Whistler Medical Services by Western Pacific Emergency Response
Whistler, British Columbia, Canada is home to one of the world's top ski resorts, Whistler Blackcomb Mountain. Western Pacific Emergency Response Ltd. Paramedics who work on our ambulances are avid skiers who can often be found out on the slopes when they are not hard at work on our ambulances in Whistler.
Here are some helpful tips that will help you in the event of a medical emergency in Whistler:
First, if you need an emergency ambulance, you should call 911. British Columbia Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) will send an emergency ambulance when you call 911 if you are having a medical emergency.
If you do not need a 911 emergency ambulance, you can check in with the Whistler Healthcare Centre located at 4380 Lorimer Road in Whistler. Visit Whistler Healthcare Centre
While the BC Ambulance Service in Whistler is responsible for responding to 911 emergency calls, Western Pacific Emergency Response Ltd. handles pre-planned events and medical transfers to the Vancouver International Airport. Here are some of the reasons you may need medical transportation services in Whistler:
Whistler Medical Transportation Services
Pacific EMS provides professional, licensed paramedics in Whistler who are available on contracted standby through our Planned Events / Special Operations Team. Our provincially licensed Paramedics are equipped with the same medical equipment, medications, protocols, and procedures that an emergency ambulance in Whistler would come equipped with.
Whistler Non-Emergency Patient Transport
The Doctor at the Whistler Health Centre may send you home early from your ski holiday if you have had an injury. Due to the winding nature of the Sea to Sky Highway, your travel insurance company may recommend that you travel by medical shuttle services from Whistler to the Vancouver International Airport in Richmond.
Whistler Medical Escort Services
The professional paramedics with Western Pacific Emergency Response Ltd. will ensure that you arrive safely to your medical flight in Vancouver. In fact, the medical escort services provided by Pacific EMS often have our Flight Paramedics and Registered Nurses assist patients home on commercial airline flights from Whistler when they become injured. Door to door, and bed to bed, we will help to see you home safely.
Being Prepared in Whistler
Medical Transit Services is a serious business.Western Pacific Emergency Response Ltd. private ground ambulances are maintained to the highest standard. Road conditions can change quickly. All of our ambulances are equipped with winter tires, radios, emergency supplies, shovels, and safety supplies. Our paramedics are rescue ready at all times. Your safety is of the utmost concern to our team. A hospital patient transport van from the Lower Mainland may not be ready for the harsh winter conditions that can arrive without warning in Whistler. Western Pacific Emergency Response Ltd. medical transport solutions come fully equipped and prepared.
Whether providing on-site medical support, first aid standby, non-emergency ambulance transport, or patient transfer services from Whistler to Vancouver, the Western Pacific Emergency Response Ltd. fleet of paramedics and ground ambulances is ready for another exciting ski season.