The Stony Brook Volunteer Ambulance Corps (SBVAC) is a NY State certified emergency ambulance agency primarily serving Stony Brook University and its surrounding areas. We operate twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.

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About

Watch the video to learn more about what our members do on a day to day basis and what it is like to a part of our agency. A big thank you to all the members who participated in the production of this video!

 

A 50 Year Legacy

Serving Stony Brook campus since 1970, SBVAC has now hit its 50th year of service. This video explores the values that have come to define this agency, as well as the members that have played an integral role in its development.

 

COVID Outreach

Watch as some of our members talk about their experiences with COVID+ patients and how important it is for everyone to do their part in staying safe. Thank you to the members who participated in the video and to the University CPO on collaborating with us.

 

Join

Interested in riding on our ambulances and going on emergency medical alarms? Then join our probationary class! No experience necessary, we will take you through the ropes of how to become a great provider. Applications open up at the start of every Fall and Spring semester. Click on the button below to learn more about our application process!

View fullsize Classes may be cancelled, but SBVAC is in service with two full crews and an ALS responder available to keep campus safe! Shoutout to SBVAC’s Second Assistant Chief helping oversee campus EMS operations from Stony Brook University’s Emerg
View fullsize It’s that time of year again! SBVAC is recruiting for our Spring 2024 Probationary Class! Join us at one of our upcoming Open Houses to learn about our program, meet our members, see how to apply, and tour our headquarters and ambulances. Check
View fullsize On Friday SBVAC worked alongside Karen Acompora of the Louis J. Acompora Memorial Foundation to teach a local Girl Scout troop Heartsaver CPR. Cardiac arrest can strike anywhere at anytime making this lifesaving skill essential for everyone to know.
View fullsize Yesterday SBVAC taught over 250 students Hands-Only CPR during our Cookies for Compressions event as apart of Collegiate CPR Day! That brings us to a total of over 700 students educated in CPR during this semester alone. Stony Brook University is wel
View fullsize National Collegiate EMS Week is here! Join SBVAC in celebrating at our educational workshops throughout the week! RSVP on SBEngaged using the link in our bio! @sbengaged @ncemsf
View fullsize Last Friday marked our second General Membership Meeting (GMM) of the semester. As we reach the midpoint of the term, our dedicated volunteers have been putting in extra effort to serve the district and deliver exceptional care to our patients. We're
View fullsize Happy Halloween from SBVAC! Stay safe Seawolves! 🎃🚑
View fullsize 🚑 Today, we celebrate National First Responder Day! 🇺🇸 On this special day, we honor the estimated 4.6 million dedicated career and volunteer police, firefighters, emergency medical technicians, and paramedics across the U.S. Their unwavering comm
View fullsize Members of SBVAC Office recently had the pleasure of welcoming VP for Student Affairs Rick Gatteau to our Headquarters! Thanks for coming @rickgatteau @sbustudentaffairs
View fullsize We recently had our second Crew Chief Training of the semester! 🚑 SBVAC refers to the lead EMT on every call as the Crew Chief, or CC. ACCs, our Crew Chiefs in training, tackled chaotic scenarios with assertiveness, teamwork, and communication. Thi
View fullsize Did you know that SBVAC also responds to emergencies at the Long Island State Veteran’s Home? Although most of our patients are students, we are always happy to help at the LISVH. Today some of our volunteers went to assist with the veterans&rs
View fullsize Happy Homecoming Seawolves! Today was one of SBVAC’s biggest days of the year! Throughout the day we had our three ambulances fully staffed and three roaming crews on patrol, all overseen by SBVAC Chief and EMS Incident Commander Haley McKiski.