Who We Are. One of the largest and most sophisticated programs of transport medicine in the world.

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2 Who We Are One of the largest and most sophisticated programs of transport medicine in the world. Cover over 1,000,000 km 2 for approximately 12,500,000 residents Conduct more than 20,000 medical transports annually page 2

3 Who We Are Over 400 employees, including paramedics, paediatric transport nurses, transport medicine physicians and a team of educators and researchers Operate 22 bases across Ontario; 13 of which are dedicated and 11 of which are staffed 24/7 page 3

4 What We Do Inter-facility transfers Supports movement of patients across LHIN boundaries On-scene response Rapid transport - Golden Hour Organ transport page 4

5 Where We Are 12 Dedicated Bases Kenora London Moosonee Ottawa* Peterborough Sioux Lookout Sudbury Thunder Bay Timmins Toronto * Paediatric Transport Team based in Ottawa page 5

6 What is Transport Medicine? Care and transport of critically ill or injured patients from one location to another, outside of the traditional bricks and mortar of a hospital page 6

7 Transport Medicine Fixed Wing Past Present 76 fixed wing aircraft operated under various contracts with 11 different third party operators 10 Pilatus PC-12/47E fixed wing aircraft operated by Ornge Air. Supplemented by up to 25 primary care and organ retrieval fixed wing aircraft under standing agreements with 12 different operators page 7

8 Transport Medicine Rotor Wing Present Future 11 Sikorsky S-76 helicopters dedicated to Ornge and operated by Canadian Helicopters Limited under exclusive contract 10 Agusta Westland AW139 helicopters owned by Ornge and operated by Canadian Helicopters Limited under exclusive contract page 8

9 Transport Medicine Land Unit Present 18 Crestline ambulances operated by Ornge page 9

10 Our Communications Centre Coordinates all medical transport communication related from one central location Decides which vehicle (helicopter, airplane or land ambulance) to dispatch and level of care required for patient 24/7 Transport Medical Physicians offer immediate advice and triage Operates the Provincial Transfer Authorization Centre (PTAC) which controls the spread of infectious diseases by screening patient transfers between facilities page 10

11 Our Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) Central command and control facility carrying out disaster management functions for an effective and coordinated response to an event or disaster Ensures the continuity of Ornge operations during a state of emergency Utilizes the Incident Management System Model page 11

12 Our Academy of Transport Medicine Hi-Fidelity Human Patient Simulator for both land and air working environments Critical Care Paramedics Program for advanced approaches to the treatment and transfer of the patient page 12

13 Our Mobile Patient Simulator Centre of Excellence A technology based mobile simulation unit that includes a METI Human Patient Simulator capable of dynamic cardiovascular, pulmonary and pharmacological responses The 53 trailer hosts the interior of a land ambulance, intensive care unit bays a well as the rotor and fixed wing medical transport environments. page 13

14 Our Research & Development Designed to drive innovative thinking and knowledge in Transport Medicine and improve in-flight patient care Evidence-based practice models utilized to further education programs page 14

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