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Home About Mercy EMS NonEmergent Transport Camp 911 Employment Contact Home About Mercy EMS NonEmergent Transport Camp 911 Employment Contact About Mercy EMS In 1969 Emergency Medical Services EMS was a term that was nonexistent. The standard of care throughout the country at that time consisted of very basic first aid lights and sirens and a fast ride to the nearest hospital. Federal legislation regulating the provision of ambulance service was the reason the local providers which at the time were made up of a number of funeral homes in the county exited and in 1969 Mercy Ambulance Service started. As a standalone company it offered the standard of care known as Basic Life Support BLS care utilizing Emergency Medical Technicians EMTs.