Clearfield EMS

What Clearfield EMS does

Penn Highlands Clearfield EMS is a non-profit emergency medical services provider operating from 713 West Front Street in Clearfield, Pennsylvania, and serving as the EMS arm of Penn Highlands Healthcare, a nine-hospital rural health system. The organization delivers 24/7 emergency response and ambulance transport, supplemented by EMS training courses, community education programs, and a "Become a Member" community engagement pathway. Its service portfolio extends beyond emergency response into non-emergency medical transportation via the Penn Highlands Connect Center, a 24-vehicle fleet designed to address patient access barriers across rural Pennsylvania and to maintain continuity of care from the 9-1-1 call through hospital discharge.

The business operates on a managed-services-style revenue model, drawing income from healthcare-system reimbursement, government funding for rural healthcare transportation, and fee-based training programs, with no publicly disclosed pricing. Its go-to-market is community-led: the organization engages residents directly through 9-1-1 dispatch, community training, and outreach channels hosted under the Penn Highlands Healthcare brand (website, Facebook, Twitter/X, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube). Customer concentration is effectively tied to a single institutional anchor — Penn Highlands Healthcare — and a narrow rural geography, with no disclosed multi-region or commercial contract diversification.

The 2022 affiliation with Penn Highlands Healthcare is the defining structural event in the company's history, consolidating emergency response, inter-facility transport, and training under one system. Underlying technology is limited to standard EMS dispatch and fleet coordination; no proprietary software platform, AI capabilities, patents, or app-based consumer offerings are disclosed. Overall, the entity functions as a community-embedded service unit within a larger healthcare system rather than an independent technology-enabled operator.

Name

Clearfield EMS

Legal name

Penn Highlands Clearfield EMS

Website

https://clearfieldems.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1932

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Penn Highlands Clearfield EMS is a non-profit emergency medical services provider serving rural Pennsylvania through 9-1-1 response, ambulance transport, EMS training, and community education, operating as the EMS arm of Penn Highlands Healthcare's nine-hospital system.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Emergency Medical Services

NAICS

Ambulance Services (621910), Ambulance Services (62191)

SIC

Transportation Services (4700)

akta.pro primary industry

Private EMS Providers (Contract/Interfacility) (HLAFANAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

911/Public EMS Agencies (Municipal/County/Fire-Based) (HLAFANAA), Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Operations & Dispatch (HLAJAGAC)

Keywords

• Emergency medical services
• Ambulance transport
• EMS training
• Community education
• Patient transportation

Headquarters

HQ city

Clearfield

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Emergency Medical Services: Emergency medical transport and care services provided to patients requiring emergency response. Revenue generated through healthcare system affiliation and government funding for rural healthcare transportation services.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Clearfield EMS provides 24/7 emergency medical services including 9-1-1 response and ambulance transport to residents of rural Pennsylvania. The organization also offers EMS training programs, community education initiatives, and patient transportation services through the Penn Highlands Connect Center's 24-vehicle fleet, addressing healthcare access barriers in rural communities.

Product overview

Penn Highlands Clearfield EMS operates as an integrated emergency medical services operation within the Penn Highlands Healthcare system, offering a unified portfolio of services. The core offering is Emergency Medical Services (EMS) providing 24/7 emergency response and ambulance transport. This is complemented by EMS Training programs that develop future lifesavers, Community Education services for public health awareness, and Transportation Services through a Connect Center with 24 vehicles addressing patient access barriers. The 2022 affiliation with Penn Highlands Healthcare significantly improved continuity of care from 9-1-1 calls through hospital discharge.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Emergency Medical Services (EMS)

Quantifiable outcome

• Significantly improved continuity of care from 9-1-1 calls through hospital discharge since 2022 affiliation

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Penn Highlands HealthcarecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Clearfield EMS affiliated with Penn Highlands Healthcare in 2022, becoming part of a nine-hospital health system serving rural Pennsylvania. The affiliation has significantly improved continuity of care from 9-1-1 calls through hospital discharge. Penn Highlands Healthcare's Connect Center with 24 vehicles supports patient transportation services. Penn Highlands CEO Steven Fontaine has called for additional government funding to sustain transportation services for rural healthcare systems.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• American Medical Response (AMR): AMR is the largest private provider of medical transportation and emergency services in the United States, operating in 40 states with thousands of ambulances. It is directly comparable to Clearfield EMS as a contract and 9-1-1 EMS provider but at vastly greater scale.
• Falck USA: Falck is a global EMS and healthcare services company with U.S. operations providing ambulance services, training, and workforce solutions. Directly comparable business model to Clearfield EMS but operating internationally at much greater scale.

Direct peers

• Acadian Ambulance Service: Acadian is a privately held EMS and ambulance company serving Louisiana, Texas, Tennessee, and Mississippi with ground and air ambulance operations. It is comparable to Clearfield EMS as a multi-modal, community-rooted EMS provider integrated with broader health and safety services.
• REMSA (Regional Emergency Medical Services Authority): REMSA is a non-profit integrated EMS provider in Reno, Nevada offering ground ambulance, community paramedicine, and public education. Comparable to Clearfield EMS as a non-profit EMS organization with strong community education emphasis.
• Medic EMS (Iowa): Medic EMS is a non-profit ambulance service serving eastern Iowa with 9-1-1 response, interfacility transport, and community education programs. Comparable to Clearfield EMS in non-profit structure, service mix, and community-focused mission.
• Priority Ambulance: Priority Ambulance is a national EMS company offering 9-1-1, interfacility, and critical care transport across more than a dozen states. Comparable to Clearfield EMS in service mix and contract-based operations, with broader geographic reach.

Regional players

• Geisinger EMS: Geisinger's EMS division provides 9-1-1 and interfacility transport across central and northeastern Pennsylvania as part of the Geisinger Health System. Directly comparable to Clearfield EMS as a hospital-system-affiliated rural EMS provider in the same state.
• UPMC Prehospital Care: UPMC's prehospital services division operates EMS, medical command, and community paramedicine across western and central Pennsylvania. Comparable to Clearfield EMS as a hospital-system-integrated EMS provider serving rural Pennsylvania populations.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/pennhighlandshc
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCuyyEfPXI5VTKGrNdt5ta6w
• Facebookfacebook.com/pennhighlandshc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/clearfield-ems-inc
• Instagraminstagram.com/pennhighlandshc

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Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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