American Ambulance Service Inc. history

1967—The American Medical Association hosts the National Conference on Emergency Medical Services, which produces recommendations for training ambulance personnel.

1968—St Vincent’s Hospital in New York City launches America’s first mobile coronary care unit using physicians, then later paramedics.

1969—The Miami Fire Department begins its early paramedic program under Doctor Eugene Nagel.

The result of this recommendation was the inception of the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) in 1970.

1971—The first EMT-A curriculum is published and exam administered.

American Ambulance Service, Inc. was established on June 24, 1972, by founder Ron Aliano.

1974—Doctor David Boyd is chosen to lead the first federal EMS lead office in the Department of Health, Education and Welfare.

By 1975, there were 32 EM residencies across the nation preparing physicians that would interface with EMS at all levels from responders and educators all the way to medical directors.

1977—NHTSA produces the first EMT-P National Standard Curriculum.

1978- The American Ambulance Association was formed

1979—The American Ambulance Association is formed.

Advances in care standards and education continued well throughout the 1980’s, including changes in the principles of funding for EMS with the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act.

Ron started with two used ambulances and the operation was run out of the back of a local service station in Norwich, CT. In 1981 American moved to 101 West Main in Norwich with a fleet of 7 ambulances.

In 1983 American hosted the first paramedic program in Eastern CT. There were 13 participants.

1984—The Emergency Medical Services for Children program is established.

1988—NHTSA implements a statewide EMS technical assessment program that evaluates systems based on 10 components:

1991—The Utstein style for uniform reporting of cardiac arrest data is introduced.

1993—The Institute of Medicine’s Emergency Medical Services for Children report spotlights the United States healthcare system’s weaknesses in addressing the emergency needs of pediatrics.

On July 11, 1996 American Professional Educational Services was created to meet the demands of CPR education in the community.

The National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 1999 creates the Advisory Panel to Assess Domestic Response Capabilities for Terrorism Involving Weapons of Mass Destruction, aka the Gilmore Commission.

MCT Express, was founded in Miami-Dade County in the 2000.

On June 22, 2001 MACARA Vehicle Services was created to meet not only the maintenance requirement for our fleet but to provide service to any individual or business in the greater Norwich community.

2004—Prominent EMS authority James O. Page dies.

2006—Publication of the IOM’s Emergency Medical Services: At the Crossroads report, which details the major problems facing EMS as it enters the 21st century.

2008—The National EMS Advisory Council (NEMSAC) first meets.

It was Ron’s intent to provide the highest quality EMS care and since his passing in October 2009 that remains our focus today.

2012—Congress allocates the key D Block segment of the broadcast spectrum to public safety, clearing the way for FirstNet.

2013—The mobile integrated healthcare concept leaps forward as CMS Innovation grants help fund proof-of-concept programs in Reno and elsewhere; state-sanctioned pilot projects begin in Maine; and pioneering Texas service MedStar EMS changes its name to MedStar Mobile Healthcare.

The company was originally founded as Miami-Dade Ambulance Service and in 2016 began serving Broward County at which time both the Miami-Dade and Broward operation were branded MCT Express, Inc.

United Medical Transportation, founded on Florida’s Treasure Coast in 2020, United provides Basic, Advanced and Critical Care Transportation.