Thanks to all who made this event a great success!! We had a super-fun time despite the rain.

Let’s do it again next year!

Southern Cayuga Instant Aid

Time Matters! IN AN EMERGENCY CALL 911

SCIA is a not-for-profit ambulance providing emergency transport service to the Towns of Genoa, Venice, Scipio and part of Ledyard in Cayuga County, New York.

Upcoming Events

2026 Report on Rural Ambulance Services
by the New York State Rural Ambulance Task Force (pdf)

SCIA provides:
-Advanced Life Support 24/7
-Patient choice of hospital
-Medically necessary transport:
Home to Hospital
Hospital to Home
Hospital to Hospital
-Training: American Heart Association CPR & First Aid, Public Awareness Workshops

SCIA in the news:

2026 May 24 from The Citizen
‍ ‍ ‘Always a call away’: Southern Cayuga celebrates its ambulance
team with Community Day
(link requires Citizen subscription)
‍ ‍PDF (missing some photos but readable without subscription)
2026 January 7 from The Citizen
‍ ‍Person airlifted after fall
2025 November 21 from The Citizen
‍ ‍Gallery: Southern Cayuga Instant Aid shows off renovated station
2025 April 24: from The Citizen
‍ ‍Cayuga County EMS providers need more state support (PNG)

2025 March: from The Tribune
‍ ‍EMS 101 - What to Expect When You Call for an Ambulance (pdf)

2025 September: from The Tribune
‍ ‍SCIA: Where are we now and where are we going? (pdf)