St. Charles County Ambulance District
Providing mobile healthcare services for all municipalities and unincorporated areas of St. Charles County.
St. Charles County Ambulance District is a recognized leader in EMS Education in the metropolitan St. Louis and St. Charles County region. The Training center conducts entry-level EMT and Paramedic programs, EMS continuing education, and American Heart Association training, and much more. Our Training Center staff take great pride in providing you with training that raises the bar on emergency medical education!
Here’s what we’ve accomplished this past year for the St. Charles community.
In recent years, the landscape of pre-hospital mobile healthcare has transformed tremendously. St. Charles County Ambulance District [SCCAD] has embraced this evolution, remaining steadfast in its mission to develop innovative programs and advance clinical practices to improve patient outcomes. Further elevating the unique practice of medicine being performed on-scene requires a physician clinical leader specially […]
With annual call volume eclipsing 50,000 and trending upward, having the right equipment to care for ill and injured individuals is pivotal for paramedics in St. Charles County. This month, St. Charles County Ambulance District [SCCAD] made an investment of nearly $4M in lifesaving medical equipment, purchasing ventilators, stretchers, and power load systems to outfit […]
September 11, 2023, is a day Dean Alexander will never forget.
First responders from throughout the St. Louis region were recognized on October 13 by the East Central Region EMS of Missouri at the group’s annual Lifesaving Awards ceremony. Nine St. Charles County Ambulance District paramedics were among the honorees at this year’s event. Paramedics Danielle Helderle and Rob Sitze, along with Lieutenant Chuck Krueger and […]
In a continued effort to address the nation’s ongoing mental health crisis and opiate epidemic, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration [SAMHSA] last week awarded numerous grants to agencies to expand access to substance use disorder [SUD] treatments. Among the initiatives funded was St. Charles County Ambulance District’s [SCCAD] Mobile Integrated Healthcare [MIH] […]
A teenager was injured after becoming stuck in a grain bin auger Thursday afternoon in St. Charles County. St. Charles County Ambulance District spokesperson Kyle Gaines said they received the call for the trapped teenager at around 4:25 p.m. on Highway H in the Orchard Farm area. Multiple agencies responded and the teen was extricated […]
St. Charles County Ambulance District used a new thermal drone to help rescue four teens from a bluff. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSFObyyKAxU
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