Region of Waterloo Paramedic Service

Region of Waterloo Paramedic Services
	Motto: Excellence in Patient Care
Headquarters	Cambridge, Ontario
Jurisdiction	Regional Municipality of Waterloo
Employees	208
BLS or ALS	Both
Ambulances	26 + 6 first response vehicles
Chief	Stephen Van Valkenburg
Medical director	Dr. Paul Miller, Hamilton Health Sciences Centre for Paramedic Education and Research
Responses	Approx. 40,000/yr (2014)
Website	Region of Waterloo Paramedic Services

Region of Waterloo Paramedic Services is an emergency medical service provider for the Regional Municipality of Waterloo. The service provides both advanced and primary care level paramedic services to Waterloo, Ontario, Cambridge, Ontario and Kitchener, Ontario and the townships of Wilmot, Woolwich, Wellesley and North Dumfries.

Staff

Region of Waterloo Paramedic Services employs 208 primary and advanced care paramedics and support staff.

Fleet

33 vehicles including:
- 26 ambulances
- 6 emergency response units
- 1 emergency support unit

Operations

RWPS operates from 11 stations within the Region and serves the population (approximately 535,000). RWPS also provides service to neighbouring areas (such as Oxford, Perth, Wellington and Brant Counties) when ambulances in those municipalities are not available to respond.