Every year, tens of thousands of patients in St. Charles County rely on our paramedics for expert clinical care. Though 9-1-1 emergencies constitute the majority of our call volume, the District also provides high-quality care in other settings, including our Surge (Non-Emergency) Division and Critical Care Ground Transport program.
Emergency Division
The largest department at St. Charles County Ambulance District is our Emergency Division – paramedics working 24/7/365 to respond to 9-1-1 emergencies that occur within our 592 square mile service area. Nearly 175 dedicated clinicians make up this team that collectively responds to tens of thousands of calls annually. Each of the 21 advanced life […]
Surge Division
SCCAD’s Surge Division (Platoons D, E, and F) is made up of 36 paramedics and three Battalion Chiefs who manage a combination of non-emergency transfer calls and some 9-1-1 emergencies. The District works closely with numerous hospitals, long-term care facilities and other medical facilities within our community that routinely need patients transferred to a different […]
Critical Care Transports
Occasionally, patients in emergency departments or intensive care units [ICU] within our service area deteriorate or present with new complications that transcend the capabilities of the community-based hospitals in St. Charles County. In the past, ICU nurses, or even physicians, accompanied these complex patients during their transfer to a higher-acuity setting (most often in St. […]
Standby Service
St. Charles County plays host to scores of events throughout the year – 5ks, bike races, marching band battles, and a host of other happenings occur regularly within our community. If your gathering is expected to draw a large crowd or involves a strenuous activity, SCCAD will make every effort to send a unit, if […]