Wyndham residents waited an average of 15 minutes and 10 seconds for emergency services for the quarter comprising July 1- September 30 2022-23.
The newest data released by Ambulance Victoria (AV), measures the response time between when a triple-0 call is made and when the first AV resource arrives on scene.
Callers this year waited an average of two minutes and 18 seconds more for an ambulance, when compared to the 13 minutes and 32 second response time in the same quarter for 2021-22.
AV said their target response time of 15 minutes can be impacted by a multitude of factors, including traffic, travel distance required and availability of ambulances.
Executive director clinical operations Anthony Carlyon said demand for ambulance services remained at record levels due to the continued impacts of COVID-19 and the flu.
“July to September was our busiest first quarter on record, and the second busiest quarter ever,” Mr Carlyon said.
“Together with the previous quarter, this was by far the busiest and most challenging winter ever.”
Mr Carlyon said the state’s paramedics and first responders were working tirelessly to keep delivering “world class care”.
“We’re working hard to relieve pressure across the health system with more paramedics on the road,” Mr Carlyon said.
