Private ambulance services play a vital role in providing emergency medical transportation to those in need. These ambulances are operated by private companies rather than public entities, and offer a crucial supplement to municipal emergency services. Private ambulances are staffed by highly trained paramedics and EMTs who can provide advanced life support and critical pre-hospital care while rapidly transporting patients to medical facilities. The vehicles themselves are equipped with state-of-the-art medical equipment, medications, and supplies to handle a wide range of emergencies. Private ambulance companies often contract with healthcare facilities, nursing homes, and large event venues to have dedicated units on standby. They also commonly provide non-emergency medical transport services for patients traveling to doctor’s appointments, undergoing procedures, or being transferred between care facilities. While public emergency services are the backbone of pre-hospital care, private ambulance services add extra capacity, specialized capabilities, and flexibility to comprehensively meet a community’s emergency and medical transportation needs.