Ottawa boy’s rare genetic disease has his community fundraising for a cure

Earlier today, Thursday, June 4, the Ottawa Paramedic Service Communications Centre was recognized for attaining the Accredited Centre of Excellence (ACE) designation. The International Academies of Emergency Dispatch sets the global standard in emergency call taking, awarding the ACE designation to emergency communications centres that achieve the highest level of triage and dispatching, quality assurance and clinical care. Our emergency medical dispatchers are required to continuously exceed 97 per cent compliance with call taking protocols. This designation demonstrates that Ottawa’s...