What Eagle County Paramedic Services does

Eagle County Paramedic Services (ECPS) is a Colorado special district and full-service Emergency Medical Services agency that provides 911 emergency response, inter-facility patient transportation including Paramedic level Critical Care, Community Paramedicine, and Eagle Valley Home Health. The organization operates from five stations spanning Vail to Gypsum with up to 14 ambulances delivering 24/7/365 coverage, and answers more than 6,000 calls annually across Eagle County, Colorado, from Vail Pass to Hanging Lake. Specialized service lines include Wildland Fire EMS, Search and Rescue Paramedics, Tactical EMS, and Special Event Support. The agency also serves as a satellite site for the Denver Health Paramedic School program, embedding paramedic training within its operations.

The service portfolio is anchored by 911 dispatch and emergency response, supplemented by community-facing healthcare programs that extend ECPS's role beyond acute emergency response into primary care extension, acute transitional care, behavioral health crisis co-response, ambulatory detox, and home-based skilled nursing. Clinical capabilities are enhanced by a Whole Blood Program for pre-hospital transfusion and board-certified community paramedics credentialed by the International Board of Specialty Certifications (IBSC), with two medical directors providing physician oversight. Cardiac arrest survival rates in Eagle County exceed state and national averages per agency reporting.

ECPS is structured as the Eagle County Health Service District, a government entity under Colorado law governed by a publicly elected five-member Board of Directors serving four-year terms. Revenue is not publicly disclosed but is generated through a combination of special district tax assessments, patient billing via the PatientNotebook portal, and insurance/Medicare/Medicaid reimbursement, including the new Home Health line. The organization employs 51-100 staff, is led by CEO Brandon Daruna, and maintains its headquarters at 1055 Edwards Village Blvd., Edwards, Colorado. Recent activity includes a May 2025 Board election refresh, expansion of digital referral infrastructure through the Rainbow Health platform, and ongoing partnerships with Denver Health, the American Red Cross, Vail Health, and the MIRA Bus mobile health initiative.

Name

Eagle County Paramedic Services

Legal name

Eagle County Health Service District

Website

https://eaglecountyparamedics.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Eagle County Paramedic Services is a Colorado special district providing 911 emergency medical response, inter-facility transport, community paramedicine, and home health services to residents and visitors of Eagle County from five stations with up to 14 ambulances.

Ownership category

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Product category

Emergency Medical Services

NAICS

Ambulance Services (62191), Ambulance Services (621910)

SIC

Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

911/Public EMS Agencies (Municipal/County/Fire-Based) (HLAFANAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Emergency Medical Services (EMS) & Ambulance Services (BPAIAGAC), Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Operations & Dispatch (HLAJAGAC), Private EMS Providers (Contract/Interfacility) (HLAFANAB)

Keywords

• Emergency medical services
• 911 ambulance response
• Community paramedicine
• Critical care transport
• Home health services

Headquarters

HQ city

Edwards

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Eagle County Paramedic Services is a full-service Emergency Medical Services agency operating as the Eagle County Health Service District. It provides 911 emergency response, inter-facility patient transportation including paramedic-level critical care, community paramedicine, home health, specialized EMS (Wildland Fire EMS, Search and Rescue, Tactical EMS, Special Event Support), and paramedic education via the Denver Health Paramedic School satellite program across Eagle County, Colorado.

Product overview

Eagle County Paramedic Services (ECPS) is a full-service Emergency Medical Services agency providing a unified portfolio of healthcare and emergency response services. The core offering is 911 emergency response with up to 14 ambulances operating 24/7 from five stations. Additional services include inter-facility critical care transport, Community Paramedicine (primary care extension, acute transitional care, behavioral health support, and community outreach), Eagle Valley Home Health (skilled nursing in patients' homes), specialized services (Wildland Fire EMS, Search and Rescue, Tactical EMS, Special Event Support), and paramedic education through the Denver Health Paramedic School satellite program.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Eagle Valley Home Health: A service from Eagle County Paramedic Services providing skilled nursing needs for patients that qualify for home health.

Products and services

• 911 Emergency Response Provides 24/7, 365-day emergency medical dispatch and response across Eagle County from Vail Pass to Hanging Lake, operating up to 14 ambulances from five stations, for residents and visitors of Eagle County, Colorado.
• Inter-facility Patient Transportation Provides Paramedic-level Critical Care transport between medical facilities for patients requiring advanced clinical support during transit.
• Community Paramedicine Extends EMS roles to provide health services where access to physicians, clinics, and hospitals is difficult, including primary care extension, acute transitional care, behavioral health support (including crisis co-response and ambulatory detox), and community outreach for underserved populations.
• Wildland Fire EMS Specialized emergency medical services for wildland firefighting operations in Eagle County.
• Search and Rescue Paramedics Provides paramedic services for search and rescue operations across Eagle County's mountainous terrain.
• Tactical EMS Provides emergency medical support for tactical law enforcement operations.
• Special Event Support Provides on-site emergency medical standby and support for community events and gatherings.
• Eagle Valley Home Health Skilled nursing care delivered by licensed clinicians (RN, PT) in patients' homes for recovery, chronic disease management, and post-surgical care, covered under Medicare/Medicaid and most insurances.
• Denver Health Paramedic School at Eagle County Satellite site for the Denver Health Paramedic School program, providing paramedic training and education in Eagle County.

Quantifiable outcome

• Cardiac arrest survival rates higher than state and national averages in Eagle County

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Denver HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEagle County Paramedic Services serves as a satellite site for the Denver Health Paramedic School program, providing paramedic training and education in Eagle County.
• American Red CrossminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for blood drives; ECPS hosted Red Cross Blood Drive in May 2026 to support national blood supply that frontline providers rely on.
• Vail HealthminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerParticipates in Camp 911 program teaching rescue and safety procedures to children; representatives from ambulance, law enforcement, fire service, mountain rescue, and Vail Health collaborate.
• MIRA Bus (Mobile Intercultural Resource Alliance)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity Paramedics work with the MIRA bus to provide health screenings. MIRA is a rolling clearinghouse for services including basic health education, screenings, application support for public assistance programs, food resources, and workforce development. Originally purchased by Vail Health Foundation and Volunteer Corps.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• Vail Health: Acute-care hospital system serving Eagle County and ECPS's primary hospital partner for patient handoffs, interfacility transport, and Camp 911 community programming. Comparable as the dominant receiving facility and clinical partner within ECPS's service area.
• Cone Health / Regional EMS: Hospital-affiliated ground EMS operations that, like ECPS, integrate EMS with home-health and community-health service lines. Comparable in the community-paramedicine and integrated-care operating model.

Broad incumbents

• American Medical Response (AMR): One of the largest private EMS providers in the U.S., providing 911, interfacility, and critical-care transport across hundreds of municipalities. Comparable to ECPS in core ambulance service delivery and patient population served, though it operates at national scale rather than as a single special district.
• Falck USA: International EMS and ambulance services operator with significant U.S. municipal 911 contracts. Comparable because it competes with public-district EMS agencies for municipal 911 franchises and offers interfacility and community health solutions akin to ECPS's portfolio.
• Global Medical Response: Parent of multiple EMS brands (including AMR and Air Medical Group Holding) providing ground and air ambulance services nationwide. Comparable as a 911 and interfacility EMS provider with similar patient mix, though it is a private for-profit platform rather than a public district.

Direct peers

• Summit County Ambulance Service: County-based public EMS agency serving Colorado's Summit County, another mountainous resort area with similar demographics and seasonal call patterns to Eagle County. Closely comparable in mission, funding model, and operating environment.
• Denver Health Paramedic Division: Hospital-based public paramedic division operating 911 response in Denver and serving as ECPS's training partner through the Paramedic School satellite. Most directly comparable peer in terms of public/government-operated model, clinical scope, and operational structure in Colorado.

Regional players

• Pitkin County (Aspen) EMS: Public EMS provider serving Pitkin County / Aspen, a neighboring mountain resort region. Highly comparable mission and operating context, though geographically distinct from Eagle County.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ECParamedics
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/eagle-county-paramedic-services
• Instagraminstagram.com/ecparamedics
• Xx.com/ecparamedics

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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