BC Emergency Health Services

NEW VIDEO 🚑 BC Emergency Health Services is excited to launch a new video showcasing our paramedics along with call takers, dispatchers, and the many other critical roles. Hear from our team members from diverse communities share their experience and how their lifestyle can enrich personal hobbies, interests, and pursuits. ▶️ https://lnkd.in/g4maA5mq

“People are so wonderful and generous, and they thank us and call us heroes. I see it slightly differently. We’re not heroes. We are servants. We’re there to be there for the public. We’re there to help.” – Dawson Creek Primary Care Paramedic Dawn Reierson Dawn recently celebrated 25 years of service with BCEHS and her colleague Fort St. John Unit Chief John te Bulte was recently honoured for 40 years of service. John and Dawn are deeply committed to serving the communities of the Peace Region in Northeastern BC. Learn more about their career journeys and the work they’ve done to support people in life’s most challenging moments: https://ow.ly/h6VG50UILxA #BCEHS50

"In June 2024 I was helping a friend repair his roof and suffered a fall. Knocked unconscious by the fall, I was rushed to Nanaimo General Hospital by ground ambulance. I was later flown to Victoria General Hospital for emergency surgery to correct a brain bleed. Thanks to lifesaving care being provided quickly, I'm happy to report I've made a full recovery. Thank you BCEHS!” – Brett Go to bcehs.ca to leave your own message of thanks for a BCEHS paramedic or emergency medical call taker. #ThankfulThursdays #Gratitude #Paramedics #911 #Ambulance

BCEHS was honoured to present Vital Link Awards to three Langley siblings for helping to save their father’s life after his cardiac arrest last September. “There’s some fear for sure but surprisingly I was pretty calm; I just knew I had to put the training I learned to use” – said Sava in recalling his actions that evening. Sava performed CPR with the guidance of an emergency medical call taker, after his sisters, Sofia and Nina, called 911. At the ceremony in Surrey, the family was also able to thank meet and thank paramedics and the emergency medical call taker and dispatcher involved in the response. See the emotional reunion and learn how the Savkovic siblings helped save their father's life. @ctvvancouver

Congratulations to Chris Michel for being recognized with a PHSA+ Award for Excellence in Patient/Client and Family-Centred Care for his exceptional service to patients as a community paramedic! Chris has been an integral part of CP@Clinic, the first urban community paramedic clinic in BC located in the Ted Kuhn Towers in Surrey, since the program began in 2021. Chris is known for being a leader and mentor to other community paramedics, as well as for his commitment to caring for patients with empathy and compassion.

“We have that opportunity to be in people’s homes in some of the worst moments of their lives and make a big difference to give them a little bit of peace and security.” – Dawson Creek Primary Care Paramedic Dawn Reierson. Dawn recently celebrated 25 years of service with BCEHS and her colleague John te Bulte, Unit Chief of Fort St. John recently celebrated 40 years with the ambulance service. Earlier this week, Dawn and John appeared on “This Week in the Peace” to talk about their careers and what they love about their jobs serving the Peace Region in Northeastern BC. Check out their interviews: https://ow.ly/wVMi50UHaEo

Today, BCEHS assisted Northern Health with moving patients to the new hospital site in Fort St James. Thank you to the paramedics and crew members involved in the Stuart Lake Hospital transition!

Today we honour the memory of #paramedics Andreas Goedicke and Wendy Thompson, along with Dr. Jeffrey Dolph and pilots Daniel Jorgensen and Geir Zinke. They died on this day 30 years ago when their air #ambulance plane crashed near Masset, killing everyone aboard. #LODD

Paramedic Public Information Officer Brian Twaites has lived and breathed paramedicine since he was a high school student. His multifaceted career with BCEHS spans over 40 years. From working as a private medic for celebrities, dignitaries and royals to participating in the Public Response Unit as a paramedic in the Vancouver Police Department’s Public Safety Unit, Brian has experienced his fair share of high-profile paramedic work. But, he says, it’s the everyday calls with members of the public that have been the best part of all. “I’ve had an amazing career. I’ve been so fortunate. We get invited into people’s worlds. We meet people on an intimate level, and it’s humbling. Honestly, it’s the best job in the world,” Brian says. Read more about Brian Twaites’ career as part of our 50 stories celebrating 50 years of BC’s provincial ambulance service on our website here. https://lnkd.in/gYgAv3Uh #bcehs50

“Thank you to the dispatcher - I've never made a 911 call in my life - and to the paramedics, Mike and his partner, who made getting my wife to the hospital easier. Mike is a kind soul.” – Harry Go to bcehs.ca to leave your own message of thanks for a BCEHS paramedic or emergency medical call taker. #ThankfulThursdays #Gratitude #Paramedics #911 #Ambulance