Since 1971, the Company has stayed at the forefront of advancements in emergency medical services and investments in technology. This included introducing Bakersfield’s first paramedic service (1975), making Hall Ambulance one of California’s first communities to implement this level of care; implementing Kern County’s first critical care transport program (2009); the Company’s Communications Division assuming dispatch of 100% of all requests for medical aid throughout Kern County (2015); and the opening of the state-of-the-art Harvey L. Hall EMS Academy (2019).