AHS looks to reduce EMS wait times in Calgary through new initiative

Alberta Health Services (AHS) unveiled additional supports for Calgary EMS on Thursday, announcing the creation of a new initiative to help navigate patient flow challenges. AHS says the newly created Calgary Integrated Operations Centre (IOC) team will work with EMS crews to direct them to the "most appropriate care facility" for each of their patients based on patient need and site capacity.   "This will occur through the IOC’s coordinated, technology-enabled ‘air-traffic