The Outaouais Paramedic Cooperative (CPO) is offering additional support to assist the Integrated Services Department of the region in dealing with a staffing shortage at La Gappe longterm care residence.
Two teams of four people will lend a hand to the at the residence for a period of 14 days.
The support is being welcomed by CISSS Chief Executive Officer Josée Filion, who is proud of the Paramedic Cooperative for making the offer.
CPO Executive Director Paul Levesque believes the paramedics skill sets will go a long way to providing care for the vulnerable in this time of crisis.