Volunteer Ambulance Corps · Upper West Side
We’re ready when you need us most.
Our Story
1985
Serving Manhattan’s Upper West Side since our founding.
EMTs & Paramedics
Every member is a New York State–certified volunteer.
3 yrs
State recertification cycle, with continuing medical education throughout.
The West Side Hatzoloh Volunteer Ambulance Corps was established in 1985 to provide emergency medical service for residents of Manhattan’s Upper West Side.
West Side Hatzoloh maintains a close working relationship with our city’s uniformed services and has earned the respect of the medical centers and emergency medical personnel with whom we come into daily contact. Our members are certified Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT’s) and Paramedics who undergo regular continuing medical education and receive New York State Certification every three years.
Get Involved
Keep West Side Hatzoloh ready.
Every call we answer is powered by volunteers and funded by this community. Give in someone’s honor or memory and we’ll let them know.
Media Gallery
See our volunteers at work, and get ready before an emergency with our preparedness guide for Upper West Side households.
Video
Watch our video — a look inside West Side Hatzoloh and the volunteers behind it.
Emergency preparedness
Download our home emergency preparedness form (PDF) and keep it where responders can find it.
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