EHS is hiring 100 more transport operators across the province to handle routine patient transfers. These new, non-paramedic staff will help reduce pressure on the ambulance system and paramedics.

Currently, there are 80 transport operators who support EHS’s Medical Transport Service and Patient Transfer Units. The new hires will increase the number to 180.
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