Provider of pre-hospital emergency care in New South Wales, Australia
NSW Ambulance
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Agency overview
Formed
2014; 10 years ago (2014)
Preceding agencies
Civil Ambulance and Transport Brigade (1895–1904)
Civil Ambulance and Transport Corps (1904–1921)
NSW Ambulance Transport Service Board (1921–1977)
Ambulance Service of New South Wales (1977–2014)
Jurisdiction
New South Wales
Headquarters
Rozelle, New South Wales, Australia
Employees
6,100+
Minister responsible
Ryan Park, Minister for Health
Agency executive
Dr Dominic Morgan ASM, Chief Executive
Parent department
NSW Health
Key documents
Ambulance Services Act, 1976 (NSW)
Health Services Act, 1997 (NSW)
Website
ambulance.nsw.gov.au
NSW Ambulance, previously the Ambulance Service of NSW, is an agency of NSW Health and the statutory provider of pre-hospital emergency care and ambulance services in the state of New South Wales, Australia.
Established pursuant to the Ambulance Services Act, 1976 (NSW) and operating within the Health Services Act, 1997 (NSW), the service provides clinical care and health related transport services to over 7.9 million people in New South Wales (NSW), across an area of 801,600 square kilometres (309,500 sq mi).[1]
NSW Ambulance employs more than 6,100 staff including 4,952 paramedics who operate over 1,600 response vehicles from 220 locations across the state.[1] The service responds to around 1.1 million calls a year, with an average response time of 7.47 minutes to 1A emergencies (cardiac or respiratory arrests), against a target of 10 minutes.[2]
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