Proposed hub-and-spoke model would centralize support operations while maintaining ambulance stations near communities.
Oxford County Council will receive a new Paramedic Services Deployment and Facilities Master Plan at its meeting Thursday, November 12.
The plan outlines a five-year strategy for the deployment of paramedic services and a 30-year approach to facilities planning.
It identifies several challenges facing the service, including simultaneous demand for ambulances, the county's large geographic area and headquarters and support operations currently divided among multiple locations.
To address those challenges, the master plan recommends moving toward a hub-and-spoke model.
Under the proposed approach, a centralized headquarters and fleet hub would bring together administration, training, logistics, supplies and spare ambulances.
The central facility would support a network of permanent and standby ambulance stations positioned near the communities they serve.
The proposed model is intended to improve coordination of resources and support the delivery of paramedic services across Oxford County.
The master plan will be presented to County Council as part of Thursday's meeting, which was rescheduled from Wednesday in observance of Remembrance Day.
