SCIA responders at Southern Cayuga Central School Mock DWI Drill - May 2026
Amanda Ostrander, Stroke Program Manager at Cayuga Medical holds a baby goat from Chester’s Barn at the SCIA Community Day - May 2026
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.
2026 Report on Rural Ambulance Services
by the New York State Rural Ambulance Task Force (pdf)
2025 Community Health Assessment from the Cayuga County Health Dept (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
2026 Report on Rural Ambulance Services
by the New York State Rural Ambulance Task Force (pdf)
An important article from JEMS:
Setting the Standard: Leadership, Culture, and Success in EMS
from JEMS June 23, 2026
This article speaks directly to the culture we strive for at SCIA. Our goal is to be a role model and bring this culture shift to all EMS and emergency service agencies.
UPCOMING EVENTS
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)