Alberta recognizes EMS frontline responders in ‘Paramedic Services Week’
Posted May 23, 2022 3:44 pm.
The province has officially designated the last week of the month from May 22 to 28 as Paramedic Services Week.
This week recognizes “the courageous men and women who respond to urgent and non-urgent medical calls every day and the families who support them,” said Jason Copping in a statement.
“On the ground and in the sky, paramedics are highly trained health-care providers, known for their skills, dedication, and compassion. They are usually the first healthcare provider we meet on what could be our very worst day.”
It’s #ParamedicServicesWeek. Take time to thank Alberta’s #paramedics, #EMS dispatchers and personnel, and their families who support their vital work. @ParamedicChiefs @PAC_Paramedic @AHS_Media @AHS_EMS @ParamedicAB @AlbertaEMS pic.twitter.com/xdTmg0bHzn
— Jason Copping (@JasonCoppingAB) May 22, 2022
Copping added the last couple of years have been challenging for Emergency Medical Services personnel and first responders including paramedics and dispatchers with many of them stretched to their limits both physically and mentally.
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Albertans can share their appreciation for paramedics with a virtual thank you note on their website
