Quebec ambulance delays prompt urgent public outcry over emergency care

Thursday, May 22, 2025, 11:21 am

Worrisome delays in ambulance responses have left nearly half of Quebec’s municipalities at risk. With first-responder services scant in many areas, prolonged emergency wait times are jeopardizing lives and drawing sharp criticism—proving that outdated response systems can be as frustrating as buffering online videos.

globalnews.ca / Half of Quebecers don’t have first responder services in their communities: report

The report published today says 45 per cent of very urgent calls in municipalities without first responders have an ambulance response time of more than 10 minutes.

thestar.com / Half of Quebecers don't have first responder services in their communities: report

QUÉBEC - A new auditor general report has found that half of Quebec's population lives in communities with no first responder service.

ledevoir.com / Derrière les problèmes d’ambulances, le manque de premiers répondants

La moitié des Québécois sont toujours privés de services de premiers répondants, déplore le vérificateur général.

lapresse.ca / Services ambulanciers | Des chances de survie compromises par les délais, dit le VG

Près de la moitié des Québécois vivent dans une municipalité sans service de premiers répondants. Résultat ? Près de 45 % des appels « très urgents », comme pour un arrêt cardiorespiratoire, sont traités en plus de dix minutes, ce qui laisse peu des chances de survie.

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