West Shore Advanced Life Support Services Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
STRIVE TO MAKE BETTER HEALTH EASIER BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE, HIGH QUALITY HEALTH SERVICES THROUGH EQUITABLE, INNOVATIVE, AND INCLUSIVE CARE MODELS THAT SUPPORT PATIENT CARE, EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND COMMUNITY SERVICE.
- Income
- $14.3 million
- Spending
- $16.5 million
- Spent on programs
- 96%
- Reserves
- 0.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 99%
- Employees
- 182
- Volunteers
- 85
- Highest pay
- $14.3 million, president, director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 44 out of 100. Higher than 22% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.3 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 48% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 15% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 61% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1596% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 52% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 254 of 7 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $15.8 million spent. WEST SHORE ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT SERVICES, INC. (WSALS, D/B/A GEISINGER EMS (GEMS)) STRIVES: - TO BE THE LEADER IN EXCELLENCE IN THE PROVISION OF PRE-HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICES THROUGHOUT NORTHEAST AND CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. - TO MAINTAIN THE PUBLIC TRUST THROUGH THE DELIVERY OF COMPASSIONATE, COURTEOUS, AND PROFESSIONAL TREATMENT OF THOSE PLACED IN OUR CARE. - TO ENHANCE AND MAINTAIN THE IMAGE OF PRE-HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICES AS AN IMPORTANT LINK IN THE CHAIN OF HEALTH CARE UTILIZING THE MOST UP-TO-DATE TECHNOLOGY AND THERAPIES AVAILABLE. - TO ASSIST OTHERS IN THEIR TECHNOLOGY AND THERAPIES AVAILABLE. - TO ASSIST OTHERS IN THEIR EDUCATION IN PRE-HOSPITAL CARE THROUGH OBSERVATION AND PARTICIPATION IN THE PERFORMANCE OF OUR DUTIES. - TO MAINTAIN A WORKPLACE WHERE THOUGHTS AND IDEAS ARE NURTURED, WHERE PERFORMANCE AND REWARDS ARE EQUITABLE, AND WHERE SOCIAL AND SELF-ACTUALIZATION NEEDS ARE FULFILLED. TO ACHIEVE THESE GOALS, WSALS COMMITS TO CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF CARE AND SERVICES, CREATIVELY RESPONDING TO THE NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE SERVED. WSALS PROVIDES PRIMARY EMERGENCY BASIC LIFE SUPPORT (BLS) AMBULANCE SERVICE, PRIMARY EMERGENCY ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT PARAMEDIC SERVICE, AND ROUTINE BLS SERVICE, WHETHER ROUTINE (NON-EMERGENCY) OR LIFE SAVING (EMERGENCY) CARE IN THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH IT SERVES. WSALS PROVIDES 24-HOUR AMBULANCE AND PARAMEDIC SERVICE TO COMMUNITIES ACROSS NORTHEAST AND CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA, INCLUDING: EMERGENCY SERVICES AND MEDICAL TRANSPORT: . WSALS RESPONDS TO 911 EMERGENCY CALLS 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS PER WEEK, INCLUDING HOLIDAYS AND WEEKENDS. . CRITICAL CARE TRANSPORTATION: PEOPLE WHO ARE INJURED OR ILL GET SAFE MEDICAL TRANSPORT IN ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT AMBULANCES OUTFITTED WITH LIFESAVING EQUIPMENT AND MEDICATIONS. . BASIC LIFE SUPPORT: OUR EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS (EMTS) ARE RIGHT THERE WHEN YOU NEED MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION FROM HOME TO DOCTORS' APPOINTMENTS OR BETWEEN FACILITIES. ALL OUR BASIC LIFE SUPPORT AMBULANCES CARRY OXYGEN AND MEDICAL DEVICES ESSENTIAL TO CARE. . ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT: SKILLED PARAMEDICS FOCUS ON THOSE NEEDING MEDICAL ATTENTION DURING TRANSPORT TO GEISINGER OR OTHER HOSPITALS IN THE AREA. NON-EMERGENCY SERVICES AND MEDICAL TRANSPORT . AMBULANCE TRANSPORT SERVICES: WSALS PROVIDES NON-EMERGENCY MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION TO OR FROM DOCTORS' APPOINTMENTS, HOSPITALS, NURSING HOMES, HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE AGENCIES AND OTHER CARE FACILITIES. . WHEELCHAIR VAN SERVICE, PARATRANSIT SERVICES MAY BE PROVIDED IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. WSALS IS COMMITTED TO THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVICES OFFERING OUTREACH AND EDUCATION SERVICES, INCLUDING: . CPR/AED INFORMATION AND FIRST AID COURSES . EMERGENCY PLANNING ASSISTANCE . MEDICAL EDUCATION ON ALCOHOL/DRUGS, STROKE, HEART ATTACK, SEXUAL ASSAULT AND OTHER TOPICS . BOY SCOUT AND GIRL SCOUT ACTIVITIES . PRESENTATIONS TO GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS EVENT COVERAGE AND EMS STANDBY . WSALS PROVIDES ON-SITE AMBULANCE, EQUIPMENT AND TRAINED STAFF AT PICNICS, CONCERTS, SPORTING EVENTS AND SIMILAR COMMUNITY EVENTS. UNCOMPENSATED CARE WSALS RECOGNIZES THAT ITS MISSION IS TO SERVE ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WITH RESPECT TO THE PROVISION OF EMERGENCY BASIC LIFE SUPPORT AMBULANCE SERVICES AND ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT PARAMEDIC SERVICES. WSALS PROVIDES QUALITY SERVICES REGARDLESS OF RACE, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, HANDICAP, AGE, OR ABILITY TO PAY. IN THIS REGARD, WSALS PROVIDES FREE OR SUBSIDIZED CARE BELOW COST AND SUPPORTS VARIOUS HEALTH ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS IN SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY. A. CHARITY CARE THE PRIMARY CONCERN OF WSALS IS THE DELIVERY OF EMERGENCY SERVICES TO ALL THE CITIZENS IN THEIR PENNSYLVANIA SERVICE AREA REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. THE UNREIMBURSED COST OF CHARITY CARE REPRESENTS THE COST WSALS INCURS BY PROVIDING FREE OR DISCOUNTED SERVICES TO THOSE WHO CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY. THE COST TO WSALS OF PROVIDING THIS CHARITY CARE DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 WAS $116,923. B. MEDICARE/MEDICAID/OTHER GOVERNMENTAL IN RECOGNIZING ITS MISSION TO THE COMMUNITY, SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO THE ELDERLY (MEDICARE), THE POOR (MEDICAID), AS WELL AS OTHERS. WSALS PROVIDES CARE, BELOW COST, TO PERSONS COVERED BY GOVERNMENTAL PROGRAMS. TO THE EXTENT REIMBURSEMENT IS BELOW THE COST OF PROVIDING HEALTHCARE, WSALS IS FURTHERING ITS MISSION TO THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. THE UNREIMBURSED VALUE OF MEDICARE AND/OR MEDICAID IS EQUAL TO THE COST OF PROVIDING SERVICES LESS THE AMOUNT RECEIVED AS REIMBURSEMENT UNDER THE PROGRAM. FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024, THE UNREIMBURSED VALUE OF PROVIDING CARE TO THESE PATIENTS WAS $2,006,081. C. VOLUNTEER SERVICES VOLUNTEERS ARE AN ACTIVE AND VITAL PART OF OF WSALS' ACTIVITIES. THE HOURS OF VOLUNTEER SERVICES ARE AN IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTION TO THE MISSION OF WSALS. VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED 422.19 HOURS TOWARD THE COMMON PURPOSE OF SERVICING THE HEALTHCARE OF THE COMMUNITY DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024. COMMUNITY BENEFIT SUMMARY CHARITY CARE $ 116,923 MEDICARE/MEDICAID/OTHER GOVERNMENTAL 2,006,081 VOLUNTEER SERVICES (VALUED AT 01/01/2024 PA STATEWIDE AVERAGE WEEKLY WAGE) 13,983 TOTAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT $ 2,136,987 STATISTICS WSALS RESPONDED TO 24,078 EMERGENCY AND NON-EMERGENCY CALLS DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since May 1986.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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