History of Reedsburg Ambulance
Reedsburg Ambulance started serving the community in 1973 with several ambulance attendants. The service operated with one ambulance out of a one-room garage located on Vine Street in Reedsburg. This building served as our bay for 25 years until, in 1998, we were able to build a larger building on Railroad Street to meet the growing needs of the area. The initial building provided three sleep rooms, a training room, an office area, and an attached garage for the ambulances to house our three ambulance and provide quarters for our present crew.
2005 -Upgraded from the EMT Basic to the EMT IV Technician level of service.
2011 - Upgraded to the Paramedic Level of service. With the 2011 upgrade, we hired a full-time Director and three full-time Paramedics.
2012 - Upgraded to the Critical Care Paramedic level, being the second service in the State of Wisconsin to achieve this designation.
2014 - The ambulance service added a 900 square-foot addition to the front of its existing bays so there would be room for six vehicles to accommodate future growth of the service.
2015 - Through a partnership with Reedsburg Area Medical Center and Home Health United, the Mobile Integrated Health program was started. Through this program, paramedics conduct a home visit of patients who are released from Reedsburg Area Medical Center. The paramedics also follow up with the patient four times over the next month discussing their progress and transition from being in the hospital to being at home. The overall goal of the program is to reduce hospital readmissions.
2023 - A 4,338 square foot addition was added to our station. This addition provides nine private bedrooms, a kitchen, living room, dining room, locker room, and report room for staff.
2024 - Reedsburg Area Ambulance Service transitioned to The City of Reedsburg Ambulance. No changes to coverage occurred, the ambulance became a department of the City of Reedsburg.
Reedsburg Ambulance currently has 38 EMT's at the Basic, IV Tech, Paramedic, and Critical Care Paramedic Levels, serving seventeen municipalities, and averaging 2,400+ calls per year.
2005 -Upgraded from the EMT Basic to the EMT IV Technician level of service.
2011 - Upgraded to the Paramedic Level of service. With the 2011 upgrade, we hired a full-time Director and three full-time Paramedics.
2012 - Upgraded to the Critical Care Paramedic level, being the second service in the State of Wisconsin to achieve this designation.
2014 - The ambulance service added a 900 square-foot addition to the front of its existing bays so there would be room for six vehicles to accommodate future growth of the service.
2015 - Through a partnership with Reedsburg Area Medical Center and Home Health United, the Mobile Integrated Health program was started. Through this program, paramedics conduct a home visit of patients who are released from Reedsburg Area Medical Center. The paramedics also follow up with the patient four times over the next month discussing their progress and transition from being in the hospital to being at home. The overall goal of the program is to reduce hospital readmissions.
2023 - A 4,338 square foot addition was added to our station. This addition provides nine private bedrooms, a kitchen, living room, dining room, locker room, and report room for staff.
2024 - Reedsburg Area Ambulance Service transitioned to The City of Reedsburg Ambulance. No changes to coverage occurred, the ambulance became a department of the City of Reedsburg.
Reedsburg Ambulance currently has 38 EMT's at the Basic, IV Tech, Paramedic, and Critical Care Paramedic Levels, serving seventeen municipalities, and averaging 2,400+ calls per year.
