DARTMOUTH, Mass. – Stat-Southcoast EMS, a Dartmouth, Mass., provider of emergency and non-emergency medical transportation, has been selected as an ambulance provider for the March 18 New Bedford Half Marathon. They will share the detail with Alert Ambulance.
This is the first time that Stat-Southcoast will be one of the EMS providers for the event. The company will work with St. Luke’s Hospital of New Bedford. Stat-Southcoast EMS will provide three paramedic-level ambulances and support personnel for water stops and first aid stations along the 13.1 mile route. In all, Stat-Southcoast will provide 14 personnel for the race.
The race typically attracts more than 2500 runners, with the 2011 field including 2,730 runners.
Carol Mansfield, CEO of Stat-Southcoast EMS said, “We are pleased to be able to assist with this important event. The New Bedford half marathon is an event that our region looks to each year with pride. It is an honor to be part of the medical team for this event.”
About Stat/Stat-Southcoast EMS
Stat Ambulance Service and Stat-Southcoast EMS are owned and operated by CEO Carol Mansfield, who has more than 30 years’ industry experience to the region. Stat Ambulance Service is the 911 provider for the Town of Dartmouth, MA. Stat-Southcoast EMS provides backup 911 for the Town of Dartmouth, as well as for the City of New Bedford and the City of Fall River, as well as numerous nursing care and other healthcare facilities. The firms together employ more than 100 people and operate 16 ambulances, 6 wheelchair vans and a town car. The Stat companies set high standards in the recruitment and training of their Paramedics and EMTs and have a strong, solid record of safety and accomplishment. The companies maintain headquarters at 360 Faunce Corner Road, Dartmouth, MA, and operate satellite locations in New Bedford and Fall River, MA and Newport and Woonsocket, RI.
Stat-Southcoast EMS recently acquired Coastline Ambulance of New England in East Providence RI.
Stat-Southcoast EMS provides a full range of scheduled and unscheduled healthcare transports to the region. For additional information on either company, please call Mark Haskell, Director of Corporate Development, at (508) 997-0707, or visit www.southcoastems.com.
