Paramedic Service

Leeds Grenville Paramedic Service is a progressive team of well qualified professionals committed to achieving and delivering the highest medical standards.  By responding to emergencies in a coordinated and efficient manner, the people of Leeds Grenville can be confident in the quality of patient care provided. 

Leeds Grenville Paramedic Service will provide primary and advanced care for the United Counties of Leeds & Grenville area and the separated municipalities of Brockville, Prescott and Gananoque 24 hours/day, seven days/week.  We will commit to the provision of ambulance services in a manner that allows the closest available and most appropriate ambulance to be dispatched regardless of location or jurisdiction, and will work with other municipal, provincial and international agencies, as required, to respond to requests for assistance in such instances.

The Leeds Grenville Paramedic Service is responsible for providing pre-hospital, emergency medical care to all the residents of the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville. It covers over 3350 square kilometres and responds to more than 20,000 calls a year. The Service is a division within Leeds Grenville that reports to Counties Council, as well as the Joint Services Committee which is comprised of representatives from the Counties Council, the City of Brockville, Town of Prescott and the Town of Gananoque.

Leeds Grenville Paramedic Service has six permanent stations located throughout Leeds and Grenville, all six are staffed 24 hours a day and during peak times there are nine vehicles staffed, providing effective emergency coverage and equal access to an ambulance for the entire county.

The stations include:

• Brockville (two stations)
• Johnstown
• Kemptville
• Elgin
• Gananoque

Our fleet consists of 15 ambulances, all of which are Crestline Fleetmax.

Organizational Structure

The management structure of Leeds Grenville Paramedic Service is comprised of a Chief, Deputy Chief, Commander of Professional Standards and Education and five Supervisors. The service employs 60 full-time and 52 part-time primary and advanced care paramedics. All the paramedics are fully trained and meet the standard requirements of the Ontario Ambulance Act.

Training

Leeds Grenville Paramedic Service conducts two, in service, Continuing Medical Education (CME) programs annually for all paramedic staff, which includes the annual re-certification training program for our Primary Care and Advanced Care Paramedics.

Leeds Grenville Paramedic Service also supports the Public Access Defibrillation program. Currently there are approximately 209 public access defibrillators in the Counties. If your PAD is not currently registered with our service, we would like to encourage you to register your device.

Part Time Paramedic Recruitment

Leeds Grenville Paramedic Service is accepting resumes for recruitment from January 23, 2019 to March 1, 2019. For more information regarding this employment opportunity please refer to the job posting.  For further information on how to apply, please visit our recruitment page.