Central Islip Hauppauge Volunteer Ambulance Corps

CIHVA is the 2nd busiest ambulance service in Suffolk County, NY. We receive over 5000 calls for medical assistance per year. CIHVA has been providing quality, caring & responsive pre-hospital emergency health care to the communities of Central Islip, Hauppauge, Village of Islandia, & the Hauppauge Industrial Park, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week since 1955. Volunteer members are only asked to maintain a minimum of 6 hours of in-house duty each week. These in house duty crews are supplemented by other volunteer personnel that may respond to HQ in personal vehicles & then respond to the scene of the emergency with the appropriate apparatus. CIHVA provides their membership with benefits that include, but not limited to, the following: FREE AHA Training, FREE EMT/CC Training, FREE Basic Hazmat training, FREE Defensive Driving course, FREE Accident Insurance, Medical scholarship, Annual Paramedic scholarship, LOSAP rewards programs, as well as a property tax exemption(s). CIHVA further employs a staff of EMTs, EMT-CC, & Paramedics that provide 2 ambulances & a paramedic response truck. These crews are deployed through the district to minimize response times & in-turn improve patient outcomes. To that end CIHVA also participates in the "TAC" program with the other 4 volunteer ambulance corps in the town of Islip. This program provides additional EMS services during weekdays when call volume is highest.