[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 15516]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  HONORING EMPRESS AMBULANCE SERVICES

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                          HON. ELIOT L. ENGEL

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 30, 2016

  Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor one of the great 
companies in my district, Empress Ambulance, which has provided 
outstanding emergency medical service to the City of Yonkers for over 
three decades.
  In 1985, when Dan and Lenore Minerva acquired Empress Ambulance it 
was their mission, that since has been handed down to their sons 
Michael, Daniel and Matthew, that patient care and compassion would be 
the cornerstone on which the company would be built.
  As the landscape in the healthcare industry changed for hospitals 
over the years, so too has it changed dramatically in the pre-hospital 
seam: These days an EMS company needs to have trained professionals and 
state of the art equipment to manage a medical emergency on the street 
or in someone's home. Empress has accepted this challenge and today 
they are the preeminent provider of pre-hospital care and ambulance 
transportation services in our region. With over 90 vehicles and more 
than 400 highly trained and compassionate employees, Empress is 
answering the call 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
  In recent years, Empress has seen unprecedented growth in the region. 
In addition to Yonkers, Empress Ambulance is currently the emergency 
medical services provider for the cities of New Rochelle, White Plains, 
Mount Vernon and Pelham. Additionally, the company provides advanced 
life support services in Yorktown and basic life support supplemental 
staff in Hawthorne, Mohegan Lake and Peekskill. They have also recently 
been named the provider of choice to operate four 9-1-1 advanced life 
support ambulances by Montefiore Medical Center for the Fire Department 
of New York 9-1-1 System.
  This year, St. Joseph's Medical Center is honoring Empress Ambulance 
Service for the remarkable contributions the company has made to both 
the Center and the community as a whole. I want to take the opportunity 
to congratulate the entire Empress team, and thank them for all their 
incredible work in our area.

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