Huron Valley Ambulance

Huron Valley Ambulance devotes substantial efforts and resources to providing quality pre-hospital care and transportation services to the people in its communities.unreimbursed services provided to the elderly and the poorthe company provides a substantial portion of its services to the elderly and poor. During the fiscal year Huron Valley Ambulance provided transports to elderly patients under the medicare program, as well as to patients who were deemed indigent under state, county, or medicaid center guidelines. Patient transport servicesthe company serves five counties with a medical staff of emergency medical technicians and paramedics.community benefit activitiesas a community-owned nonprofit, Huron Valley Ambulance recognizes that part of their mission is to give back to the community. The company coordinates various programs and offers them free of charge to the community.our goals for these programs, which are targeted to various age groups, are the following: to provide information on ems in general and hva specifically and to provide programs on safety, injury prevention and health improvement. The types of programs, events and appearances are illustrated below:community education programsblogs and social media campaigns to provide basic education, news and information to the community.presentations and Ambulance tours ages 5-18 to cover how to call 911, what paramedics do, basic first aid, and other simple safety messages.presentations to older children and young adults about considering ems as a career.help scout troops receive first aid badges.presentations to adult groups who hva is, hva services, how ems works, emergency preparedness.presentations to seniors any or all of the following topics: who hva is, hva services, how ems works, emergency preparedness, advance medical directives, preventing falls.demonstration and education hands-only cpr for all ages.staffing exhibits at business expos, health fairs and career fairs where we answer questions and distribute literature, sometimes demonstrate automated external defibrillators (aeds).ems standby coverage for large community events, high school sports, etc.participating in community parades with an Ambulance or aed presentations throughout the year.participating in community safetytowns throughout our service area, where preschool children learn about fire, police and ems.providing crew and Ambulance to high school "mock crashes" for driver education throughout our service area.