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PIKE COUNTY ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT, INC.
P.O. Box 384
Dingmans Ferry, PA 18328

Phone: 570-828-2225
Alternate Phone:
Fax: 570-828-2340
Email: info@pikeals.org
Web Site: www.pikeals.org

Office Hours:
Hotline: 911

Pike County Advanced Life Support, Inc. is a grass roots organization that brings Advanced Life Support in the form of Paramedics to Pike County. PIKE ALS was incorporated in October 2001 and received its 501(c)3 not-for-profit status in March 2002.

Memorial Weekend 2006, Pike Advanced Life Support, Inc. celebrated its 3rd anniversary. Since we started providing paramedic services, we have made a significant difference in the lives of many victims of medical emergencies.

Before we started running our paramedic service in Pike County, there was only Basic Life Support. That meant if you have any type of emergency that required Advanced Life Support – an asthma attack or heart attack for instance -Paramedics (Advanced Life Support Unit) should have been called to render immediate emergency treatment. Unfortunately, at that time, the closest Paramedic units to Pike County were outside of Pike County. In order for emergency treatment to be rendered, a paramedic had to be requested from neighboring counties whose emergency services were already pushed to capacity. Paramedic units are required within 10 minutes of the incident. If no paramedic unit is found, no advanced emergency medical treatment could be rendered, forcing the BLS unit to run with the patient to the closest hospital. The old procedure took away precious treatment time from the patient and hurt our neighboring counties by removing much needed resources out of their areas. When a Paramedic Unit from another area was called to Pike County, the Paramedic Unit was out of service for a minimum of 3 hours, leaving their primary response area uncovered and placing an undue hardship on the other county's residents.

Our Mission

The mission of Pike County Advanced Life Support, Inc. is to render emergency medical services to the general public and the community at large.

Our goal continues to include medical instruction to the community and working with other EMS, Fire and Rescue services to provide comprehensive coverage. We strive to provide timely medical intervention and patient information for hospital commands, evaluation and instruction. Through the utilization of both traditional and non-traditional programs (i.e.: substations, global positioning, acute business planning, etc.) Pike County Advanced Life Support, Inc. endeavors to help soothe the unpreventable distress experienced by our patients and their families.

A primary function of our existence is to insure that pre-hospital care does not deteriorate and insure that the public is provided with quality emergency medical care regardless of economic conditions.

Providing for our patient's well being is our most important concern.

Base Location: Pike County. Service Area: Pike County-within a 20 minute radius of Dingman Twp.

Fees: Inquire.

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