Residence of Sun City Center and Kings Point enjoy many benefits living in their retirement community. One benefit that many, if any, don't enjoy is Free Ambulance Service!
Sun City Center Emergency Squad offers Ambulance transportation to local hospitals free of charge to residents. They also provide EMT services and other medical related transportation to those in need. For example,
Sun City Center resident patients that have recovered enough to be transferred from a hospital to a rehabilitation facility can call the Emergency Squad and arrange for transportation. Yes, Free of charge.
Recently a resident, confined to a wheelchair needed to under go radiation treatment. Her program called for 30 daily treatments. The Emergency Squad provided wheelchair accessible transportation to and from the treatment center, again free of charge.
Sun City Center is a Del Webb planed community designed to attract active retirees. The original planning did not include free medical service however. In 1966 resident, Ray Watson thought it would be a huge benefit. Through his efforts and hard work the Emergency Squad became a reality. It was made possible with donations and a host of volunteer personnel and continues the same way today.
In addition to more then 400 volunteers the squad has four fully equipped ambulances and three wheelchair equipped transport vehicles.
In 2007 Ambulance service responded to more then 6400 calls and the transport vehicles made just under 2500 runs.
A new state of the art headquarters was also opened in 2007 providing accommodations for administrative personnel and on duty squad members.
The 400 volunteers are divided into eight teams and provide coverage 24 hours a day seven days a week. Each ambulance crew consist of an EMT, First Responder and Driver. Van service is staffed with a First Responder and Driver.
All training meets Florida standards and the volunteers are properly licensed according to State guidelines for their respective positions.
Sun City Center Emergency Squad operates under the direction of a local physician and is recognized by Florida as a Basic Life Support facility.
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Hal, I think this is a remarkable institution, especially the fact that they do this all free of charge. Let's hope they can continue this great service. Thanks for posting this important information.
Who knows...I may need to check into this soon :)
WOW, I know ambulance service is expensive. That's an amazing service for area residents.
I never heard of anything like this. What a great service.
Hi Bob,
You are very welcome. Yes, it is an important service! Who would have thought a community as large or small depending on how you look at it, would think far enough ahead to put a benefit like this in place.
Hi Sally,
I don't think you are ready for that kind of a ride. You keep yourself too busy and fit! Howsever, when the time comes, we will be there waiting for you.
Hi Laura,
Yes, the cost to be transported is unbelievable. More then $600.00 plus services from home to the hospital. And that is within a radius of three miles.
A wonderful benefit for the community to be sure.
Hi Paddy,
Yes, it truly is. In addition to the hundreds the service saved the riders, it also saves the county more then three million dollars per year. Isn't that staggering! We and all the residents that live in our community are so very lucky.
Thanks for stopping by.
Now here's a service I never thought about needing, and I'll be not many people do. Yet you've made a great case for its value!
Hi Margaret,
Thank you for commenting.
This service is a huge benefit to the residents of the community. One that is unthough of until the need arises. It provides a huge savings not only to the residents but to the county as well.