| Park Slope Volunteer Ambulance Corps (PSVAC) | |
| Established: | 1992 |
| Headquarters: | Park Slope, New York City |
| Jurisdiction: | Brooklyn, NY |
| Staff Type: | Weekends and Special Events, Volunteer |
| Employees: | 90 Volunteers |
| Bls Or Als: | BLS |
| Ambulances: | 4 |
| Flycars: | 1 Utility Vehicle, 3 Bicycles |
| Bicycles: | 4 |
| Chief: | Louis Greco |
| Billing Cost: | Sliding scale |
The Park Slope Volunteer Ambulance Corps, or PSVAC, is a community organization that provides emergency medical response, rescue operations, patient assessment, treatment, and transport in Park Slope, Brooklyn, New York.[1] Since 1992, members have responded to over ten thousand calls for help.
PSVAC's mission is to:[2]
The Park Slope Volunteer Ambulance Corps was founded by members of the Park Slope community in 1992,[3] in response to a scarcity of EMS resources and increased call-times.
PSVAC has won recognition including numerous awards[4]
Today, the Park Slope Volunteer Ambulance Corps has over 90 active members, including 20 crew chiefs. PSVAC has three type-III ambulances, one type-II, patrol bicycles, and a first-response fly car. PSVAC responds to thousands of calls every year, resulting in treating and/or transporting over seven hundred patients.
PSVAC is a participating member of the Fire Department of New York (FDNY)'s NYC 911 system.
The corps is composed of unpaid volunteers who donate their time and a wide range of skills and experience. Members who work on PSVAC's ambulances are all trained medical personnel, capable of handling a wide range of emergency situations.
Members come from all walks of life. Some are medical professionals, such as emergency medical technicians (EMT-Bs), paramedics, doctors, etc. Others work in finance, law enforcement, construction, education, business, or are self-employed.
Most members are New York State certified EMT-Bs and work on the ambulances. Other members serve as dispatchers, instructors, manage membership recruitment and perform other support functions.