Norwalk Hospital Emergency Medical Services

Norwalk Hospital Emergency Medical Services (EMS) is the 911 paramedic ambulance provider for the City of Norwalk, Connecticut. In addition, we provide paramedic staffing service to the Towns of New Canaan, Weston, Westport, Wilton and EMT staffing for Wilton Volunteer Ambulance Corp.

Our primary mission is to provide consistent, excellent and compassionate pre-hospital emergency medical care. 

Education and Training

Norwalk Hospital EMS has a robust professional, continuing and community education mission. We are a National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT) Training Center and American Heart Association Training Center and offer EMS classes at Norwalk Hospital in partnership with surrounding agencies. 
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We are actively recruiting EMTs and paramedics. There is currently a $10,000 sign-on bonus for paramedics.
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Ambulance reports

For patient care ambulance reports, complete and sign the authorization for release of information form and fax  (203) 749-9000 or email medicalrecords@nuvancehealth.org.

Questions? Call (203) 852-2320 Monday through Friday 8 am - 4 pm.

 

Ambulance billing inquiries

For billing questions or concerns, contact us and one of our customer service representatives will assist you.

 

Contact us

If you are having a medical emergency, call 911. 

Norwalk Hospital EMS does not provide non-emergent, routine ambulance service.


For administrative inquiries, call 203-852-3487. To reach the EMS Duty Supervisor, please call 203-852-2259.

 

Norwalk Hospital emergency medical services leadership team

Aaron Katz, MHS, EMS-I, Paramedic
EMS Director
Aaron.Katz@nuvancehealth.org


Jason Fischel, MD, MPH, FACEP, FAEMS
EMS Medical Director
Jason.Fischel@nuvancehealth.org

Robert Storck, MPA, EMS-I, NREMT-P
EMS Educator/Clinical Coordinator
Robert.Storck@nuvancehealth.org


EMS supervisors 

Anthony Kolaric
Paramedic – Special Event Coverage
Anthony.Kolaric@nuvancehealth.org

Christopher Neary
Paramedic – Vehicles
Christopher.Neary@nuvancehealth.org


Emily Robinson
Paramedic – Community AEDs

Emily.Robinson@nuvancehealth.org


Wesley Yllanes
Paramedic – Equipment and Supplies
Wesley.Yllanes@nuvancehealth.org

History of Norwalk Hospital emergency medical services

Norwalk Hospital has provided ambulance service to the city of Norwalk since 1893. We are proud of our many “firsts”. Among them are:

  • 1893
    First hospital-based ambulance service in Connecticut.
  • 1988
    First paramedics in Fairfield County to carry intraosseous devices.
  • 1991
    First paramedic service in Connecticut to carry paralytics for airway management.
  • 1993
    First paramedic service in Fairfield County to routinely perform 12-lead ECGs.
  • 2018
    First emergency medical service agency in Connecticut to use antibiotics for open fractures.

Norwalk area Automated External Defibrillator (AED) locations

Cardiac emergency? Finding an automated external defibrillator (AED) can help save a life. Use the interactive map below to learn where publicly accessible AEDs are located near you.

 

Need to register an AED?

To help keep the community AED registry current, register a new AED here.  

 

Please be sure to complete the entry fully, including the business name or address and photo of the AED within its context. Detailed, accurate information about your AED will help a nearby responder if the PulsePoint* Respond app alerts them to a cardiac emergency.

 

*PulsePoint is not an affiliate of Nuvance Health and Nuvance Health is not responsible for the accuracy of the AED data provided by PulsePoint.