Ambulance / EMS

Critical Minutes

Unlike those days early days in the 1970s, we aren't just "ambulance drivers."  Our pre-hospital care experts can provide almost everything an emergency room can do within the first 20 minutes.

When a NAVAC crew arrives on a call, we most often see people in their times of greatest need.  They are injured, in pain or distress, and frightened.  The first five minutes are most critical, when we must assess the situation and decide the best course of treatment.

Our pre-hospital care experts have extensive training in emergency out-of-hospital care.  Basic EMTs are providers who receive at least three months of training.  Entry level paramedics need to be experienced EMTs and they have completed almost 1,200 hours of academic work, clinical hands-on internship, and a field internship.
 

Always there.  Always ready.

State of the art equipment and advanced medical training are just part of our story.  NAVAC people make the difference with their dedication to quality emergency care.

NAVAC headquarters is staffed around the clock, 365 days a year, and our teams of paramedics, EMTs, and drivers are ready to provide rapid emergency response.

Our facility on Main Street in North Syracuse not only houses our vehicles and emergency response equipment, it also serves as a home away from home for our crews, whose shifts are often overnights, weekends, and holidays.  We are a 24-7-365 operation always ready to help in that first 5 minutes.

During daytime hours, when calls are most frequent and responders the least available, you can find our crews at the stations of the Mattydale Fire Department and the South Bay Fire Department - closer to you.