Originally founded in 1999 as Eastside Medical Services, STAT Response is owned and operated by Shane Roeder, EMT, and managed by an experienced staff of pre-hospital professionals. STAT Response is committed not only to providing the finest quality emergency services and training, but to employing persons who embody the foremost characteristics of a first response professional. We believe that in order to provide the best for our customers and students, an employee must be in a challenging work environment, and rewarded well for their toils. Our employees are the faces of our company -- providing not only physical and mental care -- but acting compassionate, empathetic and professional. In essence, the "service" in Emergency Medical Services is not really a ride to the hospital or the quick bandaging of an injury at the county fair, but the emotional and physical care given by an employee to someone who is sick or injured. In addition, STAT Response is locally owned and operated. Many of our employees -- including much of the management team -- have worked for large national ambulance services and felt that the care they were forced to provide was not good enough for their friends and families. At STAT Response, we see ourselves as a vital part of the community that helps people when they are most in need. In fact, the owner of STAT Response may just be the one to treat your injuries or illness or teach your first aid / CPR course.