Town of Wallkill Emergency Medical Services Adds 2 New Ambulances

Published on February 8, 2024

Orange County’s busiest non-commercial ambulance services agency recently added two state-of-the-art ambulances to its fleet in the face of ever-increasing demand. According to Town of Wallkill Emergency Medical Services Executive Director Alexandria Willshire, the new ambulances will replace two old ones while making transporting and caring for patients easier. Both were ordered pre-pandemic and each cost around $200,000. “We are really excited,” Ms. Willshire said at a Feb. 8 press conference unveiling the new vehicles. “Everybody here can probably stand up in them and not knock their head—believe me, that is a big deal for our patients and EMS [emergency medical services] workers.”...

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