to plan, organize and maintain
and provide a readiness and capacity to respond appropriately to mass casualty incidents
and community disasters.
- Educate the public and the health care community
about the roles and functions of Lanark County Ambulance Service.
- Encourage and support illness and accident
prevention.
- Provide timely, effective and medically valued
response to all emergencies.
- Ensure that the standards of in-service education
and training are maintained.
- Manage our resources effectively and efficiently
ensuring that Lanark County Ambulance Service operates in a fiscally responsible manner.
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Providing Community Ambulance Service in
Lanark County
