Regional Victoria’s Ambulance Hotspots

Many ambos say that there simply isn’t enough staff in many parts of regional Victoria to provide a fast, reliable round the clock ambulance service.

Many towns often have no local ambulance for hours on end because of understaffing. This means you may have to wait a lot longer for an ambulance to arrive in an emergency.

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It also means many ambos are doing large amounts of overtime because they’re worried about leaving their towns uncovered.

This has left some ambos are so fatigued they’ve made errors with patient treatment and medication. Others have even fallen asleep while driving.

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See where Melbourne’s ambulance hotspots are located.

Click on your region below to find out how long it would take an ambulance to reach you.

NO AMBOS: This means there are no professional paramedics working in this town. Therefore emergency patients are attended to by community officers and/or volunteers until the next closest available paramedic responds. It can take considerable time for a paramedic to reach these patients.