Storm Trooper Cruisers
I am proud to announce a new initiative in Southern Ontario to help get Nurses and Doctors get to their hospitals when bad winter storms roll in. Our medical system is stretched to the breaking point already due to so many staff shortages, and whenever there is a major snow storm, hospitals see a huge increase in absentees. These storms also tend to bring an increase in trauma patients. Hospital staff shortages could at worst cost lives, but will certainly have a negative impact on the quality of care provided to those who need medical help.
The Storm Trooper Cruisers initiative has the singular goal of getting nurses and doctors into work so that they can do what they do best…save lives.
The program is made up of volunteers of 4×4 owners & enthusiasts who donate their time, fuel, expertise, and equipment, to drive essential workers to work. Hospital staff can get picked up from home, and dropped of on the steps of their respective hospitals at no cost. We just can’t promise to get you there on time.
This program is now part of the Emergency Operations Protocols at some Ontario hospitals, including the Soldier’s Memorial Hospital in Orillia, which is regularly impacted by sever storms. When a storm rolls in, their Emergency Operations Team coordinates with our dispatchers to try and keep the hospital operating as effectively as possible.
“I was inspired by a similar program in Moncton, New Brunswick, and from that the Storm Trooper Cruisers was formed.”
-Founder Shaun de Jager
If you have a suitable 4×4, and advanced winter driving skills, and you would like to join the team, contact us. If you’re a medical professional in need of a ride to work when the weather turns foul, email us and we’ll try and arrange a ride for you.
Also, let your hospital administration know that this service is available in Southern Ontario. If they ever need to activate their Emergency Operations Centre, they can reach out to us and arrange rides for their staff.
When roads get bad…we’re ready. When the authorities say to stay off the roads, and only drive if it’s an emergency…we’re out there trying to keep hospitals functioning.
This service is free. You read that right…FREE! You could call Uber or Lyft and have your wallet or purse emptied with surge pricing, or you can call us.
We need volunteer drivers with properly equipped Jeeps, Broncos, or other appropriate 4×4 vehicles who are willing to donate their time, fuel, and expertise, and of course their off-road prepped vehicles to help get our beloved nurses and doctors to their hospitals so they can do what they do best…save lives.
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“Thanks so much for arranging this! Definitely would not have made it in to work without you and Matt!”
-Michelle