Call 631-632-3333 or 333 from a campus phone. Calling 911 for emergencies on campus will work too!

24/7, all year round.

Nothing. We don’t charge anything to anyone.

If you were billed, you may have been treated by another EMS agency. Keep in mind that Stony Brook Fire Department, Stony Brook University Medical Center EMS, and SBVAC are three separate agencies. Occasionally, when a SBVAC ambulance or advanced life support provider is unavailable due to high call volume or limited staffing, ambulances from off campus will respond to emergencies on campus. In these cases, patients will be subject to the responding agency’s billing policies.

Under Stony Brook’s Good Samaritan Policy, any student for whom assistance is sought and the bystander acting in good faith may not be subjected to University sanctions for violations of alcohol or drug policies. If you or someone you know needs help, make the call.

All of our members are unpaid volunteers, but they are all still highly trained providers. Every SBVAC crew is led by a NYS Certified EMT-B or Paramedic trained to the same standards, or higher, as compared to any other agency.

SBVAC membership is committed to providing confidential patient care, no matter who you are. Your medical information is also protected by law under HIPAA, and cannot be divulged to any individual outside of the responding crew. Do not hesitate to call for an emergency.

SBVAC primarily responds to campus medical emergencies, however, we frequently assist outside EMS agencies when requested. This includes calls to the Long Island State Veterans Home, off-campus motor vehicle accidents, fire standbys, and more.

We have three ambulances and one responder car, making us capable of handling multiple alarms at the same time.

Approximately 1,000.

We recruit at the start of each Fall and Spring semester. For more information on how to join, click the join tab.

No! Although being an EMT already will help, we teach all of our probationary members all of the skills they need during their probationary semester. Afterwards, we will sponsor members to take their certifying EMT-B course elsewhere, as SBVAC cannot certify new EMTs.

Yes, although already being certified can absolutely help. Our Probationary Class is an essential review of EMT-B protocols and skills along with being an introduction to how SBVAC operates. It is also a great way to bond with fellow probationary members. For experienced ALS providers only, portions of Probationary Class may be waived at the Captain’s discretion.

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