Nova Scotia Ambulance Service Plagued by Continuing Poor Response Times: Auditor

Nova Scotia Ambulance Service Plagued by Continuing Poor Response Times: Auditor
Provincial auditor general Kim Adair shown in this Nov. 23, 2021 photo. The Canadian Press/Andrew Vaughan
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A new report says Nova Scotia’s ambulance service is in a “critical state” and isn’t meeting mandated response times for patient transfers at hospitals.

Provincial auditor general Kim Adair says the average wait time for an ambulance in 2022 rose from 14 minutes to 25 minutes—an increase of 79 percent.