Mission Statement

The mission of the Peterborough County/City Emergency Medical Services is to provide care, treatment, and transportation to the residents and visitors of Peterborough County/City, and surrounding areas to the best of our ability and training. The fundamental missions of the Peterborough County/City Emergency Medical Services are:

• To be available on a 24 hour basis to respond with optimum speed and efficiency to all emergencies.

• To provide emergency patient care to the public we serve. Emergency patient care includes the stabilization, treatment and transportation of the acute and critically injured.

• The transport of patients between health care facilities or to or from residences for admission, discharge and/or treatment.

The Peterborough County/City Emergency Medical Services will use its best efforts as set out by Legislation and in response to accepted standards of practice to ensure that all service responsibilities will be delivered in a professional, efficient, courteous and confidential manner.