The Regional Emergency Medical Services Authority — REMSA — is the exclusive ground emergency medical services provider for Washoe County, Nevada and we serve an 11-state western region with our air ambulance program. We are a private, non-profit, fully-integrated, pre-hospital healthcare provider.
We have accountability to the Washoe County District Board of Health and a volunteer board of directors comprised of healthcare and business leadership from across the region. REMSA’s response times consistently meet or beat the requirements and it is renowned nationally for its quality, performance and innovation.
Community Health Programs
REMSA’s Community Health Programs create new care and referral pathways to assure patients receive the safest, and most appropriate, levels of quality care. In addition, patients discharged from the hospital with conditions such as congestive heart failure receive in-home follow-up care.
REMSA's Nurse Health Line is an Accredited Center of Excellence staff with specially-trained registered nurses available 24/7 to provide assessment, care recommendations and/or referral to the appropriate health care or community service. Call 775-858-1000 to talk to a nurse navigator.
Patients have access to in-home care from community paramedics after referral from a primary care physician or other referring healthcare provider. This group of specially-trained paramedics evaluates patients and performs tasks under approved protocols.
Alternative Destination Transport program provides alternative pathways of care for 9-1-1 patients, including transport of patient with low acuity medical conditions directly to urgent care centers and clinics, as well as other transport options.
Our Special Events team provides EMS services for more than 700 events per year, ranging from small gatherings to weeklong celebrations. This team is agile, flexible and offers specialized care and vehicles to match the needs of the event.
Request Event CoverageFeb 6, 2019
Care for your heart and the hearts you love Every month is a good month to take care of your heart. But in February, for Valentine’s Day and in celebration of American Heart Month, REMSA is making it easier and more fun to Save the Heart You Love. There’s no better way to show your love […]
Jan 31, 2019
With the possibility of a winter storm system moving through the area, we wanted to remind you about some general winter safety tips and trivia! Winter Fun Facts In 2014, in the U.S., there were 42,480 workplace injuries and illnesses involving ice, sleet, or snow that required at least one day away from work to […]
This course provides the knowledge and skills needed to evaluate and manage the first 10 minutes of an adult ventricular fibrillation/ventricular tachycardia arrest.
This course covers core material including adult and pediatric CPR, foreign-body airway obstruction, and automated external defibrillation.
