DINGMANS FERRY PA — It’s that time of year again for Delaware Township residents. Delaware Township Volunteer Ambulance Corp (DTVAC) needs your help! By contributing to our annual subscription drive, you will help offset our operating costs for another year. Subscription donations are used to purchase emergency equipment, medical supplies, medications and to provide training to our volunteers.
Our organization is on the front-line of fighting COVID-19. The virus has taken a serious toll on our organization. Our cost of medical supplies including personal protective equipment has tripled. We have had to adopt new costly new treatments for our patients, as well as new PPE protocols to keep our personnel safe. Our organization has expended over $50,000.00 additional just to respond to this public health crisis. And because of this emergency, we have had to cancel almost all of our normal fundraisers, putting an additional strain on our organization.
Although we are a primarily volunteer organization, we must bill for our services. An ambulance trip to the hospital can cost more than $2,000. Most insurance providers, including Medicare, do not cover the entire portion of the ambulance bill. You can help both yourself and our organization by participating in our subscription drive. As a subscription member, you will not be billed for balances owed on services that are partly covered by your insurance carrier including insurance copays and deductibles, except for deductibles as mandated by Federal Law. On non-covered services such as non-emergency transports, and patient assessments (patient is not transported) you will receive a 50% discounted rate. 2018-2019 Subscription plans are valid from the date of payment received through December 10, 2019. There is no “proration” for those who wait to subscribe, so the sooner you sign up, the greater the benefit. Review the full subscription letter for subscription membership details. Subscription membership fees are only $35 for an individual, $55 for a couple, or $80 for a household (up to eight persons).
Subscription Drive letters have already been mailed, however, they are only mailed to property owners (on file with the Pike County Tax Claim Bureau). Renters/others will need to obtain a subscription form in one of the following ways: To download a copy of our subscription drive form visit the website, http://www.dtvac.org/subscription-program.html. You can also request a physical copy of the form by calling us at (570) 828-2345 or email us at info@dtvac.org. Physical copies of the subscription form are available in the vestibule of the Delaware Township Municipal Building, 116 Wilson Hill Road, Dingmans Ferry, PA. The Township Building is open Monday – Friday, 8:00am – 4:00 pm.
Your contribution is more important than ever, as the cost of medical supplies, personnel, and training continue to increase. DTVAC does not receive any direct tax money from local, state or federal sources. DTVAC is a non-profit organization, established in 1975, that subsists primarily on voluntary contributions and billing income to provide such superb service to our community. DTVAC is dedicated to providing basic and advanced life support ambulance services to the residents and visitors of Delaware Township, Dingmans Ferry, Pennsylvania. In addition, DTVAC provides advanced life support (ALS), the highest ground-based 911 ambulance service available, and mutual aid basic life support services to Delaware Township, Dingman Township, Milford Borough, Milford Township, Westfall Township, Blooming Grove Township, and Shohola Township.
DTVAC is licensed by the Pennsylvania Department of Health’s Bureau of Emergency Medical Services as an Advanced Life Support Ambulance Service, the highest ground-based 911 ambulance service available. DTVAC has been accredited by the Pennsylvania Emergency Health Services Council’s Emergency Medical Services for Children Program. DTVAC has been certified through this program at the Master Level, which means that DTVAC has additional pediatric-specific medical equipment on its ambulances, requires EMS providers to complete ChildLine child abuse background clearances, requires EMS providers complete four hours of pediatric-specific continuing education per year, and is actively involved in multiple community outreach programs. DTVAC is the only ambulance service in Pike County with this accreditation. Delaware Township Volunteer Ambulance Corps. does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sexuality, age, sex, disability, or gender identification. For more information about the subscription program or DTVAC call (570) 828-2345 or email info@dtvac.org.
