• Pulse

  • By: Ornge
  • Podcast

  • Summary

  • Ornge is the largest provider of air and land ambulance services in Canada. We perform more than 20,000 patient-related transports per year. This podcast will give you insight to the inner workings of our organization. From coordinating and dispatching calls, triaging patients across the province, and the logistics that come with operating a fleet a helicopters, planes and land ambulances. We will tell you what it takes to deliver life saving care in an ever changing environment.
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Episodes
  • Episode 5: PC12 Pilots with Christa Wallace and PE Binderup
    Jul 7 2021
    Ever wonder what it's like to be an air ambulance pilot? At Ornge, pilots account for about 20 per cent of our workforce. Working out of various bases across the province of Ontario, our pilots are responsible for our fleet of Pilatus PC12s and Leonardo AW139s. In this episode, we sit down with Captain Christa Wallace, and Captain Poul-Erik Binderup, to discuss how they became pilots as well as gain insight about their day to day life on the job.
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    28 mins
  • Episode 4: Flight Paramedicine with Pat and Marcie
    Jun 11 2021
    When you see an air ambulance fly overhead, have you ever wondered what’s going on inside, or how the “heroes of the sky” do their job? Pat and Marcie Auger, Ornge’s ‘dynamic duo’ take us through the finer points of Flight Paramedicine - and the lifestyle that goes with it. Working out of Ornge's Ottawa base as Critical Care Paramedics, they share insights from some of their experiences on the job, discuss common misconceptions, and talk about how they navigate their relationship while working together.
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    24 mins
  • Episode 3: Operation Remote Immunity - Part 2
    May 8 2021
    In this episode, we meet Team 6, who detail their journey to deliver vaccinations to the community members of Kashechewan. We also talk to Patrick Auger, Incident Commander for Operation Remote Immunity and Rob Taranishi, Logistics Section Chief for Operation Remote Immunity. Members from Team 6 interviewed for this episode include: Steve Darling CCP (Team Lead), Dr Laurie Mazurik (2IC), Dr Karen Devon (Vaccinator), Norm Wesley (Community Coordinator).
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    51 mins

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