Albuquerque Ambulance Service
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Albuquerque Ambulance - About Us
Albuquerque Ambulance Service (AAS) is the largest and busiest provider of emergency 9-1-1 and non-emergency medical services in New Mexico. AAS provides Advance Life Support (ALS) paramedic/EMT services to the citizens of Albuquerque, the Village of Corrales and Bernalillo County. AAS also provides mutual aid services for the surrounding counties of Valencia, Sandoval, and Santa Fe. AAS provides services to the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, the Albuquerque International Sunport, the Sandia and Manzano Mountains, Kirtland Air Force Base, Sandia National Laboratory, and medical transportation throughout New Mexico.
AAS is a nonprofit ambulance service and is a division of Presbyterian Hospital. AAS is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services (CAAS).
AAS started in 1972 with 10 ambulances and 50 employees, running more than 5,000 calls for service a year out of a small base station on Central Avenue. Today, AAS responds to over 100,000 calls for service a year with a fleet of over 55 ambulances and a staff of more than 250 paramedics, EMTs and EMDs. At any given time, AAS has between 20 and 50 ambulances deployed to serve the citizens of Bernalillo County. Ambulances are deployed strategically throughout the city and county so that they are able to efficiently respond to calls for service.
All AAS employees are committed to providing superior emergency medical services and to continuous improvement in patient care and outcomes. Each medical professional is trained and held to the high standards of AAS, NMEMS Bureau and/or the National Registry of EMTs. Each ALS ambulance is equipped with a full range of ALS equipment including the Physio-Control LP-12, which provides 12-lead ECGs and defibrillation.
Calls for service include 9-1-1 Priority 1 (most urgent), priority 2, and non-emergency interfacility transports.
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ALBUQUERQUE AMBULANCE LEADERSHIP
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Department Directors
- Operations Director, Cheryl Mahoney, cmahoney@phs.org
- System Status Management (SSM) and Communications, Heath Wright, wwright@phs.org
- System Improvement, Anthony Martinez, amartinez@phs.org
Operations Supervisors
On duty Operations Supervisors may be contacted 24/7 at 505-449-5745
- Pam Bengel - Weekdays, pbengel@phs.org
- Jim Williams -- Weekdays, jimwill@phs.org
- Rudy Sandoval - Weekends, rsandoval@phs.org
- Doug Tokarski - Weekday Swing, dtokarsk@phs.org
- Nate Jackson - Weekend Swing, njackson@phs.org
- Joe Barboa- Week Nights, jbarboa@phs.org
- Matt Black -- Weekend Nights, mblack@phs.org
AAS employs a team of full time education coordinators and part time instructors who provide multiple continuing education (CE) opportunities to AAS field crews and to the NM EMS community. AAS educators also evaluate and disseminate to the field crews updates to medical practices and coordinates AAS involvement in current emergency medical studies. The education team participates in a number of local, regional, and national emergency medical organizations that helps provide AAS with the latest in emergency medical practices. The education department is equipped with the latest in practical training equipment that is available to AAS field crews and utilized in many of the CE courses. For more information please contact one of the education coordinators:
John Smithson: jsmithso@phs.org
Leslie Foust: lfoust2@phs.org
Continuing Education
AAS educators teach multiple continuing education courses throughout the year. CE courses are free to all AAS employees. For all others interested in taking a course, fees are listed below. To sign up for a course contact one of the education coordinators. Click on the below link to see the list of scheduled courses. All courses are held at AAS main office at 4500 Montbel Pl NE, Albuquerque, NM 87107 unless otherwise specified. AAS accepts cash and check. No Credit Cards
- All 8 hour classes (including ACLS refreshers) - $75.00
- All 16 hour classes (includes PALS, PHTLS and ACLS Provider courses) - $150.00
- CPR Refresher - $50.00
- Basic and Intermediate Refreshers - $150.00
- Paramedic Refreshers - $200.00
- Other Classes - $10.00/hr
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