By Brian Hubert

Daily Freeman

RHINEBECK, N.Y. — Westchester County-based Empress Ambulance Service, which serves wide swaths of Ulster County, announced Wednesday that it has purchased Rhinebeck-based Northern Dutchess Paramedics.

Empress, which has headquarters in Yonkers and locally in Poughkeepsie, pledged it will work with the Northern Dutchess Paramedics teams to “ensure seamless continuity of care for the patients and communities they serve.”

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“We are excited to have the opportunity to invest in the people, resources, and systems that keep our communities safe,” Michael Minerva, Sr., president of Empress EMS, said in a press release. “This step underscores our belief that strong EMS systems are built by s

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