Ambulance

Para-Transit Van

Special Event Standbys

EMS Bike Team

CPR & First Aid Training

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Ambulance

Bellefonte EMS has been providing quality ambulance service to the community for over 62 years and today operates 3 PaDOH licensed Basic Life Support (BLS) ambulances.  At least 1 ambulance is staffed at all times with an in-house crew to provide an immediate response to emergency 911 dispatches.  Additional units are staffed during peak times by in-house crews or off-duty personnel.  We also offer non-emergency ambulance transports for patients with a medical necessity between hospitals or other healthcare institutions.  We respond to nearly 2000 ambulance incidents annually, making us one of the busiest EMS agencies in Centre County.    

Bellefonte EMS has been an active participant in the Pa Department of Health EMS Strike Team program since its inception in 2001.  EMS Strike Teams respond on short notice to natural or man-made disasters, usually deploying for 3 to 10 days at a time, to assist local EMS agencies that are disabled or overwhelmed due to the disaster conditions.  A typical response includes an ambulance with a 4 person crew of EMT’s that rotate shifts in order to operate 24 hours per day, often in austere conditions.  Previous deployments of the Bellefonte EMS team or assets have included; New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina (2005), Wilkes-Barre flooding (2006), and the New Jersey coast after Hurricane Lee (2011).


Para-Transit Van

Bellefonte EMS currently has 3 Para-Transit vans, licensed by the PUC, that provide non-emergency transportation for both wheelchair or litter patients that are not in need of medical evaluation, monitoring or treatment during transportation.  This service provides cost-effective transportation to persons that do not need an ambulance but need assistance, uses a wheelchair, or are unable to sit and need a litter.  Our para-transit vans are used for scheduled doctor’s appointments, rehab therapy or outpatient appointments, or when discharged from the hospital.


Special Event Standbys

For many years Bellefonte EMS has provided an ambulance for medical support at home football games with Bellefonte School District, Bald Eagle School District and at Beaver Stadium for Penn State University.  We are also active in the community by providing medical support and EMS coverage at other sporting events such as lacrosse, charity walks/runs/bike rides, karate tournaments, YMCA polar bear plunge, Special Olympics floor hockey, and other large community events.


EMS Bike Team

Large community events can present a public health challenge where emergency access for an ambulance may be delayed due to crowds of people or closed streets.  Our experienced EMT’s ride professional grade bicycles carrying medical equipment, including an AED and oxygen, to quickly reach a patient and begin treatment until the ambulance arrives moments later.  These EMT’s receive specialized training and must pass riding tests in order to be on this unique EMS response team.    


CPR & First Aid Training

Bellefonte EMS now offers American Heart Association (AHA) CPR and First Aid training courses for your business, civic group, or individuals.  A variety of basic and renewal courses are available depending on your needs and may be conducted in our training facility or your business at a date and time convenient to you. 

Our training programs offer;

·         Video presentations

·         Hands-on practice and instruction by an AHA recognized instructor

·         All equipment is included in pricing, including current textbook

·         AHA certification card upon successful course completion

·         Instructors are all EMTs with years of firsthand EMS experience


 

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