Emergency calls done within the appropriate time for rural ambulance services (Within 22 min)

Table

Unit %

Fiscal Year 2023-2024
Province
New Brunswick
80.3
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
76.0
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
81.9
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
83.9
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
87.0
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
82.7
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
79.1
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
72.2
n/a = Not applicable / not available
S = Data suppressed due to confidentiality requirements and/or small sample size

About

The percentage of 911 ambulance calls in rural areas where the time from receipt of a call to the arrival of medical personnel was equal to or less than the standard of 22 minutes.

Source

New Brunswick Department of Health, EM/ANB

Calculations

Numerator: Emergency calls where the time from receipt of a call to the arrival of medical personnel was equal to or less than the standard of 22 minutes
Denominator: Total number of Rural 911 Emergency calls

Notes

This indicator measures "raw performance" where exemptions related to the ANB contract were not applied.
Health zones are based on the location of the 911 call.
Target is 90%.

Unit

%

Interpretation

Higher is better

NBHC code

EMANB_001

Dimension of Quality

Accessibility

Geographic Assignment

Place of residence

Charts

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