SAINT-LÉONARD, NB – Several government and Ambulance New Brunswick (ANB) officials were present at today’s official opening of Ambulance New Brunswick’s new Saint-Léonard station.

HARVEY, NB – Ambulance New Brunswick’s (ANB) new Harvey station is now officially open. ANB’s President and CEO, Alan Stephen was joined by York MLA, Carl Urquhart (representing the Honourable Madeleine Dubé, Minister of Health) and Mr. Richard Corey, Mayor of Harvey at the official opening ceremony.

MONCTON, NB – A survey among New Brunswick patients who used ambulance services showed patients continue to be very satisfied with the services offered by Ambulance New Brunswick (ANB). According to this third survey commissioned in 2010 by New Brunswick EMS, ANB patients expressed a very high-level of satisfaction, with overall satisfaction ratings all above 9.51 on a scale of 1 to 10, a slight increase from last year’s survey, which were all above 9.46 on a scale of 1 to 10.

FREDERICTON, NB – Members of the Legislative Assembly received special training today from Ambulance New Brunswick paramedics on how to use an automated external defibrillator (AED).

BLISSFIELD, NB – A 37 year old Blissfield woman, (near Doaktown) who suffered a heart attack in early December 2010, was saved after quick intervention by Ambulance New Brunswick paramedics.

KINGSTON, NB – Ambulance New Brunswick’s new Kingston station is now officially open. Ambulance New Brunswick’s President and CEO, Alan Stephen was joined by Hampton-Kings MLA, Bev Harrison (representing the Honourable Madeleine Dubé, Minister of Health) and Mr. Tony Rickett, Chairperson of the Local Service District of Kingston at the official opening ceremony.

PETITCODIAC, NB – Ambulance New Brunswick’s new Petitcodiac station is now officially open. Ambulance New Brunswick’s President and CEO, Alan Stephen was joined by Petitcodiac MLA, Sherry Wilson (representing the Honourable Madeleine Dubé, Minister of Health) and Mr. Peter Saunders, Mayor of Petitcodiac at the official opening ceremony.

STANLEY, NB – Ambulance New Brunswick’s new Stanley station is now officially open. Ambulance New Brunswick’s Deputy Director of Operations, Yvon Bourque was joined by North York MLA, Kirk MacDonald (representing the Honourable Madeleine Dubé, Minister of Health) and Ms. Barb MacDonald, Deputy Mayor of Stanley at the official opening ceremony.

MONCTON, NB – New Brunswick EMS (NB EMS) is pleased to announce that 19 Safety Operations Coaches have been hired throughout New Brunswick. Under the direction of the Manager of Safety Programs, the Safety Operations Coaches will provide coaching to employees in the areas of patient and public safety, safe vehicle operations, safety education and other safety related activities.

TRACADIE-SHEILA, NB – Ambulance New Brunswick’s new Tracadie-Sheila station is now officially open. Ambulance New Brunswick President and CEO Alan Stephen was joined by the Honourable Denis Landry, Minister of Transportation and His Worship Aldéoda Losier, Mayor of Tracadie-Sheila at the official opening ceremony.

MONCTON – George McLellan, President and CEO of Medavie EMS, on behalf of the Medavie Blue Cross Group of companies, is pleased to announce the appointment of Alan Stephen to the position of Chief Operating Officer for New Brunswick EMS. Mr. Stephen is also appointed to the position of Chief Executive Officer for Ambulance New Brunswick.

Happy New Year to you and to everyone in your organization who contributed to New Brunswick’s response to the recent H1N1 pandemic. I hope all of you were able to have some time off with family and friends after what was truly a team effort, as we collaborated to ensure the safety and well-being of all New Brunswickers during the pandemic.

FREDERICTON, NB – Ambulance New Brunswick’s new fleet centre, regional office and paramedic quarters in Fredericton is now officially open. Ambulance New Brunswick President and CEO Alan Stephen was joined by Health Minister Mary Schryer and Fredericton Mayor Brad Woodside at the official opening ceremony.

Fredericton, August 20th, 2008 – Today, the Heart and Stroke Foundation of New Brunswick (HFSNB) launches the Heart&Stroke Restart a Heart, Restart a Life campaign in partnership with the New Brunswick EMS Public Access Defibrillation program (PAD) to help improve the survival rate after sudden cardiac arrest in New Brunswick.