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Emergency Medical Services is committed to promoting the safety and well being of citizens. No longer viewed as just transportation to health care facilities, ground ambulance services and ambulance crews serve as the front-line of Calgary's emergency health care system and play a critical role in the provision of emergency care and treatment of a patient's medical condition or traumatic injuries.

Calgary EMS experiences over 90,000 emergency responses a year, and operates 43 advanced life support (ALS) response vehicles during peak times of the day when call volumes are highest. On certain time-dependent life threatening calls, paramedics are assisted by the Calgary Fire Department first responders.

Calgary EMS
Calgary Emergency Medical Services Department operates 43response vehicles:
  • 20 units, 24 hours a day
  • 19 units, 12 hours a day
  • Three paramedic response units
It has a Medical Support Unit on standby for incidents involving numerous casualties. It receives over 90,000 "911" medical calls a year from Calgary, Cochrane and Airdrie and its Air Ambulance Services fly over 500 missions a year.

Calgary is the first service in Canada to be named the "Centre of Excellence" by the National Academy of Emergency Medical Dispatch (NAEMD) in 1994.