WEST SHORE ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT SERVICES INC

WEST SHORE ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT SERVICES, INC. (WSALS, D/B/A GEISINGER EMS (GEMS)) STRIVES: - TO BE THE LEADER IN EXCELLENCE IN THE PROVISION OF PRE-HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICES THROUGHOUT NORTHEAST AND CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. - TO MAINTAIN THE PUBLIC TRUST THROUGH THE DELIVERY OF COMPASSIONATE, COURTEOUS, AND PROFESSIONAL TREATMENT OF THOSE PLACED IN OUR CARE. - TO ENHANCE AND MAINTAIN THE IMAGE OF PRE-HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICES AS AN IMPORTANT LINK IN THE CHAIN OF HEALTH CARE UTILIZING THE MOST UP-TO-DATE TECHNOLOGY AND THERAPIES AVAILABLE. - TO ASSIST OTHERS IN THEIR TECHNOLOGY AND THERAPIES AVAILABLE. - TO ASSIST OTHERS IN THEIR EDUCATION IN PRE-HOSPITAL CARE THROUGH OBSERVATION AND PARTICIPATION IN THE PERFORMANCE OF OUR DUTIES. - TO MAINTAIN A WORKPLACE WHERE THOUGHTS AND IDEAS ARE NURTURED, WHERE PERFORMANCE AND REWARDS ARE EQUITABLE, AND WHERE SOCIAL AND SELF-ACTUALIZATION NEEDS ARE FULFILLED. TO ACHIEVE THESE GOALS, WSALS COMMITS TO CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF CARE AND SERVICES, CREATIVELY RESPONDING TO THE NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE SERVED. WSALS PROVIDES PRIMARY EMERGENCY BASIC LIFE SUPPORT (BLS) AMBULANCE SERVICE, PRIMARY EMERGENCY ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT PARAMEDIC SERVICE, AND ROUTINE BLS SERVICE, WHETHER ROUTINE (NON-EMERGENCY) OR LIFE SAVING (EMERGENCY) CARE IN THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH IT SERVES. WSALS PROVIDES 24-HOUR AMBULANCE AND PARAMEDIC SERVICE TO COMMUNITIES ACROSS NORTHEAST AND CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA, INCLUDING: EMERGENCY SERVICES AND MEDICAL TRANSPORT: . WSALS RESPONDS TO 911 EMERGENCY CALLS 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS PER WEEK, INCLUDING HOLIDAYS AND WEEKENDS. . CRITICAL CARE TRANSPORTATION: PEOPLE WHO ARE INJURED OR ILL GET SAFE MEDICAL TRANSPORT IN ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT AMBULANCES OUTFITTED WITH LIFESAVING EQUIPMENT AND MEDICATIONS. . BASIC LIFE SUPPORT: OUR EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS (EMTS) ARE RIGHT THERE WHEN YOU NEED MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION FROM HOME TO DOCTORS' APPOINTMENTS OR BETWEEN FACILITIES. ALL OUR BASIC LIFE SUPPORT AMBULANCES CARRY OXYGEN AND MEDICAL DEVICES ESSENTIAL TO CARE. . ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT: SKILLED PARAMEDICS FOCUS ON THOSE NEEDING MEDICAL ATTENTION DURING TRANSPORT TO GEISINGER OR OTHER HOSPITALS IN THE AREA. NON-EMERGENCY SERVICES AND MEDICAL TRANSPORT . AMBULANCE TRANSPORT SERVICES: WSALS PROVIDES NON-EMERGENCY MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION TO OR FROM DOCTORS' APPOINTMENTS, HOSPITALS, NURSING HOMES, HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE AGENCIES AND OTHER CARE FACILITIES. . WHEELCHAIR VAN SERVICE, PARATRANSIT SERVICES MAY BE PROVIDED IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. WSALS IS COMMITTED TO THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVICES OFFERING OUTREACH AND EDUCATION SERVICES, INCLUDING: . CPR/AED INFORMATION AND FIRST AID COURSES . EMERGENCY PLANNING ASSISTANCE . MEDICAL EDUCATION ON ALCOHOL/DRUGS, STROKE, HEART ATTACK, SEXUAL ASSAULT AND OTHER TOPICS . BOY SCOUT AND GIRL SCOUT ACTIVITIES . PRESENTATIONS TO GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS EVENT COVERAGE AND EMS STANDBY . WSALS PROVIDES ON-SITE AMBULANCE, EQUIPMENT AND TRAINED STAFF AT PICNICS, CONCERTS, SPORTING EVENTS AND SIMILAR COMMUNITY EVENTS. UNCOMPENSATED CARE WSALS RECOGNIZES THAT ITS MISSION IS TO SERVE ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WITH RESPECT TO THE PROVISION OF EMERGENCY BASIC LIFE SUPPORT AMBULANCE SERVICES AND ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT PARAMEDIC SERVICES. WSALS PROVIDES QUALITY SERVICES REGARDLESS OF RACE, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, HANDICAP, AGE, OR ABILITY TO PAY. IN THIS REGARD, WSALS PROVIDES FREE OR SUBSIDIZED CARE BELOW COST AND SUPPORTS VARIOUS HEALTH ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS IN SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY. A. CHARITY CARE THE PRIMARY CONCERN OF WSALS IS THE DELIVERY OF EMERGENCY SERVICES TO ALL THE CITIZENS IN THEIR PENNSYLVANIA SERVICE AREA REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. THE UNREIMBURSED COST OF CHARITY CARE REPRESENTS THE COST WSALS INCURS BY PROVIDING FREE OR DISCOUNTED SERVICES TO THOSE WHO CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY. THE COST TO WSALS OF PROVIDING THIS CHARITY CARE DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 WAS $116,923. B. MEDICARE/MEDICAID/OTHER GOVERNMENTAL IN RECOGNIZING ITS MISSION TO THE COMMUNITY, SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO THE ELDERLY (MEDICARE), THE POOR (MEDICAID), AS WELL AS OTHERS. WSALS PROVIDES CARE, BELOW COST, TO PERSONS COVERED BY GOVERNMENTAL PROGRAMS. TO THE EXTENT REIMBURSEMENT IS BELOW THE COST OF PROVIDING HEALTHCARE, WSALS IS FURTHERING ITS MISSION TO THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. THE UNREIMBURSED VALUE OF MEDICARE AND/OR MEDICAID IS EQUAL TO THE COST OF PROVIDING SERVICES LESS THE AMOUNT RECEIVED AS REIMBURSEMENT UNDER THE PROGRAM. FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024, THE UNREIMBURSED VALUE OF PROVIDING CARE TO THESE PATIENTS WAS $2,006,081. C. VOLUNTEER SERVICES VOLUNTEERS ARE AN ACTIVE AND VITAL PART OF OF WSALS' ACTIVITIES. THE HOURS OF VOLUNTEER SERVICES ARE AN IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTION TO THE MISSION OF WSALS. VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED 422.19 HOURS TOWARD THE COMMON PURPOSE OF SERVICING THE HEALTHCARE OF THE COMMUNITY DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024. COMMUNITY BENEFIT SUMMARY CHARITY CARE $ 116,923 MEDICARE/MEDICAID/OTHER GOVERNMENTAL 2,006,081 VOLUNTEER SERVICES (VALUED AT 01/01/2024 PA STATEWIDE AVERAGE WEEKLY WAGE) 13,983 TOTAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT $ 2,136,987 STATISTICS WSALS RESPONDED TO 24,078 EMERGENCY AND NON-EMERGENCY CALLS DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024.