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Despite being so severely short-staffed, Chief Kevin Smith said paramedics managed to get through the crisis thanks to a substantial reduction in calls for service as well as increased efficiency at Niagara hospital emergency departments that eliminated offload delays in delivering patients to the care of medical staff.

“At one point we had upwards of 70 paramedics required to be self-isolating out of an abundance of precaution. It certainly does take a hit on your human resources,” Smith said.

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