The Town of Greenfield has opened the doors of Greenfield Ambulance, which will offer 24-hour, seven-days-a-week emergency services at 14 South Greenfield Road.
Through a shared services partnership with the Town of Corinth EMS, the facility will house a full-time emergency medical technician and paramedic, as well as an ambulance and first response vehicle. The full-time emergency medical services will benefit more than 8,200 Town of Greenfield residents, including those in Greenfield Center, Porter Corners, Middle Grove, Lake Desolation and Maple Avenue, officials said.
Former Town Supervisor Daniel Pemrick, who led this effort, said the municipal partnership with the Town of Corinth is the key for providing the infrastructure necessary for Greenfield to launch its town service.
“Corinth EMS is the ideal partner to bring better emergency services to our town,” said Pemrick. “They are a well-established, first-rate operation that will help us bring our residents the kind of fast, quality care we need.”
The new service will allow Greenfield, who has contracted with at times up to three different local EMS units, a permanent solution for efficient town-wide emergency services. The new facility is located across the street from the Greenfield Fire Department, in a newly renovated garage, that once housed the town’s Fire Department. Greenfield Ambulance will occupy approximately 1,500 square feet of the building, including a garage bay, a secured storage room for medical supplies, as well as living and sleeping quarters with a full bathroom and kitchenette.
Town of Corinth Director of EMS Matt Fogarty said Greenfield had approximately 600 emergency calls last year. The new centralized service will reduce response times for the town’s entire 68-square-mile area, which also includes Prestwick Chase retirement community and Maple Avenue Middle School. Fogarty will also serve as director of Greenfield Ambulance and will staff the new service with his 36 current employees.
“This arrangement will be a win for both the Town of Greenfield and the Town of Corinth, Fogarty said. “Both communities will receive enhanced emergency services in the most efficient way possible.”
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