In 2022, Sault Ste. Marie Paramedic Services launched Fit2Sit, a pilot program in partnership with SAH. The Fit2Sit program allows paramedics to leave patients with non-life-threatening illnesses in the waiting room at SAH. Patients are monitored by hospital staff but sit on their own until a nurse or doctor can see them.
Having patients sit in a waiting room chair:
The first phase of the Fit2Sit program has been successful. This initiative has improved the availability of ambulances on our roads and decreased triage wait times.
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