Mohawk Council Ambulance Unit; located in Kanonkwatsheri:io Health Facility Tel. Base: 575-2341 Tel. Emergency: 575-2000 The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne Ambulance Unit was established in December of 1981. We were formally known as the St. Regis Ambulance Unit. Prior to the establishment of our service, people in our community had to rely on outside sources for emergency medical services, and sometimes had to wait up to forty-five minutes for an ambulance to arrive. The leadership at that time had decided that waiting for that length of time in an emergency situation was unacceptable, and decided that the only way to properly care for our people was to start our own ambulance service. Our service area covers the entire community of Akwesasne. This includes the three districts of Kahwenoke, Kanatakon, and Tsisnaihne. It also includes the New York State portion of the reserve and the islands in the St. Lawrence River. We provide aid to approximately 10,000 people, and at this time are responding to about 1,300 calls per year. Our calls vary from trauma and sick calls, to stand by's for the Hogansburg-Akwesasne Volunteer Fire Department. Some of the services we offer are emergency response, Invalid patient transports (local and long distance), and stand-by duty for sporting and Community events. We are a full time, twenty - four hour/seven day a week service. Our staff is comprised of eight full time and six casual Emergency Medical Technicians, and one Program Supervisor. We are located in the Kanonhkwatsheri:io Health Facility in the Village of Kanatakon. Our emergency phone number is (613) 575-2000, and our office number (non-emergency) is (613) 575-2341.