Freedom Valley Medical Rescue (FVMR) - Spring 2024 Update
To those that we serve,
Freedom Valley Medical Rescue remains a strong and vibrant Emergency Medical Services (EMS) organization considering the current EMS crisis within the State of Pennsylvania that has caused many to close their doors; thanks largely to the support from Lower Salford and Limerick Townships.
This municipal partnership is essential; their committed support is strengthening our operations to ensure high-level services can be provided to the community for many years to come. Since the beginning of this year, FVMR has been able to move forward with the following important initiatives:
- An expansion of the FVMR Board of Directors, who bring ideas and business expertise on how best to meet the challenges facing the EMS industry.
- Stabilization of the annual operating budget to address funding challenges that continue to occur due to declining insurance reimbursement payments.
- Reorganization of on-duty personnel to ensure all crews are properly staffed to answer the increasing number of calls for service.
- Long-range budget planning for the purchase of state-of-art equipment, tools, and vehicles to ensure that our medical personnel are properly equipped to save lives.
FVMR is committed to finding solutions, such as our municipal partnerships, to adapt as legislative changes affect all Pennsylvania EMS organizations. In addition, our long-range budget planning will enable us to be proactive and ready for growth as advances in medicine and technology continue to generate changes in operations and the protocols for emergency care provided by EMS.
FVMR is quickly becoming a leader in our region on how to best adapt to the many challenges in providing EMS to the great communities we serve, and we could not be more proud of how far we have come already.
