Category Archives: General
National EMS Week
National Emergency Medical Services Week has been designated as May 21 – 27, 2023, to celebrate the paramedics, emergency medical technicians, dispatchers, and others who provide lifesaving care to those in need 24 hours a day, seven days a week. This year’s national campaign theme, ‘Where Emergency Care Begins,’ reminds the public of EMS’s most […]
Strides4CJD – Bakersfield Oct. 15
Now in its sixth year, Strides for CJD – Bakersfield has been selected as the CJD Foundation’s regional event for central and southern California families, friends, and community members who would like to walk in honor or memory of a loved one affected by Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD). CJD is a rare neurodegenerative disease that […]
Founder’s Day Feb. 10th
Friday, February 10, marks the 52nd Anniversary of Hall Ambulance Service, Inc., celebrated by the Company as Founder’s Day. The prologue leading to the Hall Ambulance story began in 1960 when Harvey L. Hall was working as an orderly at Mercy Hospital in Bakersfield. He ran into a friend working as an ambulance attendant who […]
Hall EMT Academy Recruitment
Hall Ambulance has opened recruitment for Class 44 of the Hall EMT Academy, starting on May 16, 2023. The program prepares individuals in under ten weeks to start working in the Hall Ambulance 9-1-1 system as an emergency medical technician (EMT). An EMT works on the front line of emergency medical services as a first […]
Lights & Sirens Invitational April 10
The tournament committee has set a date for the 13th annual Harvey L. Hall Lights & Sirens Memorial Invitational, benefiting Kern County burn survivors and their families. This year’s event returns to the Stockdale Country Club on Monday, April 10, with registration opening at 10 a.m., a catered lunch at 11 a.m., and a shotgun […]
Harvey L. Hall Memorial Highway
This morning, a dedication took place for a portion of the Westside Parkway, named the Harvey L. Hall Memorial Highway, in honor of Bakersfield’s longest-serving mayor and founder of Hall Ambulance Service, Inc. The stretch of roadway will run between the Coffee Road off-ramp, heading west, and the on-ramp at Allen Road, heading east. Assemblyman […]
Hall EMT Academy Recruitment
Hall Ambulance has opened recruitment for Class 42 of the Hall EMT Academy, starting on September 20. The program prepares individuals in under ten weeks to start working in the Hall Ambulance 9-1-1 system as an emergency medical technician (EMT). An EMT works on the front line of emergency medical services as a first responder, […]
Hall Ambulance Memorial
On April 12, President & CEO Lavonne C. Hall unveiled the new Hall Ambulance Memorial, a half a block west of the intersection of at 21st & O Streets in Bakersfield, California. Whether their passing occurred while on duty or away from work, Hall Ambulance has felt a desire to honor their life and work […]
Kinesiology Student Moves to Becoming EMT
Are you looking for a healthcare career but not sure where to start? Hall Ambulance is currently recruiting for its next Hall EMT Academy, which prepares individuals to begin working in its 9-1-1 system as an emergency medical technician in eight weeks. Training begins May 10, 2022. The program is just what J’Nise Evans, a […]
Only Call 9-1-1 During a Real Emergency
JOINT COMMUNITY MESSAGE Only Call 911 During a Real Emergency Bakersfield, CA – January 14, 2022 – Our healthcare and emergency response systems continue to be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Kern continues to experience high volumes of 911 calls and emergency room visits that are taxing our entire emergency response system. The community can […]