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GordonBlue · 10-03-2025, 07:03 AM

Patients may be offered a taxi rather than an ambulance in Edmonton and Calgary: EHS

https://www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/arti...d-calgary-ehs/

A news release from Emergency Health Services-Alberta (EHS) says starting Thursday, low-acuity callers in who are advised by a registered nurse at Health Link 811 to see a doctor within 24 hours may be offered a taxi service to the nearest hospital emergency department or urgent care centre if they do not have another way to get there.

Cab rides will be arranged by Health Link for eligible patients who can safely walk on their own, do not require assessment by paramedics and are over the age of 18. Return transportation will be the patient’s responsibility.

EHS said more than one-third of the 50,000 911 directed to Health Link were sent back to 911 for non-emergency ambulance transport in 2023.

10-03-2025, 07:03 AM	#27466
GordonBlue Franchise Player Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Alberta Exp:	Patients may be offered a taxi rather than an ambulance in Edmonton and Calgary: EHS https://www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/arti...d-calgary-ehs/ A news release from Emergency Health Services-Alberta (EHS) says starting Thursday, low-acuity callers in who are advised by a registered nurse at Health Link 811 to see a doctor within 24 hours may be offered a taxi service to the nearest hospital emergency department or urgent care centre if they do not have another way to get there. Cab rides will be arranged by Health Link for eligible patients who can safely walk on their own, do not require assessment by paramedics and are over the age of 18. Return transportation will be the patient’s responsibility. EHS said more than one-third of the 50,000 911 directed to Health Link were sent back to 911 for non-emergency ambulance transport in 2023.