As of August of 2017, Conejos County Emergency Medical Services, is now operating as a full-time service.  With this change, this means that the Emergency Medical Services crew members on shift are based at the Ambulance base in La Jara 24 hours per day 7 days per week.

Our Conejos County Emergency Medical Services (CCEMS) team consists of 5 ALS (Advanced Life support) employees Full-time, 3 BLS (Basic Life Support) employees Full-time, and multiple on call employees that serve on an as needed basis.

Conejos County EMS has 3 ambulances, with the most recent added in 2017. Annually Conejos EMS responds to an average of 1,200 calls per year and covers an area of 1,291 mi².

CCEMS Services consists of:

• Responding to 911 calls
• Transfers from Conejos County Hospital to Regional hospital specialties
• Transfers to Airport to accommodate fixed wing transfers out of the Valley
• Community outreach (event standbys, community education)
• Out of Valley ground transports when staffing available