Hamilton Paramedics donate retired ambulance to the people of St. Vincent and the Grenadines

HAMILTON, ON – Today, Hamilton Paramedic Service and City of Hamilton Mayor, Fred Eisenberger welcomed representatives from St. Vincent and the Grenadines to officially handover a retired ambulance to help support emergency response and health care delivery for their country. The ambulance will help the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital serve a population of approximately 110,000 citizens, build capacity for first responders, resulting in reduced mortality rates for this community.

This donation is made possible in partnership with the Caribbean North Charities Foundation, a Canadian charity that partners directly with hospitals to provide care benefits to those who are less fortunate in the Caribbean. And GlobalMedic, a charity whose mandate is to save lives by providing short-term, rapid response in the wake of disasters and crisis, both at home and abroad.  

Hamilton Paramedic Service will work with representatives from the charities and St. Vincent and the Grenadines to deliver the ambulance via cargo ship to the Caribbean.

“This ambulance has helped us serve the City of Hamilton well, and on behalf of the members of Hamilton Paramedic Service, I am proud that it will now help improve health outcomes for the people of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. I am grateful for the partnerships that helped make this possible”  - Russell Crocker,  Deputy Chief, Hamilton Paramedic Service

“I am proud of the leadership of our Paramedic Service. Through this incredible donation, we have the wonderful opportunity to demonstrate the supportive nature of our city by providing humanitarian aid beyond our borders to those who need it most.” - Fred Eisenberger,Mayor,City of Hamilton

Quick facts

• St. Vincent and the Grenadines is located in the Caribbean Sea between Saint Lucia and Grenada.
• An ambulance becomes surplus or is retired when it has served its full life cycle of front-line service within Hamilton Paramedic Service.
• Although this ambulance is no longer suitable for service in a major centre such as Hamilton, it is anticipated that in a smaller community like St. Vincent and the Grenadines, it will be able to provide many years of service.