Wethersfield Emergency Medical Services Association Inc.

10/08/2025

WEMSA crews had a great time at the National Night Out and Kycia Farms concert this week! Thanks to all who stopped by and learned what EMS is like in Wethersfield 🚑🎆🎤

05/08/2025

Join us TONIGHT for the National Night Out! 🇺🇸✨

WEMSA is excited to team up with the Wethersfield Police Department and Wethersfield Volunteer Fire Department for an evening of community spirit and summer fun!

📅 Tuesday, August 5th
🕠 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM
📍 Greenfield Park, 30 Greenfield Street

Come by to enjoy live music, food trucks, vendors, kids’ activities, and more. It’s a night for neighbors to connect, and we’d love to see you there!🚑🎆

28/07/2025

Wethersfield EMS extends our deepest condolences to the Plainville Fire Department, the family of Firefighter Raymond “Ray” Moreau, and the entire Plainville community.

We honor his decades of dedicated service and sacrifice, and our thoughts are with all those grieving this tragic loss.

28/07/2025

Mark your calendars for National Night Out!

WEMSA is excited to team up with the Wethersfield Police Department and Wethersfield Volunteer Fire Department for an evening of community spirit and summer fun!

📅 Tuesday, August 5th
🕠 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM
📍 Greenfield Park, 30 Greenfield Street

Come by to enjoy live music, food trucks, vendors, kids’ activities, and more. It’s a night for neighbors to connect, and we’d love to see you there!🚑🎆

08/07/2025

https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-save-wethersfields-community-ambulance

Help Save Wethersfield’s Community Ambulance!

The State has approved replacing WEMSA — Wethersfield’s trusted, non-profit ambulance service for nearly 70 years — with Aetna Ambulance, a large for-profit company owned by Hartford Healthcare and Prospect Medical Holdings, which is now in bankruptcy.

This decision, made behind closed doors and without cause, threatens local emergency care. Unlike other towns, WEMSA gets no subsidy: we buy our own ambulances, supplies, and even pay rent to the Town.

Aetna wants a monopoly, putting profits before patient safety. WEMSA keeps three ambulances in Wethersfield at all times — Aetna will commit to only one, often coming from outside town, risking deadly delays.

We’re fighting this in State Court to protect fast, reliable EMS for Wethersfield, Newington, Rocky Hill, Glastonbury, and all our neighbors. We can’t do it alone — we need your help to cover legal costs.

Please donate to WEMSA today. Your support keeps emergency care local, fast, and focused on patients — not profits.

📸 Shannon Peterson

03/07/2025

The Wethersfield Emergency Medical Services Association (WEMSA), Wethersfield’s local, nonprofit ambulance service, is at risk of being replaced by the Town of Wethersfield with Aetna Ambulance—a for-profit company—without a public vote or input.

WEMSA has provided 911 care to Wethersfield since 1956, at no cost to taxpayers. We staff our own ambulances, respond only to in-town emergencies, and are deeply rooted in the Wethersfield community.

Now, the Town has petitioned the State to replace us. We’re in a legal battle to keep serving you, but we need your help covering legal fees and staying operational.

What’s at risk?
* Delaying ambulance response times when every minute matters
* Replacing hometown care with corporate control
* Giving up a trusted nonprofit with no taxpayer burden

This is YOUR ambulance service.

Donate today: https://gofund.me/ac59d4a1

Keep care local. Keep WEMSA in Wethersfield.

The State has approved replacing WEMSA — Wethersfield’s trusted, non-profit amb… HR WEMSA needs your support for Help Save Wethersfield’s Community Ambulance!

29/06/2025

28/06/2025

Please review the following for WEMSA’s Brief on Exceptions to the proposed decision within the Town of Wethersfield vs. WEMSA Ambulance case.

https://www.ems1.com/ems-management/conn-towns-ambulance-battle-nears-resolution-as-state-backs-ambulance-service-over-local-ems-provider?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwLNCdVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHsjE_trgvvekRN3U01kNGBIi5SQ6H_i638dX6aUrpCIMbqpgLekYY0dUV9VQ_aem_pcI7sJi3iOIhNwu6e7ISpg

https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-save-wethersfields-community-ambulance

28/06/2025

https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-save-wethersfields-community-ambulance

21/06/2025

In response to recent questions about the Town of Wethersfield vs. WEMSA Ambulance, WEMSA Chief of Service Dennis P. McMahon answers your questions, addresses misinformation, and clarifies our operations, capabilities, and commitment to this community.

Stay informed — swipe through our FAQ to hear directly from our leadership.

Donate to WEMSA here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-save-wethersfields-community-ambulance

20/06/2025

WEMSA medical standby at the TPC Golf Tournament in Cromwell on 6/19/25 featuring Assistant Chief Rivera and Chief Dennis McMahon! Always a pleasure to work alongside other companies! ⛳️🚑

18/06/2025

Check out EMS1’s article on the Town of Wethersfield vs. WEMSA ambulance: https://www.ems1.com/ems-management/conn-towns-ambulance-battle-nears-resolution-as-state-backs-ambulance-service-over-local-ems-provider