Submitted by Madison County WAMPSVILLE, N.Y. – At 7 a.m. on April 1, 2023, Madison County EMS announced they were officially in service as an ambulance agency. At the time, the agency operated two ambulances stationed on Lakeport Road to serve the people of the Town of Sullivan. Now one year later, Madison County EMS […]
HAMILTON, N.Y. – The Southern Madison County Ambulance Corps, Inc. has made the decision to cease EMS operations after 37 years of service to the community. Madison County EMS will begin EMS coverage of the SOMAC district. The Southern Madison County area will not be without an ambulance service. “The SOMAC Board of Directors announces […]
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HAMILTON, N.Y. — The Southern Madison County Ambulance Corps, Inc. (SOMAC), will end emergency-medical service operations after 37 years and Madison County EMS will take over providing service to SOMAC’s coverage areas.
A Sept. 15 news article titled “SOMAC Slated to Close January 2024, Student Volunteers Express Concern” inaccurately reported the definitive closure of the Southern Madison County Ambulance Corps (SOMAC) in January 2024. The validity of this assertion and assertions also made in this article, including a lack of funding, have not yet been confirmed at...
According to various staff and volunteer members, Southern Madison County Ambulance Corps (SOMAC) has recently encountered financial difficulties that would effectively put it out of business by Jan. 1, 2024 if the non-profit agency and volunteer program does not receive alternative funding. SOMAC has supported the Village of Hamilton since 1986 when the town was left...