CU-EMS is a 24/7 New York State certified Basic Life Support (BLS) ambulance. Call 212-854-5555
CUEMS, formerly Columbia Area Volunteer Ambulance, is a student-operated, New York State certified, Basic Life Support (BLS) volunteer ambulance corps that provides prehospital emergency medical care, free of charge, to Columbia University's Morningside Heights Campus and surrounding area 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. The corps has approximately 45 active members and responds to
05/21/2026
HAPPY EMS WEEK!! Happy EMS week to all first responders who dedicate days and nights to helping other. For all of those who show up rain or shine, any time of the day, you are so deeply appreciated. Your efforts do not go unnoticed!! 🚑
05/21/2026
Today marks the end of graduation week!! Huge congrats again to all of our seniors. You will all be dearly missed. Thank you to all of time you have all put into CUEMS. Also, thank you to all of our members who stayed after school ended to help out with graduation!! ⭐️🎓🦁
05/20/2026
Our beloved POY Viv B. We will miss you and all of your smartness. Ily our coding and hydrated baddie POY ☀️
05/19/2026
Tylerr Zwick!!!! Thank you for the best vibes on shift and being such a friendly face on campus. Please come back as a personal CUEMS intro bio TA 🙏
05/19/2026
Thank you to Caroline (and Nala) for endless laughs on and off shift. CUEMS will miss our iconic dynamic duo 🦮
05/18/2026
Next up, our one and only DChoi aka vibe protector of the group 😎 Your amazing scheduling and soccer skills will be missed. We will need another CUEMS intramural volleyball goat
05/18/2026
Kasey Kasey Kasey! Our acapella and CU-CPR baddie 🎤🎶. Thank you for including us in all of your Barnard journey and being such an important part of CUEMS❤️
05/17/2026
So much love for our 2025 Director Leila Mirza. Thank you for everything you have done for CUEMS. We will miss our second volleyball superstar ⭐️