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.
Request Event CoverageMay 22, 2026
REMSA Health and Care Flight honored 36 employees at the Champions of Care: A Ruby and Sapphire Anniversary Event, Thursday, May 21, the organization’s annual EMS Week awards celebration. Held at the Atlantis Casino Resort Spa in Reno, the evening recognized outstanding clinicians, dispatchers, educators and support professionals who serve Washoe County and the surrounding […]
May 20, 2026
written by Adam Heinz, chief operating officer REMSA Health provides $9.5 million in uncompensated care to our community. This includes care for patients who are unable to pay, as well as care provided on scene, but no transport was needed. It is our privilege to care for the communities we serve and in many cases, […]
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.
