By Brendan Rees
Ambulance response times have gone up slightly in Casey, latest statistics reveal.
Quarterly response figures, released on 31 July by Ambulance Victoria, show paramedics responded to 86.8 per cent of time-critical patients in Casey within 15 minutes in the last three months ending June 30.
The numbers were slightly higher than last quarter, which was 86.3 per cent.
It took paramedics on average 10 minutes, 39 seconds minutes to respond to 3048 jobs.
Response times are measured from the receipt of the triple zero call until paramedics arrive on scene.
For code two call-outs, which are not time critical and do not require a lights and sirens, the average tome for paramedics to respond to patients was 20 minutes, 44 seconds.
Victoria in its entirety saw an improvement of 2.7 per cent in the last 12 months – despite an additional 1428 patients being treated.
The numbers are Ambulance Victoria’s best since the organisation was created by the amalgamation of rural and metropolitan ambulance services.
Ambulance Victoria CEO Tony Walker said the best response performance in the organisation’s history followed significant reforms and investment, especially in recent years.
“We are encouraged that our transformational reforms are leading to improved response times and better clinical outcomes for our patients,” Associate Professor Walker said.
