Our Story
Established in 1977, MVEMS is a volunteer, state certified Basic Life Support (BLS) ambulance service which serves Monroe's community of around 20,000 people and responds to approximately 1,500 medical emergencies each year. The MVEMS membership is comprised of a majority of Connecticut and National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) certified EMTs. The remaining members are Emergency Medical Responders (EMRs), trained in BLS CPR and advanced first aid assist to assist their EMT partners.
In addition to its volunteers, MVEMS contracts a paramedic from Valley Emergency Medical Services stationed at EMS Headquarters 24/7 ready to respond to life-threatening medical emergencies. MVEMS currently provides emergency care for the Town of Monroe 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, throughout the entire calendar year. Members annually volunteer more than 20,000 hours of community service.
In addition to providing the town's emergency medical service, MVEMS sponsors various training opportunities for the town. Every year MVEMS conducts an EMT-Basic class which allows members of the community, surrounding towns, and the town Firemen, to become NREMT and Connecticut certified EMT's. MVEMS also provides a series of courses to the public including AHA CPR, Stop the Bleed, and First Aid to enhance community medical education.
