Safe Transfer has reviewed direct and adjacent legislation and regulations as well as policy and guidance from the Ministry of Transportation, Ministry of Health, Ontario Hospital Association, Local Health Integration Networks, and individual Hospitals across Ontario.

We have also reviewed published studies and policies from Universities, Organizations and Governments regarding Form 1 patient transfers in Ontario, Canada, the United States, and Australia to inform and inspire our approach and policies.
We have designed Safe Transfer Inc. to proactively solve for existing and future challenges.

We mitigate risk, maximize safety and comfort, minimize response time, and time off site for your employees while on transfers.

We implement robust professional standards for ourselves and our staff,
in support of you and yours. 

Metrics

  • Ambulance/ Stretcher Vehicle Hours

    Through using our service, Simcoe County Paramedics have been relieved of 1500 hours to date. Your hospital could save Paramedics approximately 300 hours per 100 transfers that we perform for you.

  • OPP Hours Saved

    Through us, OPP have been saved from over 300 hours transferring patients. Utilizing our services means giving your communities back the vital Emergency Services they need, relieveing them from non-urgent duties so they can attend community emergencies.

  • Carbon Footprint Reduction

    Our Vehicles use less fuel than Ambulance and other stretcher vehicle services. We have saved upwards of 15 tonnes of carbon emissions to date, and your hospital can look to save between 3 and 5 tonnes per 100 transfers that we perform.

  • Road KM Reduced

    We are a door to door return service, through never having to make secondary arrangements for escort staff returns, we have reduced well over 20,000 kilometers of road travel and extra financial cost.

  • Reduced Hospital Costs

    The true cost to tax payers of Ambulance services in Ontario for an interfacility transfer that includes a staff return by EMS is over $2000. OPP can now exceed $1000.

    Traditional patient transfer services also bring added costs in accommodating staff returns.

    Your hospital will see cost savings through utilizing our services, without a doubt we are priced competitively.

  • Staff Hours Reduced

    Our maximum response time is 1 hour, we typically are on site within 30 minutes of booking, meaning your patient doesn’t lose their bed at the receiving facility, and your department vacate a bed faster, reducing the workload on your medical staff.

    Our experience and training also means your staff are not alone on a transfer, they’re with the industry’s best. We remove the need for second staff transfers at hospitals which use two guards for high vat score patients. To date we have reduced 500 hours of this type.

    With door to door returns as part of our business model, we bring your staff back to work as fast as possible, meaning you’re not losing staff hours while they’re waiting for Taxi to show up and drive unfamiliar routes.