LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION commending Rural/Metro Medical Services of
Central New York upon the occasion of receiving the 2011 Business of the
Year Award by the Centerstate Corporation for Economic Opportunity

WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to recognize and pay
tribute to those organizations within the State of New York which
provide vital emergency medical rescue services; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, it is the sense of this Legislative Body to commend
Rural/Metro Medical Services of Central New York upon the occasion of
receiving the 2011 Business of the Year Award by the Centerstate Corpo-
ration for Economic Opportunity; and
WHEREAS, Headquartered in Syracuse, Rural/Metro Medical Services is
the lifeline to the Central New York community; serving for nearly 60
years, the organization is an integral part of the region's healthcare
delivery system, providing the area's only CAAS Accredited Ambulance
service; and
WHEREAS, Rural/Metro Medical Services of Central New York's crews
respond to more than 50,000 calls each year, treating patients in Onon-
daga, Cayuga, Madison, Herkimer, Montgomery, and Schoharie Counties,
along with the Town of Sullivan in Madison County; it is the primary
provider of ambulance services for various communities throughout its
six-county service area; and
WHEREAS, Rural/Metro Medical Services of Central New York works colla-
boratively in partnership with volunteer agencies and healthcare organ-
izations to provide a truly integrated approach to the emergency medical
needs of its region; it also funds the EMSupport Grant, administered by
the Central New York Community Foundation, which is designed to provide
organizations with funds for medical equipment and supplies; and
WHEREAS, In addition to ambulance transportation services, Rural/Metro
Medical Services of Central New York is the area's largest American
Heart Association training center; additional education opportunities
are available for New York State EMT, New York State Department of
Health CME recertification program, and other continuing education
training courses; and
WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body that when organiza-
tions of such noble aims and accomplishments are brought to our atten-
tion, they should be celebrated and recognized by all the citizens of
this great Empire State; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commend Rural/Metro Medical Services of Central New York upon the occa-
sion of receiving the 2011 Business of the Year Award by the Centerstate
Corporation for Economic Opportunity; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Rural/Metro Medical Services of Central New York.