Randy Mellow

• Patricia Bromfield named next chief of Peterborough County-City Paramedics

  Patrica Bromfield will replace longtime paramedics chief Randy Mellow, who is retiring at the end of 2024. This year he will mentor her to help ease the transition to the role.

  Health

  Feb 7, 2024
  
• Peterborough County-City Paramedics Chief Randy Mellow to retire at end of 2024

  Randy Mellow has served as chief of Peterborough County-City Paramedics sine 2014. A new chief is expected early in 2024 and will shadow Mellow until his retirement.

  Health

  Dec 18, 2023
  
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• 2021 was ‘busiest ever’ for Peterborough paramedics with surge in emergency calls

  In 2021, Peterborough County-City Paramedics saw patient volumes for Code 4 calls jumped nearly 16 per cent compared with 2021.

  Health

  Mar 16, 2022
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• Central Ontario paramedics can direct 911 palliative calls to care other than ER in pilot project

  Palliative patients after receiving on-scene care can have the option for paramedics to coordinate follow-up care directly with a primary care provider or with a local hospice.

  Health

  May 7, 2021
• Peterborough, City of Kawartha Lakes enter into shared service agreement for chief of paramedics

  Part of a shared services agreement will see Peterborough County-City Paramedics chief Randy Mellow oversee both services in the interim.

  Economy

  Sep 16, 2020
• Peterborough frontline workers alarmed by weekend spike in opioid overdoses

  Two local organizations that help the homeless and poor say that since last July, there have been 50 suspected overdoses at their facilities.

  Health

  Jun 4, 2019
• Peterborough police, paramedics respond to 13 opioid-related overdoses, 2 deaths in 72 hours

  Peterborough police say that since January, there have been 16 deaths believed to be related to opioid overdoses in the city.

  Health

  Jun 3, 2019
• ‘We’re not going to tolerate that’: Abuse against paramedics, first responders on the rise, survey finds

  The survey found that 66 percent of paramedics suffered some form of abuse annually, and that 26 percent were physically abused.

  Canada

  Aug 22, 2018