Sunstar Paramedics

Sunstar Paramedics offers transportation and non-emergency care services to individuals throughout Pinellas County. Using advanced life support ambulances, the team has more than 400 EMTs and paramedics prepared to provide long-distance transports or community standby coverage. Additional services include inter-facility transport and materials management.

Sunstar Emergency Medical Services is the sole ambulance provider for Pinellas County, Fla. Sunstar is operated as a public utility model, which means a government oversight committee coordinates the system and contractors supply the ambulances and paramedics. The Pinellas County EMS Authority, set up through an act of the Florida Legislature in 1980, oversees the program. The service provided...

Sunstar is the 911 ambulance transport service for all Pinellas County residents, employing 550 local residents, and responding to around 500 calls a day. Highly awarded and accredited, Sunstar utilizes state-of-the-art equipment and software, and (along with parent company Paramedics Plus) is an innovator of the industry’s best practices. Sunstar is also a recipient of the Florida Governor's...