2025 legislative priorities

The Washington Ambulance Association members include 23 emergency transportation service providers serving people across metropolitan and rural communities in Washington state. These ambulance services, staffed by highly trained EMTs, paramedics, and nurses, stand at the ready to provide lifesaving emergency medical care from any location, and to safely transport patients to definitive care in their time of crisis. Emergency medical services are a lifeline to specialty care for communities across the state, especially in rural areas. Our members provide lifesaving patient care through a variety of transport methods including Basic Life Support, Advanced Life Support, Critical Care Transport, and air medical transport. 75% of all 911 calls are responded to by WAA members.