Several Ontario municipalities, including in Wellington County have been facing immense pressure with the stretch of times when no ambulances are available to respond to calls.
Code Reds were a more than common issue in 2022 for Guelph-Wellington Paramedics with 50 issued, a massive increase from 4 in 2021 and none in 2020.
Code Reds are used when no paramedics are currently available to respond to a call, typically due to offload delays with paramedics needing time to transfer patients.
In times such as this, it relies on fire department crews to respond.
