EMSA News

OKLAHOMA CITY, January 27, 2021 – This month, EMSA has begun to test new virtual reality equipment that allows EMSA academy recruits the opportunity to experience a trauma scene without leaving their academy classroom. The goal of this VR training is to improve EMSA...

OKLAHOMA CITY, December 1, 2020 -- The Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA) today completed its transition of providing and managing in-field and dispatch services from American Medical Response, Inc. (AMR) to the Authority. The transition follows the decision...

October 28, 2020 -- The Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA) Board of Trustees voted today to terminate the contract with American Medical Response, Inc. (AMR) effective Nov. 30, 2020, as a result of multiple contractual defaults by AMR. The Board also approved...

October 1, 2020 -- The Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA) issued a notice to American Medical Response Ambulance Service, Inc. (“AMR”) on Sept. 23, 2020, relating to six specific conditions and circumstances—each of which constitute a default by AMR of its...

September 9, 2020— Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA) filed a lawsuit today against American Medical Response, Inc. (AMR) as a result of AMR’s breach of contract and refusal to pay more than $16 million it owes as part of the contractual obligations. EMSA,...

September 1, 2020 - September is EMSAcare month in Oklahoma City, when Oklahoma City residents may change their EMSAcare membership satus from September 1-30. EMSAcare covers the out-of-pocket expenses for emergency ambulance transports anywhere in the EMSA service...

August 3, 2020 - Enrollment for the City of Tulsa’s EMSAcare program will conclude on Monday, August 31, 2020. Tulsa residents can enroll online at www.cityoftulsa.org or by calling the City of Tulsa Customer Care Center at (918) 596-9511. The program saves residents...

July 17, 2020 - EMSA takes heat safety seriously. Each summer in both Oklahoma City and Tulsa, EMSA medics respond to more than 250 suspected heat-related illness calls. Those calls can range from someone feeling winded and achy because of hot temperatures to someone...

May 18, 2020 – EMSA is celebrating its frontline healthcare heroes and all EMSA Team Members for EMS Week 2020. EMS Week, May 17 through 23, is celebrated nationwide to honor medics, dispatchers, and support staff for their hard work and dedication to their...

APRIL 15, 2020 - As the 25th anniversary of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building bombing approaches, EMSA unveiled a new ambulance designed to honor the victims and survivors of the bombing as well as pay tribute to the EMSA medics who responded to the tragedy in...