The transition of operations from the Badlands Ambulance Society to Alberta Health Services is going smoothly and they are looking at it being complete this coming March.
inSide Drumheller reported in the October 5 edition that following an emergency meeting, Badlands Ambulance would be divesting its operation of ambulance service in Drumheller and area.
Then Chair of the Badlands Ambulance Services Society, Ben Armstrong expressed that budgetary restrictions were the main consideration in voting to end its operation of ambulance services. While the society announced they would part ways, they said they were committed to making sure there was no disruption of service during the transition.
Councillor Doug Stanford said they have been having meaningful meetings with Alberta Health Services to implement the transition and so far it is going very smoothly.
He explained at the meeting they brought in most former committee members at the meeting and were assured that in all likelihood there will be very little change.
“We are going to be holding another meeting in January and our date for transition is March 1,” said Stanford.
