Ambulance Victoria Hume acting regional director Narelle Capp said the service would be upgraded from paramedics being “on call” overnight to 24-hour full coverage.
“Cobram paramedics are working extremely hard to manage the increasing demand while prioritising care to the sickest Victorians,” Ms Capp said.
“The 24-hour upgrade in Cobram will make a real difference to our busy paramedics who are dealing with an extraordinary workload.
“It is also about looking after our frontline paramedics and doing all we can to ease their burden and help reduce fatigue and give them a real chance to rest and refresh between shifts.”
Ms Capp said the rural resourcing boost was one of the steps in Ambulance Victoria’s plan to improve performance and care across the state.
Ambulance Victoria will be recruiting 56 on-road paramedics to deliver more service across regional Victoria, as well as more triage care and support staff to bolster their abilities.
“These rural resources are being rolled out as part of a $759 million state government investment,” Ms Capp said.
“Seven Medium Acuity Transport Services (MATS) have also been rolled out in regional Victoria to free up more ambulances to attend the most critically ill patients.”
It is expected the extra services and investments will help overcome challenges for ambulances and paramedics in regional Victoria, such as longer case times and travel distances between emergency events and hospitals.
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