Our Services
Emergency Medical Services
- County-wide Pre-hospital Emergency Medical Services
- Five Advanced Care Ambulances Throughout Palo Alto County
- Ambulances Located in Emmetsburg, Graettinger, Ruthven, and West Bend
- First-Responder/AED Services Located in Ayrshire, Cylinder and Mallard
- Emmetsburg has 2 ACLS Certified/Conditional Paramedic Ambulances
- ACLS or BLS Ground Transport Available to a 300 Mile Radius
- EMS Continuing Education Classes
- CPR and Public First Aid & Safety Training
- County-wide Opportunities for Certified EMS Personnel and volunteers
- Public Access Defibrillation Program Affiliations
As a group, our staff of hospital based Paramedics and on-call volunteer EMTs hold the following certifications:
- NREMT-P, Paramedics,
- Iowa Paramedic Specialists,
- BLS Instructors/Trainers,
- ACLS Providers/Instructors,
- Advanced PHTLS Providers,
- LNRP Providers/Instructors,
- PALS Providers/Instructors,
- Medical Examiner Investigators,
- EMS Instructors,
- Emergency Vehicle Driving Instructors,
- PAD/AED Instructors.
Ambulance Offices are Located at Palo Alto County Hospital
Ambulance Office Phone Number/Voice Mail: 712.852.5467
For Emergencies Dial 9-1-1

Ayrshire First Responders

Emmetsburg Ambulance Service

Graettinger Ambulance Service

Mallard First Responders
Ruthven Ambulance Service

West Bend Ambulance Service