A trained emergency medical technician and serial entrepreneur, Gary Reis currently owns and operates Med Tech, an ambulance service company that serves numerous hospitals and nursing homes in the Pawtucket, Rhode Island, area. Additionally, Gary Reis is a founding member of the Rhode Island Ambulance Association, a board member of the Alliance for Better Long Term Care, and the founder of Access Ambulance Service. Founded in 2007, Access Ambulance Service provides 24-hour basic and advanced transport services for patients in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. For individuals with special transport needs, Access Ambulance Service can customize options to include long-distance transport in either an ambulance or wheelchair van. Committed to both safety and dignity, the company employs female and bilingual technicians who are uniquely trained to treat vulnerable populations. Additionally, Access Ambulance Service’s fleet of 49 ambulances can accommodate special transport needs such as ventilator transportation or bariatric transportation. To learn more about the company and its services, please visit www.accessambulance.com.
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An entrepreneur in Rhode Island, Gary Reis serves as president of Med Tech Ambulance Service, the biggest ambulance company in the state, providing transportation services to both hospitals and nursing homes. In his free time, Gary Reis enjoys watching football and supports the New England Patriots, who selected Derek Rivers as a third round draft pick. A 6-foot-4-inch, 248-pound pass rusher, Derek Rivers played for Youngstown State University under Bo Pelini, a former National Football League (NFL) coach. During his final three college seasons, Rivers recorded 160 total tackles, 52 tackles for loss, and 36 sacks. His final year was especially impressive, with 14 sacks and 58 tackles. Coming from a small school, Rivers will have to adjust to the talent level of the NFL, but he proved his athletic ability during Senior Bowl, garnering considerable attention during All-Star week. He also performed well during the off-season circuit, leading to a pre-draft visit from coach Bill Belichick and the Patriots’ defensive staff. Rivers joins Rob Ninkovich, Kony Ealy, and Trey Flowers as the team’s defensive ends. As founder of Med Tech Ambulance Service, Gary Reis leads a Rhode Island provider of advanced ambulance solutions. Gary Reis and his team emphasize compassionate care statewide and offer basic life support (BLS), which provides patients and family members with transportation via stretcher in situations that do not require advanced life support. Among those patients that can benefit from this level of service are those who have sustained limb fractures and those who are unable to bear weight. In addition, people requiring oxygen and those recovering from surgical procedures may require BLS services. In contrast, patients requiring advanced life support receive a combination of Med Tech Ambulance transportation, basic EMT support, and treatment by paramedics and EMT cardiacs. Among the provided care options are ventilator support, IV therapy, and administration of needed medications. In particular, paramedics are able to transport patients within the state who have been administered nitroglycerin, Heparin, and Aggrastat. To learn more about Med Tech Ambulance Services’ full range of options, which also include wheelchair transport, visit www.medtechambulance.com. Successful entrepreneur Gary Reis is the founder and president of Rhode Island’s Access Ambulance Service. The company is authorized to provide its services to all hospitals in the state, and is licensed to operate both there and in Massachusetts. Under the leadership of Gary Reis, the company’s personnel undergo continuous and updated training, with a monitoring system in place for those assigned to transport vehicles. Access Ambulance Service has its own modern training facility and employs a dedicated education and training coordinator. A two-week orientation, including lectures and field training, is required for all employees. All mandatory trainings follow the national standards and guidelines for training and certification. Monthly classes are conducted at the company facility, and all employees must participate in at least four trainings every year. Employees wear a standard uniform and have a company photo ID badge. The badge carried by all Access drivers includes certifications and licensure levels. The company’s sophisticated human-resource digital platform is integrated with the dispatch system. This setup prevents an employee with expired credentials from being given vehicle assignments. For more than 20 years, Gary Reis has served as the president of Med Tech Ambulance Service, an ambulance service company that employs more than 400 people and serves 14 hospitals and over 90 nursing homes in the Pawtucket, Rhode Island, area. Highly active within his local community, Gary Reis supports charitable organizations such as the Pawtucket YMCA and the Pawtucket Soup Kitchen. Located in the basement of St. Joseph’s Church, the Pawtucket Soup Kitchen provides breakfast and hot dinner five days a week, as well as Saturday brunch and special holiday meals. The Pawtucket Soup Kitchen provides daily lunch at ACCESS-RI, an organization that serves chronically homeless individuals. The non-profit organization relies on donations and volunteers to serve more than 100 people each day. In addition to daily meals, the Pawtucket Soup Kitchen partners with the RI Coalition for the Homeless to host a free legal clinic each month. Individuals who may be eligible for SNAP can visit the educational SNAP Outreach program twice a month. Rhode Island-based Gary Reis leverages his entrepreneurial abilities to own, manage, and oversee a portfolio of companies operating in a variety of sectors. Gary Reis serves as the president of A-Stat Medical Billing Management and Med Tech Ambulance Services, companies servicing the health care industry. Med Tech Ambulance Services maintains its status as the largest ambulance provider in the state of Rhode Island, employing approximately 400 employees in six facilities. The company maintains the state’s largest fleet of ambulances, which primarily