The Regional Emergency Medical Services Authority — REMSA — is the exclusive ground emergency medical services provider for Washoe County, Nevada and we serve an 11-state western region with our air ambulance program. We are a private, non-profit, fully-integrated, pre-hospital healthcare provider.
We have accountability to the Washoe County District Board of Health and a volunteer board of directors comprised of healthcare and business leadership from across the region. REMSA’s response times consistently meet or beat the requirements and it is renowned nationally for its quality, performance and innovation.
Our Special Events team provides EMS services for more than 700 events per year, ranging from small gatherings to weeklong celebrations. This team is agile, flexible and offers specialized care and vehicles to match the needs of the event.
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When temperatures drop, bundling up your child in a thick winter coat or snowsuit seems like the right thing to do. But when it comes to car seat safety, those bulky layers can actually put your child in danger. The Hidden Risk Car safety seats are designed to protect children by keeping the harness snug […]
Dec 17, 2025
Older Adult Health To date, REMSA Health has responded to more than 36,000 calls for people 55 years or older – that’s a little more than one third of our responses. With age, the body responds differently, so some health concerns may require faster attention that they would for someone younger – especially during the […]
This course provides the knowledge and skills needed to evaluate and manage the first 10 minutes of an adult ventricular fibrillation/ventricular tachycardia arrest.
This course covers core material including adult and pediatric CPR, foreign-body airway obstruction, and automated external defibrillation.
