Pulse

Pulse give you exclusive access to Ornge, the largest provider of air and land ambulance services in Canada.

About the show

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

    July 7th, 2021  |  27 mins 48 secs
    air ambulance, medivac, ornge, pilatus pc12, pilot

    Ever wonder what it's like to be an air ambulance pilot? In this episode, we sit down with Captain Christa Wallace, and Captain PE Binderup, to discuss how they became pilots as well as gain insight about their day to day life.

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    Episode 4: Flight Paramedicine with Pat and Marcie

    June 11th, 2021  |  23 mins 35 secs
    ccla, ccp, critical care paramedic, medivac, ornge, ottawa, paramedic

    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.

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    Episode 3: Operation Remote Immunity - Part 2

    May 8th, 2021  |  51 mins 27 secs

    In this episode, we meet Team 6, who detail their journey to deliver vaccinations to the community members of Kashechewan. We also talk to the Incident Commander and Logistics Section Chief for Operation Remote Immunity.

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    Episode 2: Operation Remote Immunity - Part 1

    May 6th, 2021  |  40 mins 23 secs

    In this episode, we learn about the importance of Operation Remote Immunity and how the implementation of vaccines to Northern communities is a priority. This episode features Lynne Innes (President and CEO of Weeneebayko Area Health Authority) Cynthia Yellowhead (Community Coordinator in Summer Beaver) and Brian Crowe (Ornge PC12 Captain) Chief Medical Officer).

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    COVID-19 with Dr. Bruce Sawadsky

    February 17th, 2021  |  22 mins 27 secs
    cmo, covid-19, health care

    In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Bruce Sawadsky (Ornge’s Chief Medical Officer ) to discuss his experience with the air ambulance program and how he's navigating the changes that come with COVID-19