STATE COLLEGE – Centre LifeLink EMS, the ambulance service that provides emergency medical services to the Centre region, is celebrating its 10-year anniversary in the main headquarters on Puddintown Road.
Starting in 1941 as the Alpha Fire Company Community Ambulance Club with one ambulance and four volunteers, Centre LifeLink has grown dramatically. In December of 2010, the then Alpha Ambulance kicked-off a capital campaign to begin construction on a new facility under a new name.
The new name, Centre LifeLink EMS, was instated along with the new headquarters, which was made possible by donations from dedicated community members and donors.
Centre LifeLink EMS is now an accredited ambulance service under the Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance services. It houses seven ambulances and operates two satellite stations with approximately 150 paid staff and volunteers. The main station also operates an in-house billing office and a health and safety training center that’s open to the community.
Centre LifeLink recently celebrated its anniversary with business leaders, life members and loyal donors at a Chamber After Hours event at the main headquarters.