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Our Mission:
Monroe
Volunteer Ambulance's mission is to provide quality
Emergency Medical Care and treatment of the sick and
injured to persons who call 9-1-1 in the Town of Monroe,
Orange County, NY; to provide treatment consistent with
our level of training and certification as New York
State EMT-Basics; and to provide transportation to the
most appropriate local hospital facility.
Agency Profile:
Monroe
Volunteer Ambulance has been in service since 1947. We
operate three (3) Type III ambulances, and one (1) BLS
first response vehicle. We respond to over 1400 calls
for 9-1-1 emergencies per year.
We are members of the Hudson Valley Regional Emergency
Medical Services Council (HVREMSCO), as well as the
Orange County EMS Council. All of our medical personnel
are certified by the NYS Department of Health at an EMT-Basic
level certification or higher. All of our members are
certified to perform CPR Basic Life Support techniques
and to use an AED.
We are one of the most progressive EMS agencies in
Orange County. We have successfully demonstrated the use
of Glucometers by Basic EMTs and because of our success,
the HVREMSCO has made this tool available to other Basic
ambulance agencies of the Hudson Valley region in the
future.
Our members are professional businessmen, EMTs,
Paramedics, administrators, engineers, housewives,
teachers, retirees, information system managers, bus
drivers, nurses, ministers, lawyers, and construction
workers. Each member having the desire to better his/her
community and help his neighbor.
FOR MEDICAL EMERGENCIES CALL 9-1-1
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