Delaware County EMS is a professional “emergency-only” agency provided by the Delaware County Board of Commissioners, serving the residents of Ohio’s fastest growing county. We strive to improve prehospital outcomes through a unified, system‐based approach to comprehensive and innovative care while becoming an industry leader in patient care and the development of healthcare providers.
We are leaders in our field and have received numerous accreditations and accolades, reflecting our commitment to excellent care and community service.
- CAAS and CAPCE Accreditation
- Mission Lifeline Recognition: Gold with target heart attack.
- State of Ohio EMS System of the Year 2020
- EMS World National EMS System of the Year 2022
- National Safety in EMS Award 2022
- Finalist for the 2023 Excellence in Innovation Hooley EMS Award
- Finalist for System of the Year at the National Conference on EMS 2023
- Captain Jarrod Tupps: State of Ohio EMS Provider of the Year 2024
We want to wish everyone a very Happy New Year, and we strongly encourage everyone to make safe travel plans this holiday. Here’s to a wonderful 2026!
Attention all current and aspiring EMS instructors. Join DCEMS for our 2026 Educators` Retreat on January 16th at the Delaware County Ohio Byxbe Campus. This is a free event thanks to our partners at the Center for EMS at OSU Wexner Medical Center. Scan the QR code or follow the link in our bio to register before 1/1/2026.
To you and yours, we wish everyone a Merry Christmas.
A special thanks to all DCEMS crews on duty today, all first responders, healthcare workers and anyone else spending time away from their families.
It was an honor and a privilege for DCEMS to partner with so many of our public safety partners from delawarecoohio and beyond, for Operation: Santa’s Sleigh. This event, organized by light_ohio_blue and light_ohio_red, brings a special kind of cheer to the patients of nationwidekids and other hospitals across the state.
As you can see we all had a nice time sharing cheer and the joys of the season!
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