Call 631-632-3333 or 333 from a campus phone. Calling 911 for emergencies on campus will work too!

24/7, all year round.

Nothing. We don’t charge anything to anyone.

If you were billed, you may have been treated by another EMS agency. Keep in mind that Stony Brook Fire Department, Stony Brook University Medical Center EMS, and SBVAC are three separate agencies. Occasionally, when a SBVAC ambulance or advanced life support provider is unavailable due to high call volume or limited staffing, ambulances from off campus will respond to emergencies on campus. In these cases, patients will be subject to the responding agency’s billing policies.

Under Stony Brook’s Good Samaritan Policy, any student for whom assistance is sought and the bystander acting in good faith may not be subjected to University sanctions for violations of alcohol or drug policies. If you or someone you know needs help, make the call.

All of our members are unpaid volunteers, but they are all still highly trained providers. Every SBVAC crew is led by a NYS Certified EMT-B or Paramedic trained to the same standards, or higher, as compared to any other agency.

SBVAC membership is committed to providing confidential patient care, no matter who you are. Your medical information is also protected by law under HIPAA, and cannot be divulged to any individual outside of the responding crew. Do not hesitate to call for an emergency.

SBVAC primarily responds to campus medical emergencies, however, we frequently assist outside EMS agencies when requested. This includes calls to the Long Island State Veterans Home, off-campus motor vehicle accidents, fire standbys, and more. Additionally, many of our volunteers also work or volunteer at neighboring EMS agencies across Long Island

We have three ambulances and one responder car, making us capable of handling multiple alarms at the same time.

Approximately 1,000.

We recruit at the start of each Fall and Spring semester. For more information on how to join, click the join tab.

Generally SBVAC has 125-150 applicants every Fall and 75-100 applicants every Spring. We typically have space to accept 10-15 new members each semester.

No! Although being an EMT already will help, we teach all of our probationary members all of the skills they need during their probationary semester. Afterwards, we will sponsor members to take their certifying EMT-B course elsewhere, as SBVAC cannot currently certify new EMTs.

Yes, although already being certified can absolutely help. Our Probationary Class is a semester-long review of EMT-B protocols and skills along with being an introduction to how SBVAC operates. It is also a great way to bond with fellow probationary members. Typically every new Probationary Class will have a mix of certified and non-certified members.

As a probationary member of SBVAC, you would begin going on calls starting your very first shift after joining the agency. As you learn more during your probationary semester you will be given more responsibilities, such as taking vitals and bandaging wounds.

During your first semester in SBVAC as a probationary member, you will be responsible for attending lectures on EMS topics every Sunday morning along with going to your 3 to 4 hour long weekly shift. In addition, you will be expected to practice skills throughout the week with members of our instructional staff at our headquarters. Altogether it is a major time commitment! Additional details will be discussed during our open houses at the start of each semester!

Following the probationary semester, you will become a full member of SBVAC. As a full member, you will be expected to train to become a cleared driver, EMT, or both! Before training to be a driver you must have a valid US driver’s license and before training to be a cleared EMT you must obtain your NYS EMT-B certification!

While you can’t apply to SBVAC yet, look for opportunities to be involved in your own local EMS agency or fire department! Many agencies will have youth squads open to students not yet old enough to take an EMT course. Once you are 17 years old, many agencies will also pay for you to take an EMT course, which you can do while still in high school!

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