Ambulance Association of Pennsylvania

07/21/2026

The AAP Board met on Friday, July 17th at the Abington Township Public Safety Training Facility. We were joined by state Rep. Lisa Borowski (District 168 Delaware County). Pictured left to right:

Heather Harris, AAP, Executive Director
Ken Davidson, Second Alarmers Rescue Squad, Willow Grove
Al Davey, VMSC of Lower Merion and Narberth, Ardmore
Andrew Schifferli, Penndel-Middleton Emergency Squad, Langhorne
Mike Stangroom, Rost Raver/West Newton, Belle Vernon
Dave Basnak, EmergyCare, Inc., Erie
Rep. Lisa Borowski
Scott Rhoat, Bellefonte EMS, Bellefonte
Don DeReamus, Suburban EMS, Palmer
Neil Brady, Ambulanz, King of Prussia
Dean Bollendorf, Healthfleet Ambulance, Fort Washington
Steve Christian, FirstStates Financial Services, West Reading
Alvin Wang, DO, President of PEHSC
Gary Watters, AMED Ambulance, Altoona
Tim Hinchcliff, VMSC EMS, Philadelphia
Duane Spencer, EMS for Children of PEHSC

07/17/2026

July Board meeting

06/09/2026

The following is sent on behalf of the AAA, they are inviting all EMS agencies to participate. If you would like to share with your colleagues in your area who may not be members, that would appreciated:

2026 AAA Turnover Survey - Now Open!
The American Ambulance Association is partnering with Newton 360, an ambulance industry partner, to conduct our eighth annual industry turnover study. Our intent is to comprehensively collect and analyze ambulance industry employee turnover data to produce a report that provides useful, actionable data. We are inviting selected EMS organizations to participate in the study. The purpose of the study is to better quantify and understand the reasons for turnover at nearly every organizational level within the EMS industry. The study will be conducted and managed by Dennis Doverspike, PhD, and Rosanna Miguel, PhD, affiliated with the Center for Applied Talent Analytics at John Carroll University. Each individual or organizational response will be strictly confidential; no individual organization will be identified in any report or publication. Participating organizations will have full access to the final report at no charge.

Why participate in the survey?
1. Educate elected officials, municipalities, and healthcare clients regarding regulatory and funding policies at the federal, regional, or local level.
2. Validate the critical staffing challenges faced by the EMS industry.
3. Gain insight into combating staff shortages.
Before You Start

Estimated completion time is approximately 20-30 minutes. We recommend you gather information about your employees and about turnover before completing the questionnaire. We will be asking about headcount (filled and open positions) and the number of employees leaving the organization for each of the following job categories: supervisor, dispatch, EMT, part-time EMT, paramedic, and part-time paramedic. We will also be asking about volunteer positions and the costs of recruitment, selection, and training.
The survey will open on June 1, 2026, and close on June 30, 2026. The survey can be accessed by following the link below. If the hyperlink does not work when clicked, please copy the hyperlink and paste it into your browser.

Copy and paste the link: https://johncarroll.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_ehQfLtOWwA6TEbQ

Thank you. If you have specific questions, reach out to Heather at [email protected].

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05/18/2026

On behalf of the Board of Directors and staff of the Ambulance Association of Pennsylvania, we wish you a Happy EMS Week 2026. We recognize and deeply appreciate the dedication, commitment, and professionalism that you and your staff bring to the EMS profession every day. Thank you for your unwavering service and for all that you do for the communities you serve.

04/24/2026

Steve Christian from FirstStates Financial Services, our conference sponsor, presents the closing session: Billing Essentials & Real-World Challenges: What You Need to Know Now.

Thank you to all who attended! If you missed this year….you missed a great one! Mark your calendars for 2027: April 22 and 23 at the Hershey Lodge!

04/24/2026

Nidish Dhru from Huly presenting on AI in EMS: Transforming Billing, Coding and Reimbursement.

04/24/2026

Gail Atnip from Novitas Solutions present their annual update.

04/24/2026

Day two started out with Eric Schmidt (see here in the high vis vest) presenting on Saving Lives Isn’t Enough: Why EMS Must Speak Up. And now, Ken Davidson is presenting an interactive session entitled, There’s a Whole in the Bucket.

04/23/2026

Tonight’s dinner was sponsored by Stryker and in case you missed the trivia game, a new addition to the conference, it was quite entertaining!