ANNUAL REPORT

42nd ANNUAL REPORT

(Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2025)

41 Years of Service 1983 - 2025

We are pleased to present our 42nd 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 283,538 ambulance calls. This past year, ending June 30, 2025, the service responded to a total of 11,032 ambulance calls in our 12 communities and an additional 128 “Medic One” paramedic intercept calls. We are proud of our accomplishments and look forward to continuing to serve the public.

Staff shortages plaguing  healthcare, including EMS, has continued but is improving. 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. Our employees continue to serve and fulfill our motto of “Serving People First with Pride, Proficiency and Professionalism”.

Regional Ambulance upgraded and reconfigured our Rutland facilities. The service also replaced one ambulance and our defibrillators with the state of the art Life Pack 35 defibrillators to better serve the public.

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 42 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.  Community funding represents just 2.9% of our budget. 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, 1,546 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 41 child car seat inspections this past year.

As of the printing of this report the Board of Directors announced the appointment of Michael J. Tarbell as the Chief Executive Officer, effective October 1, 2025. The Board also extended its deepest gratitude to Jim Finger for his 40 years of dedicated service as CEO. He will continue in his new role as Executive Advisor.

The public is encouraged to visit and talk to our employees and administration.  Please feel free to contact Michael Tarbell, Chief Executive Officer, 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       

R.A.S. Board of Directors