serves 14 hospitals and more than 90 nursing homes. To meet the needs of its clients, Med Tech provides services including basic and advanced life support, wheelchair transport, and specialized transport. Basic life support entails transporting a stable patient via stretcher. These patients may be unable to walk or may require oxygen. Advanced life support services may be required if the patient needs IV therapy, medications, intubation, or ventilator support. In this case, EMT Cardiacs and paramedics will care for the patient during transport. Patients requiring wheelchair transport can also rely on Med Tech, which maintains special vehicles for this purpose. For people with other unique situations, Med Tech can customize its service to suit patients’ requests, from language requirements to medical equipment needs. As he’s grown Med Tech Ambulance into Rhode Island’s largest ambulance service, owner Gary Reis has seen major changes in health care funding and technology. But one fact has remained consistent, Gary Reis has found: an ambulance isn't always needed. Here are three questions to consider when determining whether to call an ambulance: 1. Does the patient’s condition seem life-threatening, or could it worsen and become so on the way to the hospital? 2. Could the patient benefit from having a trained emergency medical technician’s skills and equipment, as well as contact with the hospital, on the way there? 3. Could traffic, weather conditions or distance make the trip to the medical care provider take longer for a regular vehicle than an ambulance with lights and sirens, and a trained driver? If the answers to these questions is “yes,” here are three tips to remember when calling for the ambulance: 1. Speaking clearly and calmly, providing the name, location and phone number of the person needing the ambulance and describing the problem. 2. Remain on the line until the dispatcher tells you to hang up. The dispatcher might need more information from you in order to most quickly find the person needing the ambulance. 3. Teach children living in the home how to make an emergency call, in case the adult living there isn’t able to use the phone in an emergency. Providing philanthropic support to many community groups, Gary Reis is the president of Med Tech Ambulance Services in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, with a fleet of 130 vehicles. Among Gary Reis' charitable beneficiaries is the prestigious Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Dana-Farber has just announced the formation of a partnership with the Lifespan Health System, which manages five hospitals in Rhode Island. The objective of this alliance is to blend Dana-Farber's high level of cancer research with enhanced health interventions at Lifespan. The partnership promises to offer a smooth transition of services between the two organizations. Lifespan's patients will benefit from access to more clinical trials and new therapies, especially for those with rare cancers. The president of Dana-Farber expressed enthusiasm for the new arrangement, noting the benefits of Lifespan's quality patient care. In turn, Lifespan's president anticipated the development of a cost-effective continuity of cancer care, enabling the health care organization to better fulfill its stated goal of delivering heath with care. New England entrepreneur Gary Reis has amassed over three decades of experience in emergency medical transportation. He founded his own firm, Med Tech Ambulance Service, in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, in 1996, and has since developed the company into the largest private ambulance service in the state. In addition to serving hospitals and nursing homes throughout Rhode Island, Gary Reis also serves his community by supporting charitable organizations such as the Pawtucket YMCA.
Mr. Reis’ longstanding support for the Pawtucket YMCA facilitated the launch of its Warm2Kids Learning Center in November 2007. The Warm2Kids program helps youth navigate social and emotional challenges by providing a resource network of caring companies, individuals, and youth organizations while offering free access to computers and other technology resources. Working with Warm2Kids co-founder M. L. Carr, Mr. Reis also helped organize additional resources for kids in need, such as social and emotional development programs and interviews with celebrity role models. Through services such as these, the Pawtucket YMCA Warm2Kids Learning Center hopes to prevent silent suffering by teens and young adults by connecting them with safe, trustworthy educational resources about pertinent youth issues. Gary Reis has served as the president of Med Tech Ambulance Service in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, since 1996. Over the course of his career, Gary Reis has received a number of honors and awards, including the 2009 Alliance for Better Long Term Care (Alliance BLTC) Outstanding Contribution Award and the 2009 Alliance BLTC Hero Award.
The Alliance for Better Long Term Care has managed and advocated for the rights of elderly citizens since 1979. The organization provides seniors and their families with an array of services, including assistance in selecting a nursing home. The process of reviewing and choosing a nursing home can be difficult and complex, particularly if the need for assisted living has arisen due to a sudden crisis or change in health. Fortunately, there are a number of services that can help in the decision-making process. The Nursing Home Compare Medicare service offers in-depth analysis of every nursing home in the United States that maintains Medicare and Medicaid certification. When it comes to the many factors a family should consider and the questions that need to be asked, the Guide to Choosing a Nursing Home publication can provide great insight. Finally, the United States Administration on Aging's Eldercare Locator offers information on various senior resources and can be contacted online or at 800-677-1116. |
AuthorA longtime resident of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, Gary Reis attended Tolman High School before pursuing his emergency medical technician credentials at the Community College of Rhode Island. Archives
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