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Valley Ambulance Authority was established in 1972 and was the first municipal ambulance authority in the United States.  VAA services the Borough of Coraopolis and the Townships of Crescent, Moon, Neville, Findlay and the Pittsburgh International Airport.  The governing body of each member municipality appoints representatives to the Board of Directors, who oversee the operations of Valley Ambulance Authority.

What began as a primarily volunteer emergency service has developed into a full medical transportation system with a paid staff of Paramedics and Emergency Medical Technicians.  Other staff members include administrative, supervisory and office personnel, and a fulltime mechanic who maintains a fleet of seven (7) ambulances, three coach/wheelchair vans, a paramedic and a supervisor response vehicle.

All VAA Paramedics and Emergency Medical Technicians are certified by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and are required to attend continuing education classes throughout the year.  We respond to every emergency call with an ALS (Advanced Life Support) crew, which contains a minimum of a Paramedic and an Emergency Medical Technician.

Call Volume:

The total combined call volume of VAA and QVAA last year was more than 12,000 including, ~ 8,000 ambulance and ~ 4,000 wheelchair van responses.

Funding:

Valley Ambulance Authority is a non-profit municipal authority and is primarily supported by subscription fees, insurance payments and donations.  Quaker Valley Ambulance Authority is also supported by insurance payments and donations but also receives proceeds from an annual per capita tax assessment which is currently established at $9.00 per resident.