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PHILADELPHIA, PA – VMSC Emergency Medical Services (VMSC) and Burholme First Aid Corps announced their merger effective January 1, 2025. This strategic union is designed to enhance access to advanced life support emergency medical and mobile health services in Philadelphia and Montgomery County, ensuring sustainable, innovative, and high-quality care for ... (Full Story & Photos)

Our Winter evening EMT Program is set to begin January 2025.This is a Hybrid program with class time on Tuesday /Thurs. evenings 6pm-10pm. Check out our web site www.burholme.org for more details under the Training Tab.... (Full Story & Photos)

BEMS is proud to announce a new partnership with Congreso de Latino Unidos in EMS education for their Workforce Program. Burholme EMS Training Institute is now providing EMT Training and education to Congreso clients who chose to pursue a career pathway in pre-hospital care. Our first EMT class is set to graduate the end of April. We will also be adding EMR as well as EVOC and AHA education as another ... (Full Story & Photos)

In October 2023 BEMS entered a collaborative agreement with VMSC of Lansdale for Communication Services through their state of the art comm center located in North Penn. This relationship grew in the later part of November 2023 with the housing of the VMSC IFT unit servicing center city Philadelphia out of BEMS Main station. We look forward to building on our alliance with additional collaborations ... (Full Story & Photos)

This past month seven members of our BEMS staff completed Autism Awareness Training through a grant from the American Trauma Society/ PA Division . This training and grant allows the organization to receive equipment and support for care on the ambulance provided to any member of the community with Autism or Sensory Disorder issues. We will also be taking part in a research project with this initiative. ... (Full Story & Photos)