Public invited to attend EMS Fleet Days

Events held in conjunction with National Paramedic Services Week, May 28-June 3

SOUTH ZONE – National Paramedic Services Week (May 28-June 3) honours the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) profession and recognizes the professionals who provide this vital public service. The week also offers an opportunity to better understand the importance of EMS within the healthcare system and our communities.

The week’s national theme is Paramedics: Always In Service.

EMS providers across the province will be celebrating National Paramedic Services Week in a variety of ways. EMS would like to invite the public to five EMS Fleet Days open house events:

Sunday, May 28, Noon to 4 p.m.
RI Baker Middle School, Coaldale
2112 13 St.

Wednesday, May 31, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Health Care Centre, Oyen
315 3 Ave. E

Monday, May 29, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Carriage Lane Market, Cardston
555 Main St.

Wednesday, May 31, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
ATB/Snow’s Pharmacy parking lot, Raymond
55 Broadway St. N

Tuesday, May 30, Noon to 3 p.m.
Hansen Family Foods, Fort Macleod
322 24 St.

Thursday, June 1, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
EMS Station, Brooks
515 1 Ave. E

Tuesday, May 30, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Health Care Centre, Bassano
608 5 Ave.

Friday, June 2, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Town Office, Milk River
240 Main St.

Tuesday, May 30, Noon to 4 p.m.
Medicine Hat Mall, Medicine Hat
3292 Dunmore Road S.E.

Saturday, June 3, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
IGA, Crowsnest Pass
11001 20 Ave.

All events will offer interactive ambulance tours and demonstrations of medical equipment. Events will have additional apparatus and equipment, including a medical support vehicle, a field hospital and a computerized, lifelike mannequin used for medical simulation training.

Please visit the Alberta Health Services (AHS) EMS website for a complete list of events happening across Alberta and follow AHS EMS on X for updates and information.

Alberta Health Services is the provincial health authority responsible for planning and delivering health supports and services for more than four million adults and children living in Alberta. Its mission is to provide a patient-focused, quality health system that is accessible and sustainable for all Albertans.

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