Ontario. Ambulance Services Branch

• Ambulance Services Branch

In 1973 the Ambulance Services Section became the Ambulance Services Branch within the Direct Services Division, where it remained until 1981. At this time, the Branch consisted of two units: Regional Co-ordinators and District Ambulance Stations.

In 1981 the Direct Services Division was abolished and the Ambulance Services Branch came under the Emergency Health Services Group, which reported directly to the Associate Deputy Minister of Institutional Health.

During the next few years the Ambulance Services Branch was moved from one area of responsibility to another. In February 1985, it was moved from Institutional Health to Emergency Services, Laboratories and Drug Programmes; in March 1987 it was transferred again to Emergency and Special Health Services, and in July 1988 to the new Personal Health area.

During the 1980s the Branch's internal structure reflected the increased amount of responsibility which the Branch had assumed. By 1987 the Branch was organized into six units: Financial Services, Air Ambulance Section, Air Ambulance Bases, Technical Services Section, Land Ambulance Section, Regional Offices and Ambulance and Central Communications Centres.

In March 1990, Ambulance Services became the Emergency Health Services Branch under the Assistant Deputy Minister of Corporate Affairs.

The Ambulance Services Branch provided both consultative and direct operational services for both land and air ambulance services.

Consultation services were provided to various client groups including hospital, private, volunteer and municipally-operated ambulance services. These services included offering advice related to disaster planning and ambulance service training programmes, evaluating ambulance vehicle and equipment needs, inspecting ambulance services and ensuring that service was consistent with legislated requirements.

As well, the Branch operated a number of ambulance services and central dispatch services across Ontario.

RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)

2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM

Dept. of Health Annual Reports, 1972-1990; Government of Ontario Telephone Directories, 1972-1990; KWIC Index to Services, 1985-1990.

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