Prompt Ambulance

Address:

Phone: 765-448-4327

Website: http://www.promptambulancecentral.com

Description:

Prompt Ambulance Central is headquartered in Lafayette, and is a division of Prompt Medical, the largest EMS Agency in the State of Indiana with Corporate HQ in Highland, IN. Our CEOs are Gary and Shar Miller, who have run this family business for 18 years by focusing upon patient care and service to communities.

At Prompt Central we are a 24/7/365 medical transport agency serving the hospitals, care facilities and communities in a 14 county region around Greater Lafayette. Prompt Central puts 13 ambulances on the road every day, as well as 6 wheelchair vans. We provide acute and emergency transport, Advanced Life Support, Basic Life Support, Bariatric transport, as well as wheelchair and med-car transport.

Prompt Central is also the E-911 Provider for Cass County and Logansport, as well as for Jasper County and Rensselaer. Our parent division, Prompt Medical is the E-911 and acute medical transport provider for most of Lake County, IN.

Our medical field staff includes Paramedics, Advanced and Basic EMTs, as well as our Medical Director, Dr. Edwin Eppler, our Director of Operations, Nathaniel Metz, NREMT-P, our Patient Care Coordinator Robert Beck, LPN, and our Education Coordinator Allen Borck, NREMT-P, MA Education. Franciscan St. Elizabeth is our sponsoring hospital, but we work closely with both the IU Health and Franciscan Networks, as well as with all other health care providers and care facilities in the area.

In the Greater Lafayette Community, Prompt is the only acute transport service that is available 24/7 other than Tippecanoe Emergency Ambulance Service, the county run E-911.

Prompt provides EMS services for public events such as the County Fair and the Mosey Down Main Street, as well as for faith based and not for profit organizations hosting 5k/10K events, festivals, etc. We also provide EMS Services for racing events and any event that requires medical response.

Prompt Central has its own State Certified Prompt Institute of Paramedicine, where we provide instruction and certification for aspiring EMTs and Paramedics. Many Purdue students have worked for Prompt over the years, and we welcome those who want to pursue employment and career opportunities in the field of EMS.

In addition, each summer Prompt Central, in partnership with NCI-AHEC, hosts the annual Discover EMS Camp for high school youth interested in pursuing careers in EMS.

Categories:

• Transportation