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.
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 CoverageMay 20, 2026
REMSA Health provides $9.5 million in uncompensated care to our community. This includes care for patients who are unable to pay, as well as care provided on scene, but no transport was needed. It is our privilege to care for the communities we serve and in many cases, we are the community’s safety net heathcare […]
Apr 30, 2026
Care Flight, a service of REMSA Health, Renown Health and Vitalant announced the launch of the new Blood Stewardship Program. The program equips Care Flight aircraft with whole blood and blood products––enabling Care Flight clinicians to begin life-saving transfusions while transporting patients. It enhances trauma room-level care for those in need before they reach the […]
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.
