Ambulance Tasmania has delivered the greatest improvement in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival across Australia.
The latest Productivity Commission Report on Government Services reveals Tasmania's out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival rate is the second highest in the nation, and almost 10 per cent greater than the national average.
Minister for Health, Guy Barnett, paid tribute to the commitment of Ambulance Tasmania staff and volunteers who work tirelessly across our state to provide healthcare and support to our community.
"Tasmania's ambulance services continue to rank highly thanks to the outstanding efforts by our paramedics and volunteer ambulance officers.
"The Rockliff Liberal Government is backing them with continual investment and improvements, including building and updating ambulance stations around the state and upgrading the existing ambulance fleet.
"The new Bridgewater, Beaconsfield and Queenstown Rural Ambulance Stations were all opened in 2023, with work to deliver the Bicheno, Oatlands, and Longford Ambulance Stations well underway.
"Delivery of two state-of-the-art ambulance superstations at Burnie and Glenorchy continues with work expected to be completed in 2024.
The construction of new ambulance stations is boosting the health service across our state and meeting the future needs and demands of services throughout all regions, ensuring Tasmanians can receive the right healthcare, at the right place, at the right time.
"We're doing what matters for Tasmanians by investing an additional $9 million to upgrade our Ambulance Tasmania vehicle fleet and deliver the contemporary equipment our paramedics need to better serve the community," said Minister Barnett.
"We remain committed to improving access to paramedics and reducing response times across Tasmania."
