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Greater Pittston Regional Ambulance

EMS provider for Pittston City, Jenkins Twp.,Yatesville, Exeter, Wyoming, West Wyoming, West Pittston, Laflin and Avoca Borough in Luzerne County, Pa.

Advanced life support - Medic 29

EMS Station 565

🏆 2019 Pa. Dept of Health EMS Agency of the Year

01/11/2026

On what would have been his 100th birthday, we remember and celebrate the legacy of one of our founding members, and longtime President, our beloved James “Sox” Ruane. Sox’s commitment to community, positivity and love for the GPRA is baked in to our DNA. We fondly remember and recognize him with a “Sox” remembrance on all GPRA units.

01/06/2026

📕🚑Story Time with Hometown Heroes 🚑📚

Today, Joseph Corcoran, CFO and EMT with Greater Pittston Regional Ambulance, had the honor of reading to local children at the Pittston Memorial Library during Story Time with Hometown Heroes.

Community engagement is at the heart of what we do, and it was wonderful to spend time inspiring young minds while connecting with the families we proudly serve. Thank you to the Pittston Memorial Library for hosting such a meaningful event and inviting our organization to participate.

Story Time with Hometown Heroes will be held every Tuesday in January at 11:00 AM! Be sure to check the library’s social media pages for more information.

01/01/2026

🚨🚨 2025 Call Statistics are in! 🚨🚨

Our final 2025 response statistics have been tabulated this morning. In 2025 the GPRA handled 7,810 emergency calls in our primary response district (Pittston City, Jenkins Twp., Yatesville, Exeter Borough, Wyoming, West Wyoming, West Pittston, Laflin and Avoca) and mutual aid. We thank Captain E. Thomas for providing us with detailed monthly reports and run statistics. The GPRA constantly analyzes this data to make important operational decisions based on facts. This is an incredible amount of emergency runs for a small, non profit EMS agency, governed by a volunteer Board. We couldn’t be more proud of the hard work of our staff. We expect 2026 (our 74th year of service) to be a year of exponential growth for the GPRA. We will continue to add resources to make sure our communities are well protected. We are also eagerly awaiting completion of our new Headquarters facility and delivery of new ambulance units.

01/01/2026

🚑 New Year News from Greater Pittston Regional Ambulance! 🚑

We’re proud to announce that Greater Pittston Regional Ambulance has officially placed an order with VCI Emergency Vehicles for a new Ford / Horton Emergency Vehicles ambulance! This new unit will enhance our fleet and help us continue providing safe, reliable, and high-quality emergency medical care to the Greater Pittston community.

Investing in modern equipment is part of our ongoing commitment to our patients, our providers, and the community we serve. We look forward to putting this new ambulance into service once it arrives. We also anticipate adding multiple additional units to this order, as we replace aging units in our fleet.

Thank you for your continued support—we’ll share updates as the build progresses!

01/01/2026

🎉 Happy New Year from Greater Pittston Regional Ambulance! 🚑

As we welcome 2026, we want to take a moment to thank our incredible EMTs, paramedics, and support staff for their dedication and hard work throughout 2025. Your commitment to serving our community—day in and day out, holidays included—does not go unnoticed.

We’re proud of what we accomplished together last year, and we’ll be sharing our 2025 run statistics with the community very soon.

Thank you to our staff, partners, and community for your continued support. Here’s to a safe and successful year ahead! 💙

12/25/2025

Merry Christmas from the Greater Pittston Regional Ambulance family.

We wish our community a holiday filled with warmth, peace, and time spent with those who matter most. Whether today is loud and joyful or quiet and reflective, we hope it brings comfort and moments of connection.

We also extend our sincere gratitude to the emergency services personnel, healthcare professionals, and essential service personnel who are working today to keep others safe. Your dedication allows so many families to celebrate with peace of mind.

Wishing everyone a safe, meaningful, and joyful Christmas.

12/22/2025

🚧 Progress Update on Our New Headquarters!

The big iron is being erected at the site of our new headquarters, marking a major milestone in this project.

This new facility will help us better serve our communities, support our crews, and strengthen emergency medical services throughout the Greater Pittston area. We’re proud to see this vision coming to life—one beam at a time.

Stay tuned for more updates as construction moves forward! 💙

12/06/2025

We are ready for the 2025 Toy Truck Parade with the City of Pittston’s La Festa Di Natale!

Special thanks to Capt. Million, EMT Jim Noone, EMR Jim McMahon and his wife Mary Alice and Capt. Cromer, for getting ESS2 ready!

12/02/2025

🚑 It’s Giving Tuesday — and we invite you to make a life-saving impact.
This year, GPRA responded to 7,468 emergencies. Unlike police and fire services, we receive no tax-based funding from the communities we serve.

EMS reimbursement also falls short:

Only 62.7% of calls were even eligible for reimbursement

37.2% received no reimbursement at all

And when reimbursement does occur, it covers only about 40% of the true cost of the response

In a year where rising costs affect everyone, emergency services are no exception.

Your Giving Tuesday gift strengthens our ability to respond 24/7 by helping us:

Maintain and replace essential equipment

Offset critical operating costs

Support our life-saving mission for Greater Pittston

This season of giving, please consider adding GPRA to your list.
Your generosity directly supports the safety of your neighbors, your family, and our entire community.

👉 Give today: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/giving-tuesday-fuel-the-gpra-mission

11/30/2025

Things are quiet now, but that won’t be the case for long at 1 GPRA Way - who’s excited?

11/27/2025

🦃 Happy Thanksgiving from the GPRA!

Today we’re especially grateful for the neighbors we serve, the communities who trust us, and the partners who support our mission throughout the year. Your continued support allows us to be there when it matters most.

We also want to recognize the EMTs, Paramedics, dispatchers, and first responders spending this holiday on duty. While many gather around the table with family, our crews stand watch — ready to respond, ready to help, and ready to make someone’s worst moment a little less frightening. Your dedication is the true heartbeat of our service.

From our GPRA family to yours, we wish you a safe, healthy, and peaceful Thanksgiving.
Stay safe. Be well. And thank you for being part of the community we’re proud to serve.

11/25/2025

🚧 Progress Update at Our New Headquarters! 🚑

Exciting things are happening! Today, the contractor began pouring the concrete floor at our new headquarters. This is a major milestone in bringing our upgraded facility to life — one that will help us continue providing faster, safer, and more efficient emergency services to our community. This massive new garage space will allow us to keep most of our equipment under roof at this central location.

Stay tuned for more updates as construction moves along!

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83 S Main Street
Pittston, PA
18640

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+15706541202

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http://Medic29.com/

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