Point Clare Ambulance Station is to take delivery of a new class 1 ambulance before the end of the year, one of 11 vehicles to be rolled out across the Central Coast.
They will be among 89 ambulances to be delivered state-wide as part of a $17M investment by the State Government.
Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast and Member for Terrigal, Adam Crouch, visited the station to announce the initiative, which is part of the Government’s response to COVID-19.
“Providing state-of-the-art equipment and resources is the best thing the NSW Government can do to support paramedics responding to emergencies in our community,” Crouch said.
“The ambulances come with additional life-saving equipment on board including defibrillators and laryngoscopes.”
Minister for Health, Brad Hazzard, welcomed the deployment of the new vehicles to support NSW Ambulance, one of the largest ambulance services in the world.
“These new state-of-the art ambulances will be a great support for our paramedics as they continue to provide world-class care and save lives every day in communities across NSW,” Hazzard said.
“Our paramedics will have the latest airway equipment such as laryngoscopes and upgraded life-saving defibrillators on hand to enhance the support they provide to seriously ill patients.”
To ensure NSW Ambulance’s response capability remains flexible throughout COVID-19, the deployment locations of the additional ambulances can be updated if required to prioritise areas experiencing a higher demand.
The $17M is part of the Government’s $800M COVID-19 investment to boost ICU capacity and purchase additional services and medical equipment.
The other 10 ambulances for the region will be delivered to Bateau Bay (1), Doyalson (2), Ettalong (4), Hamlyn Terrace (1) and Toukley (2).
All ambulances are expected to be delivered by December 2020.
Source:
Media release, Nov 25
Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch