Call 911 in a medical emergency

If you or a loved one becomes seriously ill or is injured, call 911 for an ambulance. 

St. Mary’s Emergency Medical Services (EMS) immediately responds to emergency situations with the best pre-hospital care and equipment. To ensure the best care, EMS staff are continuously trained to provide Advanced Life Support, IV and oxygen therapy, medication administration and cardiac monitoring.

St. Mary’s has several emergency vehicles to respond to calls from Athens-Clarke and Oconee counties, including:

• four 24-hour ambulances
• a 12 p.m. to 10 p.m. ambulance
• an on-call, as needed vehicle and
• a mass emergency response bus

St. Mary’s EMS in the community
As the official health care provider for the University of Georgia Athletic Association, St. Mary’s stations vehicles at various UGA sporting events to provide emergency Advanced Life Support care to athletes and spectators. 

In addition to responding to emergency calls, EMS staff give tours and educate the community by visiting local schools and community centers.

All St. Mary’s ambulances are equipped with Remote EKG Transmission capability. Remote EKG allows our EMS personnel to transmit vital cardiac information about patients who are showing symptoms of a heart attack. This information goes directly to St. Mary’s emergency Center and can also be routed to the hand-held computer of an on-call cardiologist. As a result, diagnosis can begin even before the patient reaches the hospital, and treatment teams can be ready to provide the most appropriate possible care the moment the patient comes in. In a heart attack, time is muscle. St. Mary’s Remote EKG Transmission shaves whole minutes off the time needed to begin treatment.

For information on heart attack, click here.

For information about St. Mary’s Cardiac Services, click here.