Emergency Medical Services
Gila River EMS (GREMS) was established in 1974 and is a community sworn, primary responder, multi-hazard, emergency medical services department within the Gila River Indian Community covering nearly 600 square miles. Our role is part of both public safety and healthcare as a department of Gila River Health Care. We work very closely with our public safety partners (Fire, Police, Corrections, Dispatch, Emergency Management) and by government directive are charged as the lead provider of emergency medical services for the Community. We take this responsibility and duty very seriously, hiring only highly motivated employees who are willing to serve with respect and dignity and provide the best patient care possible. Our EMTs and Paramedics are simply the best!
COVID-19 Update:
We are proud of how our staff is handling the COVID-19 pandemic as they respond to calls every day fighting tirelessly against this invisible enemy and standing their ground! Aside from the incredible patient care our staff are providing to the community we also support the Governor’s Task Force/Incident Management Team with Chief Rainbolt as the ESF 14 Coordinator, Deputy Chief Knight as the Planning Section Chief and Division Chief Peterson as the GRHC IMT Incident Commander. This Task Force was created January 29, 2020 and while these times have been some of the busiest and most stressful of our all of our careers they have also been some of the most rewarding as we watch our staff and the community conquer this enemy. For more information on the COVID-19 Task Force click here
EMS Organizational Chart
Contact
EMS Main Office:
433W. Seed Farm Road
Sacaton, Arizona 85147
EMS Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 67 | Sacaton, AZ 85147
(520) 796-4586 email
EMS Billing:
(602) 528-1205
EMS Community Education / CPR:
(520) 796-4592 email
(520) 796-4585 email
EMS East Battalion Chief:
EMS West Battalion Chief:
Supervisor: (520) 796-4594
EMS Chief:
Kurt Rainbolt (520) 796-4588 email
Deputy Chief:
Kevin Knight Special Operations (520) 796-4585 email
Division Chief:
Chris Riddle Operations (520) 796-4590 email
Division Chief:
Tamara Nacho Logistics (520) 796-4584 email
Division Chief:
Daniel Atchison Support Services (520) 796-4571 email
Division Chief:
Patrick Peterson Professional Standards (520) 796-4589 email
Taining Program Manager
Outreach / Training Supervisor
Grace Watson Professional Standards (520) 796-4592 email
Medical Director
Pre Hospital Coordinator
Certified by The Joint Commission, recognized for
excellence in patient care
