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Mission: The mission of cetronia ambulance corps is to be the leader in emergency medical services, transportation and community health resources.
Programs: The corps has a diverse set of program services that extends beyond the traditional ambulance service. The core service is emergency medical services which encompasses 911 emergency ambulance treatment, care, and transport to the local hospitals. This includes more than 17,000 responses for medical emergencies, fire, trauma, motor vehicle accidents, disaster responses, and non-emergency ambulance transports. In addition to 911 responses, the corps provides 65,000 medically necessary non-emergency ambulance transports and wheelchair, ambulette (stretcher van), and medical car transports to and from doctors office, private residences, hospitals and various medical facilities throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and on some occasions outside the Commonwealth as well. Additionally, the corps serves a number of local school districts, sports, community, public, private and religious organizations with medical stand-by and event services for hundreds of special events annually to provide first aid and emergency medical services to the participants of these events. Multiple private and community educational programs are also offered to both internal and external audiences designed to train and educate professionals and non-professionals alike in emergency medical services, first aid, CPR, and various other specialties designed to prevent or respond to matters related to public health and safety. Many of these events and educational programs are provided free of charge which further supports the non-profit, community and charitable purpose of the corps. Lastly, the organization holds various special events designed for fund raising and support of the corps capital purchases and operational budget. Most notable of these events is the annual health on wheels gala event and the Cetronia Open, an annual golf tournament.