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Greene County Emergency Medical Services (Greene EMS) began providing paramedic services in August 2000 after nearly four years of public discussion and debate on various approaches. The service was established by a 4-way partnership that has continued for several years and involves the local EMS squads, the town governments, the Greene County Rural Health Network. The Volunteer and Municipal Ambulance services transport the patients, the towns pay for the service, the Network provides financial support, and the paramedic corporation delivers the service.
GCEMS Medical Director, Dr. Craig Stanger; County EMS Coordinator, Dan King; Cheif of Operations, Mike Kropp; Paramedic Honorees - Jesse Rusenkas, Kimberly Darling, Steve Darling, Lee Rousch and Shawn Hotaling ,along with President Mark Evans.
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 Presentation by Greene County Legislature
Maureen Hanse, a serious head injury/trauma patient as a result of an MVA in February 2009, comes to the EMS presentation to meet and thank Paramedics, Kimberly Darling and Lee Rousch who saved her life. Maureen has made a near full recovery.
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Timeline of Greene-EMS
1999 – Plan & Certificate of Need (CON) submitted to the NYS Dept of Health
2000 – CON awarded and first service commenced in August with coverage to 8 towns using two Medic trucks (Medic 7 & Medic 9), call volume of 550
2001 – Towns of Catskill & Athens join system, third Medic truck (Medic 3) added to the system
2004 – Towns of New Baltimore & Coxsackie join and Medic 5 is added into the system, 4 Medic trucks now on-duty 24 hrs a day covering all of Greene County
2005 – call volume now exceeds 1,600 / year
2006 – Greene EMS wins the REMO Regional EMS service of the year award
2007 – Greene EMS Medics become highest trained ground based Medics in the region
2007 – Sign 5 year contract with Greene County, county covers 2/3 and Towns cover 1/3 of cost
2008 - Conversion from part-time administrator to full-time Chief of Operations and two part-time supervisors are added
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