News and Updates

The non-profit organization will remain the sole provider of emergency and non-emergency medical transportation in Washoe County, safeguarding crucial access to healthcare in the region. REMSA Health has renewed its franchise agreement with Northern Nevada Public Health (NNPH). About one out of every six Nevadans lives in the Reno metro area, and through this renewal, […]

Katelyn Roberts, emergency medical services (EMS) manager for REMSA Health, has been awarded the 2025 Star of Life honor by the American Ambulance Association (AAA). This national recognition celebrates EMS professionals—paramedics, emergency medical technicians (EMTs), dispatchers, and support staff—who demonstrate exemplary service, compassion and dedication in their work. A local ceremony was held to celebrate […]

Care Flight, a service of REMSA Health, has appointed Joseph Drago to the role of executive director. Drago brings more than two decades of air medical operations, clinical leadership and strategic development to Care Flight, the region’s only nonprofit air ambulance provider. In this role, Drago will oversee all components of the Care Flight division, […]

REMSA Health is pleased to announce the promotion of Shae Billingsley to Manager of Information Technology. In this role, Billingsley will oversee the department that configures a complex network of technological systems that keeps REMSA Health running safely and efficiently. He will ensure the company’s Information Technology reflects the highest security measures, and that systems […]

REMSA Health announces that it has earned the designation of Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD) Accredited Center of Excellence (ACE) from the International Academies of Emergency Dispatch (IAED) for the ninth consecutive time. REMSA Health is the 54th medical ACE in the world. The IAED is the standard-setting organization for emergency dispatch services worldwide. Accreditation (and […]

Care Flight, a service of REMSA Health, has appointed Junius A. Frederick to the role of director of business development and growth. Frederick’s professional career includes more than two decades of leadership experience in aviation and aerospace business development and emergency medical services (EMS).    In this role, Frederick will focus on Care Flight’s strategic operations, […]

REMSA Health honored three healthcare providers at the state capital today as part of the Nevada Ambulance Association’s (NAA) Stars of Life event. Heather Bushey, flight nurse, Dale Miller, communications supervisor and Ryan Yarbrough, paramedic were selected by the organization as exceptional healthcare providers and contributors to the emergency medical services (EMS) profession. Bushey, Miller, […]

Barry Duplantis, president and CEO for REMSA Health, has been elected as treasurer of the board of directors for the Academy of International Mobile Healthcare Integration (AIMHI). AIMHI leads the transformation of emergency medical services (EMS) through the development of high-performing systems, and setting the standards for clinical excellence, accountability, public education, research and economic efficiency. “As […]

REMSA Health highlights its employee mental health resources and extends support to the first responder community by offering free stress management sessions happening Tuesday, Feb. 4. Jan. 30, 2025 (RENO, Nev.) — To address mental health support for emergency medical services (EMS) professionals and first responders, REMSA Health is building upon its employee well-being program–Fit […]

Jan. 23, 2025 (RENO, Nev.) – REMSA Health and its service, Care Flight, announce the arrival of a new helicopter aircraft, Care Flight 2, which is currently located at the Gardnerville, Nevada base – which Care Flight has served for more than 25 years. It is serviced through a partnership with Air Methods, Care Flight’s […]