History of Reedsburg Ambulance
Reedsburg Area Ambulance Service 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, house our three ambulances and provide quarters for our present crew. This building provides three sleep rooms, a training room, an office area and an attached garage for the ambulances. In 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, which means there is room for future growth of the service.
Until 2005, we operated at the EMT Basic level. In 2005 we upgraded to the EMT IV Tech Level of service. In 2011 we again upgraded to the Paramedic Level of service. With the 2011 upgrade, we hired a full-time Director and three full-time Paramedics. We again upgraded to the Critical Care Paramedic level in 2012, being the second service in the State of Wisconsin to achieve this designation.
In 2013, Reedsburg Ambulance added a fourth ambulance to its fleet. The fourth ambulance was added due to the increasing number of 911 calls and transfers. We also added a fifth ambulance in 2015, this ambulance came as a donation from an ambulance service going out of business.
In 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.
Reedsburg Ambulance currently has 38 EMT's at the Basic, IV Tech, Paramedic, and Critical Care Paramedic Levels, serving eighteen municipalities, and averaging over 2,200 calls per year.
Until 2005, we operated at the EMT Basic level. In 2005 we upgraded to the EMT IV Tech Level of service. In 2011 we again upgraded to the Paramedic Level of service. With the 2011 upgrade, we hired a full-time Director and three full-time Paramedics. We again upgraded to the Critical Care Paramedic level in 2012, being the second service in the State of Wisconsin to achieve this designation.
In 2013, Reedsburg Ambulance added a fourth ambulance to its fleet. The fourth ambulance was added due to the increasing number of 911 calls and transfers. We also added a fifth ambulance in 2015, this ambulance came as a donation from an ambulance service going out of business.
In 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.
Reedsburg Ambulance currently has 38 EMT's at the Basic, IV Tech, Paramedic, and Critical Care Paramedic Levels, serving eighteen municipalities, and averaging over 2,200 calls per year.