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Priority Ambulance is pleased to announce the promotion of Austin Sanders to Vice President of Operations for Medshore Ambulance. This leadership change follows the strategic decision to divide South Carolina operations into two regions to better support growth and service excellence across the state. In his new role, Austin [...]

Medshore Ambulance, a member of the Priority Ambulance family of companies, was recently recognized by the South Carolina Department of Public Health and the South Carolina Emergency Medical Services for Children (SC EMSC) as a Pediatric Ready EMS Agency (ALS). This distinction makes Medshore Ambulance the first and only [...]

Northeast Mississippi Community College (NEMCC) has a new tool that will help train future first responders. The school cut the ribbon on a fully equipped ambulance donated by OnDemand Specialty Vehicles (ODSV), a division of Priority OnDemand. The Ford Type II Transit ambulance is the same model used by Baptist Ambulance, a member [...]

Congratulations to Robyn Asher on being named Service Level Instructor of the Year at the Tennessee EMS Educators Association Conference! Your passion for EMS education and dedication to developing the next generation of responders continue to make a lasting impact. Well deserved!

Please join us in congratulating Brennan Merley on his promotion to Senior Financial Analyst with Priority Ambulance! Brennan joined the company in July 2023 shortly after earning his bachelor’s degree in statistics from the University of Iowa. Since then, he has become an integral part of our finance team, [...]

As students across the state start to return to school, Medshore Ambulance is inviting career-seekers to join a different kind of classroom, one where saving lives is part of the curriculum. Applications are now open for the fall session of the EMS Training Academy in Anderson, South Carolina. The [...]

Northeast Mississippi Community College's Office of Continuing Education, in partnership with Baptist Memorial Hospital and Priority Ambulance, celebrated the graduation of its first Accelerated Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) class on Friday, July 11 in the Holliday Hall auditorium on the college's Booneville campus. Eleven students from across Mississippi completed [...]

Priority Ambulance is pleased to announce the promotion of Richard Pritchard to Vice President of Operations for Magnolia Ambulance in Mississippi. Pritchard brings more than four decades of EMS experience and proven operational leadership to his new role. He began his career earning his EMT license in 1982 and [...]

The National EMS "Moving Honors" tribute made a meaningful stop in Knoxville today as part of its cross-country journey honoring Emergency Medical Services (EMS) professionals who have died in the line of duty. Local and national leaders, community members, and first responders gathered for a solemn ceremony that included [...]

The Priority Ambulance family of companies is proud to congratulate Amanda McQuistian, Director of Operations at LifeCare Medical Transports, on her selection as a 2025 EMSNext honoree by the American Ambulance Association (AAA). McQuistian joins an elite group of 16 outstanding EMS professionals from 10 states who have been [...]

Medshore Ambulance, a member of the Priority Ambulance family of companies, was recently recognized by the American Heart Association with a Mission: Lifeline® EMS Gold achievement award for the company’s continuous commitment to delivering essential and high-quality care to patients experiencing heart attacks and strokes; improving overall patient outcomes [...]

Magnolia Ambulance, a member of the Priority Ambulance family of companies, is pleased to announce the official launch of its Rural Emergency Services Care Blood Utilization and Survival (RESCUE) program in Noxubee County. This program supports the pre-hospital transfusion of blood products in combination with advocating for blood donations [...]

The Cocke County Commission has voted unanimously to approve a five-year extension of its contract with Priority Ambulance for emergency and non-emergency medical transportation services. This extension, which includes an additional five-year extension, follows a three-year contract awarded to Priority Ambulance in May 2022, which included an option for [...]

21-year veteran succeeds retiring VPO Vinny Faraone Utica, NY (June 4, 2025) – Kunkel Ambulance Service, a proud member of the Priority Ambulance family of companies, announced that Chad Smith has been promoted to Vice President of Operations, effective immediately. Smith succeeds Vinny Faraone, who is retiring from the [...]

Baptist Ambulance, a member of the Priority Ambulance family of companies, has been awarded the exclusive ambulance service contract to provide 9-1-1 and non-emergency ambulance services for McNairy County, Tennessee. McNairy County Commissioners voted unanimously Monday, May 12th to award the contract to Baptist Ambulance, following a competitive bidding process. [...]

Magnolia Ambulance and Lackey Memorial Hospital were jointly honored with the prestigious “Community Guardian” Award by the Mississippi Trauma Care System Foundation for their unified commitment to innovative rural trauma care. Magnolia Ambulance team members, along with colleagues from Lackey Hospital in Forest, were recognized for their role in [...]

Priority Ambulance, the nation’s fastest-growing provider of medical transportation services, announced today a strategic rebranding initiative for its Arizona operations. As part of this initiative, Priority Ambulance of Arizona, which has been serving northern Arizona with emergency and non-emergency services since 2022, will now operate under the newly established [...]