EMS in Dutchess County
2025 Dutchess County EMS Quarterly Reports
Q3 EMS Supplemental Service Report
Q2 EMS Supplemental Service Report
Q1 EMS Supplemental Service Report
Background
Dutchess Legislature Letter to Hochul re: Support for Rescue EMS Bill A8086/S7501 12/17/25
EMS Budget Amendment – $750K Investment in Public Safety (not passed 12/8/25)
Serino Letter urging federal action to stabilize EMS 9/9/25
Dutchess County Mayor’s & Supervisor Association Letter to Serino & Legislature 10/15/25
The Growing Role of Counties in Emergency Medical Services, NY Comptroller 3/2024
New York State 2023 Evidence Based EMS Agenda for Future 2/2023
Profile of Dutchess County EMS and Options for the Future 12/2021
2017 EMS Task Force Report 3/2017
County Links
Dutchess County is Addressing EMS Challenges
Ulster County EMS Stabilization & Enhancement Plan
Press
Data Shows Rural Towns in Northeastern Dutchess Still Face Long Ambulance Waits, New Pine Plains Herald, 12/5/25
Dutchess County Municipal Leaders Push For EMS Regionalization, The New Pine Plains Herald, 10/31/25
Empress EMS Acquires Northern Dutchess Paramedics, Pledges Faster Response Times, But One Legislator is Skeptical, The Daily Catch, 10/2/25
Dutchess County’s Supplemental Ambulance Coverage Struggles to Reach Rural Towns, Early Data Shows, The New Pine Plains Herald, 5/30/25
“A Mere Tissue For an Open Wound”: County Attempts to Triage EMS as Ambulance Response Rates by Volunteer Agencies Falter in Northern Dutchess, The Daily Catch, 1/29/25
Dutchess County Budget Falls Short on EMS Funding, Legislator Says, The New Pine Plains Herald, 11/22/24
Critical Condition: The Fight to Fix EMS in Dutchess County, The New Pine Plains Herald, 3/15/24
Underfunded and Understaffed: Our Local EMS System is in Crisis, The New Pine Plains Herald, 3/8/24