About
Us
1990
August
15th, James Pollock, CEO created Duck Mountain Ambulance Care
Ltd.
It
began operating in the town of Kamsack with two ambulances
and five staff members, providing basic life support service.
Over
the next few years time was spent developing the service.
This included training ambulance personnel and upgrading ambulances
and equipment.
1994
Provided
first Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) course in Saskatchewan,
enabling the Assiniboine Valley Health District to be the
first district in Saskatchewan to have ambulance and health
care personnel trained in using the automatic external defibrillator.
Two weeks later the first person in Saskatchewan was saved
by emergency medical technicians using an AED.
1995
Spring
- Saskatchewan Ambulance Association's Outstanding Pre-hosital
Care Worker of the Year award was presented to the staff member
saving the life by using the AED in 1994.
December
- Duck Mountain Ambulance hosted a Basic Trauma Life Support
(BTLS) course for ambulance personnel and registered nurses.
This was the first BTLS course to be held in the district.
1996
Spring
- CEO, James Pollock, received the Saskatchewan Ambulance
Association's Long-Term Service Award for 22 years of outstanding
performance and dedication in the provision of Prehosital
emergency medical services.
August
- Duck Mountain Ambulance joined the Kamsack Fire Department
in hosting a Farmedic Rescue course, from Alfred State College,
New York. The Kamsack class holds one of the highest marks
in North America.
1997
January
- Duck Mountain Ambulance participated in the first Advanced
Emergency Medical Technician course in the health district,
bringing a higher level of service to the communities that
it serves.
Spring
- Duck Mountain Ambulance recognized a need in the community
of Norquay for a local ambulance service and began training
Emergency Medical Responders for that community. In September
of the same year the new service was established by Duck Mountain
Ambulance in conjunction with the Assiniboine Valley Health
District.
1998
March
- Duck Mountain Ambulance began offering advance life support
at the paramedic level. This provided the highest level of
care available to the residents of this health district.
Also,
in March, Duck Mountain Ambulance received national accreditation
with the Canadian Council on Health Services Accreditation
through the Assiniboine Valley Health District.
May
- Executive Director, Tracy Brooks, received a certificate
in Health Care Administration with a specialty in Emergency
Medical Services Administration from the University of Saskatchewan.
December
- Duck Mountain Ambulance purchased a 1999 Dodge modular ambulance,
Kamsack's first brand new ambulance in 15 years!
1999
Another
new ambulance was purchased - providing state-of-the-art equipment
and vehicles to the residents of the health district.
2000
The
Management of Duck Mountain Ambulance participated in the
Assiniboine Valley Health District's accreditation renewal
with the Canadian Council on Health Services Accreditation.
The
slogan for the year 2000 was "A Decade of Caring"
Caring
is the heart of what they do and why they do it. Their actions
and their attitudes reflect this philosophy. The staff are
an extended family and they work as a team. They are dedicated
to their personal and professional growth. This caring and
dedication is extended to the communities that Duck Mountain
Ambulance serves, providing professional and compassionate
care to all those in need. They strive to provide the highest
standard of professionalism and care possible. They look forward
to new challenges, and are dedicated to the people that they
serve.
Today
Duck
Mountain Ambulance provides employment for 14 full-time &
part-time employees, and 3 volunteers in the communities of
Kamsack and Norquay.
It
provides services to Kamsack, Norquay, Hyas, Pelly, Arran,
Danbury, Whitebeech, Stenen, Swan Plain, Veregin, Cote, Runnymede,
Togo, Duck Mountain Provincial Park, Cote First Nation, Keeseekoose
First Nation, Key First Nation Livingston RM, Keys RM, RM
of COTE and RM of St. Philips.
It
provides back-up service for Canora, Preeceville, Swan River,
Roblin and Yorkton.
It
has three ambulances in Kamsack, one ambulance in Norquay
and one spare ambulance, licensed by Saskatchewan Health.
It
is a community orientated organization. It's members volunteer
their time for a number of local groups and events, as well
as providing show’n’tells for schools and many other organizations.
It
provides emergency responder services for clients of the Assiniboine
Valley Health District who subscribe to home care's lifeline
service.
It
provides CPR and first aid training to the community, and
AED training to other health care professionals. Its members
train first responders in the smaller communities to care
for and stabilize patients prior to the ambulance's arrival.
It
provides child safety seat training and inspections.
Duck
Mountain Ambulance is a member of the Kamsack Handi-Van committee,
the Interagency Group and the Kamsack Emergency Measures Organization.
One of its staff is a member of the Assiniboine Valley Health
District's Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD) team,
as well as the Tri-District CISD team. It is also a proud
supporter of the Assiniboine Valley In-School Mentorship Program.
Duck
Mountain Ambulance staff are active members of the Saskatchewan
Emergency Medical Services Association (formerly the Saskatchewan
Ambulance Association), helping to create leadership and change,
and promote professionalism in our industry. They are also
associate members of the Saskatchewan Association of Health
Organizations and the Saskatchewan Paramedic Association.
The
management and staff of Duck Mountain Ambulance Care Ltd.
would like to thank you for your support over the past 13
years. We look forward to continuing to serve you in the future.
