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Over the past few years, there have been many advancements in the pre-hospital ambulance care sector. In affect to these changes, Syracuse University Ambulance (SUA) has also evolved. Today, more than 80 volunteer staff members help to provide emergency medical services to the campuses of Syracuse University, and SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry.
SUA is a S.U. Health Services-based, student operated organization that responds to more than 1,500 emergencies a year, providing basic life support, transport, rapid cardiac defibrillation, as well as non-emergency transportation. SUA current operates two full-time BLS Ambulances, our newest of which was purchased in August, 2006. In addition, SUA operates three non-emergency transport vans, as well as a BLS fly-car. SUA provides emergency and non-emergency services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week during the academic school year. Being funded from student health services fees and student government associations, there is no out-of-pocket expense for registered SU and SUNY ESF students, staff, and faculty.
In 2004, SUA was honored as the New York State, EMS Agency of the Year. Awarded by the New York State EMS Council, SUA was chosen to receive this honor out of 1,127 different EMS agencies state-wide. "The award to the Syracuse University Ambulance Service is particularly impressive because it is a busy volunteer, student-operated service whose level of quality has been recognized as exemplary, first by the Regional EMS Council locally and now by an EMS committee representing the entire state," says Edward G. Wronski, director of the New York State Department of Health's Bureau of Emergency Medical Services.
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