Cumberland Goodwill EMS

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Cumberland Goodwill EMS Cumberland Goodwill EMS provides excellent basic and advanced life support care to the greater Carlisle area

Our main station is located at 519 South Hanover Street in Carlisle PA. Here you'll find ten ambulances, nine of which can be converted quickly into Mobile Intensive Care Units, three wheelchair vans, our Rehab and QRS Units, and two paramedic squad vehicles. Our crews, administration, and volunteers are all based out of this station and are readily available to meet whatever needs arise.

Last week stats: Sep 28 - Oct 04, 2026Total Calls: 242 (163 911 Calls, 79 routine scheduled service calls)Station Distri...
10/05/2026

Last week stats: Sep 28 - Oct 04, 2026
Total Calls: 242 (163 911 Calls, 79 routine scheduled service calls)
Station Distribution: Carlisle (174 calls) // South Middleton (68 calls)
Busiest Day: Tuesday (46 calls)
Shift Report: A Shift (107 calls) // B Shift (62 calls) // C Shift (41 calls) // D Shift (32 calls)
Top primary impressions: Generalized Weakness (16 calls) and Abdominal Pain (12 calls)
Top Dispatches: Sick Person (45 calls) and Falls (27 calls)
Picture: Submitted picture, units staging at a recent standby.

09/29/2026

UPDATE on the EMS direct pay issue

Thanks to everyone who shared our post and the media for reaching out about the $215,000+ we've lost this year so far to insurance payments being sent direct to patients instead of to us.

A few of you asked where things stand in Harrisburg. HB 1152, sponsored by PA State Rep. Jill Cooper, would require insurance companies to pay EMS agencies directly. It has more than 60 cosponsors from both parties. It has been sitting in the House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee since April 2025 and has never gotten a vote, even though at least 17 of the 25 members on that committee have signed on to it.

The legislative session ends November 30. If the bill doesn't move by then, it dies and has to be reintroduced next year.

The committee is chaired by Rep. Jared Solomon, with PA State Rep. Mark Gillen (a cosponsor) as Republican chair. Rep. Jennifer O'Mara (also a cosponsor) and PA State Rep. Michael Stender chair the subcommittee on Security and Emergency Response Readiness. None of Cumberland County's current state representatives are cosponsors.

If you wish to help us solve this problem at long last, contact your state representative and ask them to support EMS direct pay legislation NOW. You can find your legislator at palegis.us/find-my-legislator.

Bill text and status: https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/hb1152
Committee members: https://www.palegis.us/house/committees/42/veterans-affairs-and-emergency-preparedness
Our original post: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1Adg18U3Um/

Are you sitting on $215,393 that belongs to us?Recently, we've noticed a spike in checks being kept by those to whom we ...
09/28/2026

Are you sitting on $215,393 that belongs to us?

Recently, we've noticed a spike in checks being kept by those to whom we provided service. Insurance paid it, people pocketed it, and now we're out over $200k this year so far. That's on pace for nearly double a typical year.

Pennsylvania lawmakers have failed to close this loophole that's contributing to instability for ambulance services in a time of rising fuel, personnel, and supply costs. If you have received a check from your insurer, or cashed it, please contact us immediately to facilitate payment. Nonpayment impacts every current and future user of our care.

Last week stats: Sep 14 - Sep 20, 2026Total Calls: 261 (178 911 Calls, 83 routine scheduled service calls)Station Distri...
09/21/2026

Last week stats: Sep 14 - Sep 20, 2026
Total Calls: 261 (178 911 Calls, 83 routine scheduled service calls)
Station Distribution: Carlisle (197 calls) // South Middleton (64 calls)
Busiest Day: Wednesday (58 calls)
Shift Report: A Shift (93 calls) // B Shift (60 calls) // C Shift (70 calls) // D Shift (38 calls)
Top primary impressions: Generalized Weakness (19 calls) and Back Pain (9 calls)
Top Dispatches: Sick Person (53 calls) and Falls (26 calls)
Picture: A unit responding on one of the last days of summer. Happy Fall!

Last week stats: Sep 07 - Sep 13, 2026Total Calls: 253 (192 911 Calls, 61 routine scheduled service calls)Station Distri...
09/14/2026

Last week stats: Sep 07 - Sep 13, 2026
Total Calls: 253 (192 911 Calls, 61 routine scheduled service calls)
Station Distribution: Carlisle (202 calls) // South Middleton (51 calls)
Busiest Day: Sunday (47 calls)
Shift Report: A Shift (57 calls) // B Shift (27 calls) // C Shift (108 calls) // D Shift (61 calls)
Top primary impressions: Generalized Weakness (13 calls) and Abdominal Pain (12 calls)
Top Dispatches: Sick Person (40 calls) and Falls (31 calls)
Picture: Thank you to the Boiling Springs Midget Football Cheerleaders for their recognition this past weekend!

Today we pause to remember those who lost their lives in the September 11th attacks 25 years ago. We also remember those...
09/11/2026

Today we pause to remember those who lost their lives in the September 11th attacks 25 years ago. We also remember those first responders who suffered and struggled after due to their work at ground zero and call for ongoing support. Finally, We give thanks to those who continue these responders’ mission of service towards others in their own community.

Our first Resuscitation Academy is in the books! Thanks to all the great attendees for their dedication to improving car...
09/01/2026

Our first Resuscitation Academy is in the books! Thanks to all the great attendees for their dedication to improving cardiac arrest care in their communities AND all the great faculty and staff who helped make it possible (especially those who helped behind the scenes with our organization!)

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Day one of our inaugural Resuscitation Academy is in the books.Attendees from 5 states and faculty from across the count...
08/31/2026

Day one of our inaugural Resuscitation Academy is in the books.

Attendees from 5 states and faculty from across the country: EMS leaders, telecommunicators, and medical directors, all working to increase survival from sudden cardiac arrest in their communities.

Thank you to every agency who joined us. It takes a system to save a life.

The Carlisle EMS Academy by Cumberland Goodwill EMS is helping the community get ! Thanks to the Pennsylvania Departmen...
08/25/2026

The Carlisle EMS Academy by Cumberland Goodwill EMS is helping the community get !

Thanks to the Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development funding and with the help of Senator Greg Rothman, we are proud to announce the opportunity to earn a nationally recognized EMT certification without any out-of-pocket cost or commitment! Scholarships are limited and applications can be submitted for our January to April course at https://bit.ly/CarlisleRescueReady

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519 S Hanover Street
Carlisle, PA
17013

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+17172490012

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