Description
Founded in 1927, Harris County Emergency Corps (HCEC) was the first Emergency Medical Service (EMS) agency in the state of Texas. Today, HCEC is one of the premier EMS agencies in the region and the only Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services accredited agency in Houston. HCEC provides EMS in north Houston for Harris County Emergency Services District No. 1. It’s a service area that covers more than 400,000 people spread across 130 square miles and 12 different zip codes.
HCEC operates 12 front line ambulances and four reserve ambulances with four 24-hour shifts of medics. While responding to more than 20,000 calls a year, HCEC also serves as a regional dispatch center for 17 other fire and EMS agencies.
HCEC’s medical team also provides basic and advanced medicine training for clinicians across the U.S. and local businesses. The agency also provides event medicine coverage for some of the largest event venues in Houston.
HCEC operates 12 front line ambulances and four reserve ambulances with four 24-hour shifts of medics. While responding to more than 20,000 calls a year, HCEC also serves as a regional dispatch center for 17 other fire and EMS agencies.
HCEC’s medical team also provides basic and advanced medicine training for clinicians across the U.S. and local businesses. The agency also provides event medicine coverage for some of the largest event venues in Houston.