York Region Paramedic Services provides legislated land ambulance services and paramedic care for the local municipalities within York Region. Paramedic Services is a division of the Region's Paramedic and Seniors Service Branch. Prior to 2000, ambulance services were provided by 2 private operators (Beaverton & District Ambulance and Uxbridge - Stouffville Ambulance), York County Hospital, Nobleton Volunteer Ambulance and Ontario's Ministry of Health. The patchwork of service also had York Region dispatched by 3 different Ministry of Health Communication Centres (Aurora and north by Georgian CACC, Stouffville and Markham by Oshawa CACC and the remainder by Mississauga CACC). Georgian CACC now dispatches the whole region on the Ontario Government leased Bell Mobility FleetnetVHFtrunked radio system. There are approximately 480 full-time paramedics serving the region.[citation needed] Paramedic Operations are based in East Gwillimbury, Ontario.
York Region EMS on scene
Stations
Station 23
Station 28
Station 34
Fleet
Ambulance
Command
Multi-Patient Transport
Operations
York Region Paramedic Services operates emergency ambulances and Paramedic response units in the 9 local municipalities of the Regional Municipality of York.
Paramedic services on Georgina Island are provided by Georgina Island Fire Department (and boat transfers likely by Georgina Police Service from Fox and Snake Islands). The single ambulance is stationed at the Georgina Fire Department's fire hall on Chief Joseph Snake Road.