Virginia Beach Volunteer Rescue Squad
Hospitals and Health CareVirginia, United States51-200 Employees
The Virginia Beach Volunteer Rescue Squad is a nonprofit emergency response organization operating within the hospitals and health care sector. Based in Virginia Beach, Virginia, it has a long-standing history of providing free pre-hospital emergency medical care since 1952, and relies on a large pool of volunteers to support its operations across two stations and additional locations. The squad responds to roughly 14,000 calls each year, accounting for about one-third of all emergency responses in the city, and contributes tens of thousands of hours of community service annually while helping to relieve public sector costs. Its services target residents and visitors of Virginia Beach, a population of around 440,000 with millions of tourists, delivering rapid medical response and support without charge to those in need.