Executive Council
Health and Community Services
July 22, 2014
Investing in the Health and Well-Being of our Communities
Provincial Government Reaches Tentative Funding Agreement with Community Ambulance Operators Association
The Provincial Government has reached a tentative funding agreement with the Newfoundland and Labrador Community Ambulance Operators Association which represents community-based non-profit ambulance operators across the province. It includes a total increase in funding of $1.6 million over the term of the agreement and base wage increases for ambulance attendants.
“These operators work in rural parts of our province to help meet the health care needs of our citizens. Our government has demonstrated its commitment to fair negotiations and I am pleased all parties have worked together to reach this tentative funding agreement.”
- The Honourable Charlene Johnson, Minister of Finance and President of Treasury Board
The agreement is valid until April 2017 and includes funding for a $1 per hour base wage increase in each of 2014, 2015, and 2016.
“We are pleased that a tentative agreement has been reached with the association representing community-based operators who play an essential role in the delivery of health care services for the people of our province. This agreement will strengthen road ambulance services in rural parts of Newfoundland and Labrador, provide wage increases to rural paramedics and support operational improvements.”
- The Honourable Clyde Jackman, Minister of Health and Community Services
The tentative agreement outlines funding amounts of approximately $5.4 million in 2014-15, $5.6 million in 2015-16, and $5.8 million in 2016-17, and will be finalized in the coming weeks. The Newfoundland and Labrador Community Ambulance Operators Association represents 22 ambulance operators across the province.
QUICK FACTS- The Provincial Government has reached a tentative funding agreement with the Newfoundland and Labrador Community Ambulance Operators Association.
- It includes funding for a $1 per hour base wage increase in each of 2014, 2015, and 2016.
- This tentative agreement will strengthen road ambulance services in rural parts of Newfoundland and Labrador, provide wage increases to rural paramedics and support operational improvements.
- The agreement is valid until April 2017 and will be finalized in the coming weeks.
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Media contacts:
| Tansy Mundon Director of Communications Department of Finance/Human Resource Secretariat 709-729-6830, 693-1865 tansymundon@gov.nl.ca | Heather MacLean Director of Communications Department of Health and Community Services 709-729-1377, 697-4137 heathermaclean@gov.nl.ca |
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