ANNUAL REPORT

40th ANNUAL REPORT

(Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2023)

40 Years of Service 1983 - 2023

We are pleased to present our 40th annual report to the Citizens we serve. Regional Ambulance Service, Inc. has continually provided emergency and non-emergency ambulance service for forty years. From 1983 to the end of the fiscal year, Regional has responded to 261,225 ambulance calls. This past year, ending June 30, 2023, the service responded to a total of 11,255 ambulance calls in our 12 communities and an additional 120 “Medic One” paramedic intercept calls. We are proud of our accomplishments and look forward to continuing to serve the public.

Staff shortages have plagued healthcare including EMS throughout the country. Regional Ambulance has had problems like all healthcare with staffing. It is our employees who deserve the credit for their continued excellent response and commitment to the communities we serve. We thank them and encourage you to do the same for the work they do. All of our employees continue to serve and fulfill our motto of “Serving People First with Pride, Proficiency and Professionalism”.

Regional Ambulance started construction on a second facility in West Rutland. This facility will start being used in the next year. It has the capacity to house 4 ambulances. When staffed it will be closer for calls on the west side as well as have redundancy for dispatch and be able to be used during any type of disaster that affects the main building in Rutland.

We thank everyone from the communities we serve, our co-workers, our fellow emergency service workers and everyone in the community who have been so gracious with their support, kindness and generosity.

With the continued support of the citizens, our employees, and community governing bodies, we have successfully level funded or lowered the assessment rate for the past 39 years. Since 1990 the assessment rate has decreased by 36%. Our current assessment rate is $4 per capita and remains unchanged for the next fiscal year. The public support of our Membership program, direct donations, memorials and estate gifts have been vital to our continued success. Thank you.

Monthly CPR classes are taught at Regional Ambulance. Last year, through the R.A.S. American Heart Association Training Center, 1,755 people were trained in CPR. Tours, lectures, demonstrations and CPR classes are available for the general public. Child Car Seat inspections are performed at the Regional Ambulance building at 275 Stratton Rd by appointment only. We completed 65 child car seat inspections this past year.

The public is encouraged to visit and talk to our employees at our Stratton Road facility. Please feel free to contact Jim Finger, Chief Executive Administrator, or your Representative, if you have any questions concerning the service.  

We are proud of our accomplishments and look forward to serving you in the future. The Board of Directors, Administration and employees of Regional Ambulance Service Inc. will continue working to provide the highest quality of emergency ambulance care at the lowest possible cost to all of the citizens we serve.

Sincerely, Paul Kulig, President                            Becky Congdon, Vice President

                R.A.S. Board of Directors                      R.A.S. Board of Directors