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Riverhead ambulance unveils plans for new headquarters building on Osborn Avenue

by Jan 31, 2025
Officials unveiled plans Thursday for a new, larger Riverhead Volunteer Ambulance Corps headquarters on Osborn Avenue. 

RVAC to host 8th annual toy drive Dec. 8

by Nov 26, 2024
The Riverhead Volunteer Ambulance Corps is hosting its 8th Annual Holiday Toy Drive to benefit of Cohen Children's Medical Center, on Sunday, Dec. 8, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at RVAC's headquarters.

RVAC to host open house May 25

by May 14, 2024
Riverhead Volunteer Ambulance Corps invites the community to an open house at its headquarters, located at 1111 Osborn Avenue, Riverhead on Saturday, May 25 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Riverhead Volunteer Ambulance Corps conducts third annual toy drive for children’s hospital

by Dec 8, 2019
Riverhead Volunteer Ambulance Corps is conducting its third annual toy drive to collect presents for kids at Cohen Children's Medical Center in...

RVAC to hold toy drive for Cohen Children’s Medical Center

by Dec 4, 2018
Riverhead Volunteer Ambulance Corps is accepting donations of new, unwrapped toys that they will donate to the Cohen Children's Medical Center.

National EMS Week: In Riverhead, volunteer service works to keep pace with increasing demands in growing town

by May 22, 2018
Riverhead Volunteer Ambulance Corps, founded in 1978 to provide emergency medical services for the Riverhead Ambulance District, which takes in more than 70 square miles, today answers more than 4,000 calls each year. The population of the town has grown by more than 65 percent since the corps was established.
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Riverhead Volunteer Ambulance invites community to open house, May 20

by May 11, 2018
Last year RVAC ran more than 4,000 calls to assist community members with medical emergencies. Come down to the open house to see how they do what they do for our friends and neighbors.

Riverhead Volunteer Ambulance Corps collects gifts for children’s hospital to say ‘thank you’ to Northwell Health

by Dec 18, 2017
The Riverhead Volunteer Ambulance Corps hauled a truckload of toys, games, stuffed animals and other gifts to Cohen Children's Hospital yesterday afternoon at the conclusion of its first toy drive for hospitalized kids during the holiday season.

RVAC seeks donations for toy drive for Cohen Children’s Hospital

by Dec 14, 2017
Riverhead Volunteer Ambulance Corps is seeking donations for a toy drive it's hosting Dec. 16 and 17 at its headquarters.

Meet Riverhead’s new volunteer ambulance corps chief, Rod Richardson

by Jan 30, 2017
Chief Rod Richardson, 49, a nine-year veteran of RVAC, was sworn in this month, succeeding two-term chief Bill Wilkinson in the post.