Central Islip - Hauppauge Volunteer Ambulance Corp

What Central Islip - Hauppauge Volunteer Ambulance Corp does

Central Islip - Hauppauge Volunteer Ambulance Corps. (CIHVA) is a volunteer-run nonprofit emergency medical services organization founded in 1955 in Central Islip, New York, after the death of Charles Martin Jr. prompted local citizens led by Gerald and Vivian Pettit to establish a community ambulance service starting with a single 1942 Cadillac. The organization operates 24/7 with six Advanced Life Support (ALS)-capable ambulances and dispatches exclusively through the 911 emergency response system to serve approximately 100,000 residents across Central Islip, Hauppauge, Islandia, and the Hauppauge Industrial Park — an 18-square-mile territory in Suffolk County, Long Island. CIHVA is the second-busiest 911 ambulance agency in Suffolk County, handling over 7,500 emergency calls per year.

The service portfolio centers on pre-hospital ALS and BLS transport, augmented by an EMT Training and Certification program that sponsors Suffolk and Nassau County classes, a Youth Squad Program for teenagers, a Community Wellness initiative connecting residents to health and mental health resources, and a HIPAA-compliant Pre-Hospital Care Report request process managed through ProEMS Solutions. Field equipment includes automated external defibrillators, stretchers, backboards, Stokes baskets, and ALS medication administration capability. Membership benefits (NYS Pension, NYS Tax Deduction, Property Tax Reduction, free training) support a volunteer recruitment model requiring a minimum six-hour weekly commitment.

The organization does not charge for emergency services and has no commercial sales motion. Operations are sustained by community donations and volunteer labor, with no disclosed revenue, no external funding rounds, and no parent company. Governance is led by a Board of Directors chaired by Paul Ryan and an operational leadership team headed by Chief of Department Jennifer Falcone, with Assistant Chiefs responsible for membership, recruitment, and training. CIHVA maintains a long-standing operational partnership with the Hauppauge Fire Department for joint emergency response and community training, and was recognized as the 2022 Suffolk County Agency of the Year.

Name

Central Islip - Hauppauge Volunteer Ambulance Corp

Legal name

Central Islip - Hauppauge Volunteer Ambulance Corps.

Website

https://cihva.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1955

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Central Islip - Hauppauge Volunteer Ambulance Corps. is a nonprofit, volunteer-staffed emergency medical services organization providing 24/7 Advanced Life Support ambulance response across Central Islip, Hauppauge, Islandia, and the Hauppauge Industrial Park in Suffolk County, NY, funded by community donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Central Islip

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Volunteer Service Model: Free emergency medical services provided by volunteers. No direct revenue from patients. Organization is sustained through donations and volunteerism.
2. Donations: Community donations accepted to support operations of the volunteer ambulance corps.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Central Islip - Hauppauge Volunteer Ambulance Corp provides 24/7 volunteer-staffed emergency medical services and ambulance transport to residents and businesses across Central Islip, Hauppauge, Islandia, and the Hauppauge Industrial Park. The organization operates six Advanced Life Support (ALS) capable ambulances responding to over 7,500 calls annually, delivering pre-hospital emergency care, CPR training, and community wellness programs.

Product overview

Central Islip - Hauppauge Volunteer Ambulance Corp (CIHVA) operates as a volunteer emergency medical services organization providing a unified set of services centered on 24/7 ambulance response. The core offering is Emergency Medical Services delivering Advanced Life Support and Basic Life Support transport. Supporting services include EMT Training and Certification Programs that train volunteers (including sponsorship for Suffolk/Nassau County EMT classes), a Community Wellness Program connecting residents with health resources, Pre-Hospital Care Report Request services for medical records, and a Youth Squad Program for teen education in CPR and first aid. The organization has six ambulances and covers Central Islip, Hauppauge, Islandia, and the Hauppauge Industrial Park.

Differentiator

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• Emergency Medical Services 24/7 emergency ambulance service providing pre-hospital emergency medical care and ambulance transport to the communities of Central Islip, Hauppauge, Islandia, and the Hauppauge Industrial Park. Services include Advanced Life Support (ALS) and Basic Life Support (BLS) delivered via six ALS-capable ambulances responding to over 7,500 calls per year.
• EMT Training and Certification Program Training program for volunteer EMTs and ambulance drivers, including CPR certification, first aid, and emergency medical procedures. CIHVA sponsors EMT classes through Suffolk County or Nassau County for new volunteers. Program requires minimum 6 hours per week commitment and is open to volunteers 18 years and older.
• Community Wellness Program Community health education initiative providing information on community resources that promote a healthy lifestyle, including referrals to health services, mental health resources, and first responder support.
• Pre-Hospital Care Report Request Patient medical records request service requiring a signed and notarized HIPAA Authorization form for accessing protected health information (PHI) under federal HIPAA regulations and New York state law.
• Youth Squad Program Educational program for teenagers to learn CPR and first aid skills, fostering future volunteer recruitment and community safety awareness.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 7,500 calls per year served by volunteer organization

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature2 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Congressman Peter KingminorOthers · 27 July 2018Board of Directors Paul Ryan and Matt Pasieka met with Congressman Peter King to discuss the Central Islip, Hauppauge and Islandia communities and their growing needs. This provided opportunity for the Congressman to hear firsthand about community development and its impact on the agency.
• Congressman Steve IsraelminorOthers · 12 November 2005Central Islip-Hauppauge Volunteer Ambulance joined Congressman Steve Israel at Hauppauge Fire Department's Fire Prevention Sunday event.
• Congressman Steve Israel / Lakeland Fire DepartmentminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 November 2005Central Islip Hauppauge Volunteer Ambulance Corps donated equipment and supplies for an ambulance destined for hurricane ravaged Louisiana following Hurricane Katrina. Congressman Israel facilitated direct delivery to Emergency Medical Services in Baton Rouge, bypassing FEMA bureaucracy.
• Hauppauge Industrial AssociationminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 September 2005Members of the Hauppauge Industrial Association were trained in CPR and AED use. Chief Paul Ryan organized the class hosted by Hauppauge Fire Department with over 47 participants trained.
• Hauppauge Fire DepartmentcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 September 2005Joint response to emergencies and co-hosting of community training events including CPR classes and Fire Prevention Sunday. The two departments work closely together on emergency responses.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Commack Volunteer Ambulance Corps: Volunteer 911 ambulance corps serving Commack in Suffolk County, Long Island. Operates the same all-volunteer, donation-funded, ALS-capable model with 24/7 dispatch on overlapping Long Island geography, making it a direct functional and structural analogue to CIHVA.
• Brentwood Legion Ambulance Service: Volunteer ambulance service covering Brentwood in Suffolk County, immediately adjacent to CIHVA's service territory. Comparable in being a Suffolk County–based volunteer nonprofit EMS provider delivering 911 response and community transport under the same regional REMSCO oversight.
• Smithtown Community Ambulance Corps: Volunteer ambulance corps serving the Smithtown area of Suffolk County. Closely matches CIHVA in mission, operating model, and coverage of mixed residential/industrial Long Island geography with ALS response capability.
• East Islip Fire Department Ambulance: Fire-department-based volunteer EMS provider in the neighboring Islip area of Suffolk County. Comparable regional peer that combines fire-based volunteer structure with 911 EMS response in Long Island, overlapping CIHVA's service catchment.
• Northport-East Northport Volunteer Fire Department Ambulance: Volunteer fire-department ambulance service covering Northport and East Northport in Suffolk County. Provides 911 EMS on the same Long Island model and under the same Suffolk REMSCO regulatory framework as CIHVA.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/NYCIHVA

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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Investments

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