Sunbury has recorded a drop in response time for urgent care cases according to the latest Ambulance Victoria (AV) response statistics.
The average response time for patients requiring urgent care or code one cases in Sunbury from July 1 to September 30, was 17 minutes.
It’s down from an average wait time of 18.23 in the previous quarter.
Of the 624 responses, 53.2 per cent of them had a response time of less than 15 minutes, which is the benchmark. That’s up from 48 per cent in the previous quarter.
The Macedon Ranges recorded a 16.52 minute response time from July 1 to September 30, which is a 30 second increase from the previous quarter.
Of the 701 responses, 54.8 per cent of them had a response time of less than 15 minutes.
Speaking on this latest data, an AV spokesperson said the Sunbury response time was quicker compared to the same time last year.
“Despite this high demand, ambulances arrived at ‘lights and sirens’ cases in Sunbury on average one minute and 20 seconds faster than a year ago,” they said.
“Our performance in the Macedon Ranges also improved.”
The Macedon Ranges response time was one second quicker compared to July 1, to September 30, last year, with a 2.3 per cent increase of cases with a response time of less than 15 minutes.
The spokesperson said it was also great to see residents embrace the Victorian Virtual Emergency Department (VVED) for non-urgent cases.
