Sierra Medical Services Alliance (SEMSA)
Hospitals and Health CareNevada, United States11-50 Employees
SEMSA is a Reno, Nevada-based private, not-for-profit corporation that provides a range of emergency medical services. It operates an ambulance service in Lassen County, California, owns RIGGS Ambulance Service in Merced County, California, and manages the West Side Community Health Care District in Stanislaus County, California. The organization also offers ancillary support for other ambulance services throughout Central California and runs MedExpress, a wheelchair transport service in Reno. SEMSA oversees the International Center for Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, which provides EMS education including tactical EMS and serves as a regional training center for the National Disaster Life Support program. Under a contract with the State of Nevada, SEMSA develops a bridge program to help military medics obtain civilian credentials as paramedics or EMTs. It also offers consulting services to the EMS community, drawing on a leadership team with extensive EMS leadership experience.