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Emergency Medical Services in the Town of Winthrop began in April 1978, following several years of contracting with a private service. After a thorough planning process that took several months, the Town Council approved operation of the Winthrop Ambulance Service to commence on April 1, 1978. Service commenced under the direction of Chief Donald Chase, utilizing two van-type ambulance and a hand-full of local volunteers. At this time, Winthrop began to contract with surrounding communities to provide emergency service, these communities included Fayette, Mount Vernon, Readfield, and Wayne. In time, the service and it's call volume grew necessitating the need for more personnel and upgraded licensure. During the early 1980's Winthrop enjoyed the services of many experienced Advanced Life Support Providers, who helped the service become the first volunteer service in the State to be permitted to the Paramedic level. In July of 1986, Winthrop Ambulance was permitted to the Paramedic level under the guidance of Director Jay Bradshaw. During this time the service converted to two Type III ambulances, stocked with the latest equipment.
In 1990 the service's physical plant was upgraded to add living quarters and full facilities to accommodate permanent part-time personnel. Permanent Part-time paramedics and a full-time driver soon followed, and continue to this day. October of 1996 saw the service's administration changed to a Full-time Director, and the Service become an independent department of the Town of Winthrop. In 1997 Winthrop EMS hired it's first full-time Paramedic, Deb Aho. This year, Winthrop hired it's second full-time Paramedic, to augment it's permanent part-time and per-diem staff. This position is responsible for coordinating Training and QA/QI programs. Alumni (or current members) of our service include such prominent EMS figures as Ham Robbins, Jay Bradshaw, Patrick Cote, and Kevin McGinnis. Today, the primary truck is staffed 24 hours a day with a crew consisting of an EMT/driver, a Paramedic, and most often another EMT or EMT-I. There is an on-duty crew for the second ambulance during the weekday hours. This year proved to be the busiest in the history of the service, and plans are in the works to add a third ambulance and additional personnel. Please feel free to stop by and visit our station at 29 Town Hall Lane.
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