Transcare EMS
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Motto: "The Driving Force in Health Care" | |
| Established | 1994 – 2016 (Bankrupt) |
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| Headquarters | Brooklyn, New York |
| Jurisdiction | Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania & Washington DC |
| Employees | 2,100 Full Time |
| BLS or ALS | ALS |
| Ambulances | 415 |
| Responses | 50,000/year |
| Website | www.TransCare.com |
TransCare EMS (TransCare) was a provider of advanced life support (ALS) and basic life support (BLS) ambulance transportation services in the areas of New York City, the Hudson Valley, Long Island, the state of Delaware, the Baltimore-Washington DC corridor and in numerous locations in Pennsylvania. It was the largest privately owned ambulance service in the Mid-Atlantic States.[1] TransCare operated ambulances staffed by emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and paramedics and held Emergency Response 911 contracts in Westchester, Putnam and Dutchess Counties in New York. TransCare also operated a non-emergency medical transport system utilizing ambulettes, along with a 'Special Events' operations Division and also employed flight crews for emergency medical air transport.
History
Transcare consisted of several former medical transportation companies that have merged into one company. Those companies include AA Ambulance, MetroCare, Metropolitan Ambulance, Metro North Ambulance, United Ambulance, UniMet, Alamo EMS and Abbey Richmond Ambulance.
Operations
New York
TransCare had extensive operations in New York State, with a large concentration in the New York City area. Operations were headquartered out of Brooklyn with secondary offices in Mount Vernon and Wappinger. In Westchester County TransCare held numerous 911 contracts for municipalities such as New Rochelle, Mount Vernon, White Plains, and Mount Pleasant.. In October 2008 TransCare was awarded a 1.2 million dollar per year ALS contract for Putnam County,[2] which provided four paramedics to the county 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The contract also provided BLS ambulances to assist area volunteers.
In Dutchess County the Town of Wappinger has utilized TransCare for two ALS ambulances around the clock since 2005. On January 1, 2009, TransCare won the ALS bids for the towns of Beekman, Pawling and Union Vale. On May 15, 2009 the town of Washington announced that they named TransCare the new ALS provider for the town which includes the village of Millbrook. On June 4, 2009 Transcare officially announced that they had begun the process of purchasing Alamo EMS. Once completed, the acquisition will give them 911 contracts in the City of Poughkeepsie, Fairview & Roosevelt Fire Districts, as well as numerous transportation contracts throughout the region and will expand Transcare's coverage into Ulster County. The Alamo deal was completed on September 19, 2009.
In 2010, TransCare has also expanded into Orange County, by becoming the Sole ALS provider for Cornwall Volunteer Ambulance, the contracted transport company for Keller Army Hospital in West Point and the back up ALS provider for the Town of Highlands.
2016 Bankruptcy
In February 2016, TransCare EMS declared Chapter 7 Bankruptcy and discontinued operations in New York City, Westchester County, New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland and attempted to spare the Hudson Valley division and it's paratransit operation.[3] On February 21, 2016 TransCare Ems lost their contracts for the City Of New Rochelle, City of White Plains, and the City of Mount Vernon along with various New York City hospitals. On February 26, 2016 the trustee that was appointed by the bankruptcy court ordered the Hudson Valley division and all other TransCare operations to cease operations on a last minute decision at 5 pm EST. Some but not all employees were notified and left the municipalities and abandoned other contracts, causing many municipalities to enter into emergency contracts with several other local providers to ensure a minimal lapse in coverage.[4]
References
- ↑ TransCare Service Area
- ↑ "Pay Your ALS Bill". Mid-Hudson News. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
- ↑ "Dutchess division of TransCare split before bankruptcy". Poughkeepsie Journal. Retrieved 2016-02-28.
- ↑ "TransCare Ambulance Service Forced to Shut Down". Time Warner Cable News. Retrieved 2016-02-28.
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