Peel Regional Paramedic Services

Peel Regional Paramedics Services
Established2000
HeadquartersBrampton, Ontario
JurisdictionRegional municipality
EmployeesAlmost 700 full- and part-time paramedics work for Peel Regional Paramedic Services.
Ambulances60 ambulances and 8 Rapid Response Units
ChiefPeter Dundas, Director of Peel Regional Paramedic Services
Medical directorDr. Sheldon Cheskes
ResponsesResponds to over 120,000 emergencies each year
Websitehttp://www.peelregion.ca/paramedics/

Peel Regional Paramedic Services, provide ambulatory and paramedic care for the municipalities within Peel Region, in Ontario, Canada. Paramedic Headquarters are located in Brampton at 1600 Bovaird Road east and operations serve the residents of Caledon, Brampton, and Mississauga.

Peel Paramedics are overseen by Sunnybrook Centre for Prehospital Medicine (SCPM) and Base Hospital Director Sheldon Cheskes. The Paramedics have routinely been involved in ground breaking patient care studies that have revolutionized Emergency Patient Care in the ROC - Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium. ROC is a clinical trial network focusing on research in the area of pre-hospital cardiopulmonary arrest and severe traumatic injury.