Boston College Emergency Medical Services
Serving the Boston College Community
Since 1997
Want to join us in the fall?
Fall 2024 In-Service Hours*
Sunday: 6:00pm – 12:00am
Monday: 6:00pm – 12:00am
Tuesday: 6:00pm – 12:00am
Wednesday: 6:00pm – 12:00am
Thursday: 6:00pm – 2:00am
Friday: 6:00pm – 4:00am
Saturday: 6:00pm – 4:00am
*Listed hours do not include special event coverage. If you have an event that you would like us to staff, please fill out a Standby Request Form
Operations
Boston College EMS is a completely student run volunteer organization that is operated by student EMTs 7 days a week through standby event coverage and the used of a Class V non-transporting ambulance.
Education
Boston College EMS provides medical education to its members, as well as to the greater Boston College community. We offer a number of courses including CPR certification and EMT certification.
Membership
Boston College EMS is proud to have 50 dedicated Boston College students among its ranks.
On January 23, 1997, Kevin M. Eidt, a Boston College student, passed away due to cardiac arrest during an intramural basketball game at Boston College. Later that year, Mark Ritchie, an EMT and Boston College student, founded Boston College EMS with the goal of providing quality, emergency medical care to the Boston College community in an effort to prevent any such tragedy from occurring again. That mission still endures today with the same passion and fervor that prompted its creation twenty five years ago.
Boston College EMS is a student-run, all-volunteer, quick-response emergency medical care provider founded in 1997. We serve both members of the Boston College community and guests to the Boston College campus. We operate 7 days a week and provide coverage of campus events through strategically placed foot teams, as well as campus-wide coverage with our Class V non-transporting ambulance.
In addition to our role as a care provider, Boston College EMS has a commitment to advancing medical education and promoting health and safety among EMTs and students alike through lectures and classes. Boston College EMS offers a variety of American Heart Association CPR classes not only to its members but to the entire university community. Visit the “CPR Education” tab for more information regarding upcoming classes.