Rural/Metro Ambulance Service (Omaha)

"Rural/Metro Ambulance has been a respected leader in the delivery of 911 emergency and non-emergency interfacility ambulance transportation throughout Nebraska for more than 30 years.  

Rural/Metro proudly provides 911 emergency and non-emergency ambulance services Adams County, based in Hastings, while our Omaha-based operations provide non-emergency interfacility services to hospitals and long-term care centers for patients who require medical supervision during transport throughout the greater Omaha and Council Bluffs, Iowa area.

With a fleet of more than 35 vehicles and approximately 90 employees, we are one of the largest private ambulance services in the state of Nebraska.

Our experienced team of certified paramedics, EMTs and other support staff set the standards for exceptional medical transportation, patient care, safety and community service with a shared commitment to the patients we serve.  We staff both Basic Life Support and Advanced Life Support units, as well as ATS (Aternative Transportation Service) vans equipped with oxygen and wheelchair and stretcher lifts.  Wheelchair vans provide transportation to those who are ambulatory, but may need extra assistance for doctor's appointments, hospital discharges, adult day care or dialysis treatment. 911 Emergency Ambulance Services:  Rural/Metro's certified paramedics and emergency medical technicians arrive on the scene with the skills and expertise to rapidly administer care, coordinate with on-scene first responders, communicate with emergency department physicians and transport patients to the most appropriate facilities.

Interfacility Ambulance Services: From large hospital networks and healthcare systems to skilled nursing facilities dotted throughout our service areas, we are the trusted ambulance provider that healthcare professionals turn to for their patient transportation needs. With a high number patients requiring interfacility transportation on a non-emergency basis, we are experts at ensuring our customers’ needs are met. 

 We respond to all emergency and non-emergency transports with experience and efficiency, including:

Advanced Life Support (ALS)

CCU and ICU – Critical Care Transfers

ER dischargest to acute care facilities

Pediatric and neonatal tranports

Multi-trauma and burn patients

Basic Life Support (BLS)

Interfacility transfers

Dialysis, chemotherapy and other scheduled treatments

Hospice transports

Psychiatric patient transports

Bariatric transports

 Wheelchair Van Services

 Vans equipped with oxygen and wheelchair lifts for ambulatory patients needing extra assistance to doctor's appointments, hospital dismissals, adult day care, dialysis treatment and other local or long-distance transports.

Special Event Ambulance Services: Rural/Metro Ambulance also provides ambulance standby services at a variety of speical events throughout the area, including Lancers Hockey games, Jazz on the Green, various High School and community sporting events, Hastings College Football, Motorsports Park Hastings, and Junction Motor Speedway.

With Rural/Metro, you can expect clinical excellence and standardized best practices, response time reliability, industry-leading safety and compliance standards, superior technology, expert customer care and cost-saving business models."