Emergency Building Project

Emergency Building Repairs Threaten Key Operations — Your  Support Is Urgently Needed

In late April 2025, EmergyCare’s facilities team identified significant structural issues in the Wash Bay area of our headquarters along the 19th Street (north) side of the building. This space plays a vital role in our daily operations, as it is used for cleaning and sanitizing our fleet of ambulances and specialty vehicles. A portion of Wash Bay also serves as a storage area for maintenance equipment and essential supplies, making it a high-traffic, mission-critical zone.

Out of caution, the area was immediately closed, and an inspection revealed that the north support wall has suffered major structural compromise, due to decades of wear, water damage, freeze-thaw cycles, and excessive snow load. Emergency stabilization efforts began right away, including the installation of external wall supports and I-beams to protect the roof structure and prevent further collapse.

Additional areas of concern were discovered as work progressed, including structural deterioration in the adjoining vehicle bay, which houses several of our wheelchair transport vehicles, our SWAT support vehicle, and special event response units. These vehicles are essential to EmergyCare’s ability to meet a wide variety of patient and community needs across northwestern Pennsylvania.

What started as a focused repair project has now evolved into a much larger, multi-phase restoration effort critical to the safety of our staff and the continuity of operations.

That’s why your support is more important than ever. With your help, we can raise the funds needed to stabilize, repair, and restore this vital section of our headquarters, ensuring that our fleet stays clean, maintained, and ready to respond.

Your gift will help protect the equipment, vehicles, and people that carry out EmergyCare’s lifesaving mission every day. Please help build a stronger foundation for the future of EMS in our region.