British Columbia Ambulance Service

British Columbia Ambulance Service

Provincial agency overview
Formed	July 1, 1974
Jurisdiction	British Columbia
Headquarters	Victoria, British Columbia
Employees	6500 (January 2024)
Annual budget	$766 million (2023)
Minister responsible	Hon Adrian Dix
Provincial agency executives	Leanne Heppell, Executive Vice President & Chief Ambulance Officer Jennie Helmer, Chief Operations Officer Dr. Sandra Jenneson, Chief Medical Officer Kevin Smith, Chief Systems & Strategy Officer Paul Vallely, Chief Quality, Planning and Coordination Officer and Interim Chief Paramedic Practice
Parent department	Provincial Health Services Authority
Website	www.bcehs.ca

The British Columbia Ambulance Service (BCAS) is an ambulance service that provides emergency medical response for the province of British Columbia, Canada. BCAS is one of the largest providers of emergency medical services in North America. The fleet consists of 658 ground ambulances operating from 183 stations^[1] across the province along with 283 non-transport support vehicles. Additionally, BCAS provides inter-facility patient transfer services in circumstances where a patient needs to be moved between health care facilities for treatment. BCAS also operates a medical evacuation program that utilizes both fixed-wing and rotary aircraft.