Additional Information

Nova Scotia Department of Health
The department in the Nova Scotia government responsible for provincial health care

Emergency Health Services Nova Scotia
A division of the Department of Health that regulates the ground ambulance and air medical transport operations in Nova Scotia

EHS LifeFlight
The air medical transport program in Nova Scotia, managed by EMC

Medical First Response Program
The program responsible for maintaining the registry of all medical first responders in Nova Scotia, managed by EMC

The Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services (CAAS)
The organization that creates ambulance service standards for North American medical transportation systems and provides accreditation to organizations that meet those standards

National Academies of Emergency Dispatch (NAED)
The non-profit organization responsible for establishing worldwide emergency dispatch standards and providing accreditation to organizations that meet those standards

The Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems (CAMTS)
The company responsible for establishing air medical transport program standards and providing accreditation to organizations that meet those standards

McKesson Canada
The company that manages operations of the NS HealthLink (811) initiative in Nova Scotia; EMC has a subcontract with McKesson to provide technical support for NS HealthLink

Medavie Blue Cross
The parent company of Medavie EMS; registered in Ontario, Quebec and the Atlantic Provinces