About Hennepin EMS

We Are Hennepin EMS

Hennepin Emergency Medical Service (EMS) is a widely recognized leader in EMS and has proudly delivered medical transportation and care to the residents and visitors of Minneapolis and surrounding communities since 1894; tracing our origin back to the time of horse and carriage. Our primary service area (PSA) is comprised of both urban and suburban communities that span 266 square miles and supports a residential population of over 700,000; surging to over 1 million during weekday business hours. In addition to the city of Minneapolis, we serve 14 communities from St. Anthony in the northeast to Tonka Bay south and west of Minneapolis.

Hennepin EMS employs over 300 medical professionals. Our Advanced Life Support ambulances are staffed with two paramedics while our Basic Life Support ambulances are staffed with two EMTs, and all are supported by our own Emergency Communication Center. Our dispatchers maintain both EMT and EMD certifications. In addition to 911 emergency response, Hennepin EMS Operations, alongside Hennepin EMS Special Operations, provides medical support for professional sporting events and high profile venues including the Super Bowl, X- Games, and numerous celebrity concerts. Hennepin EMS is the medical provider for US Bank Stadium and Target Center. Supporting our prehospital professionals is a team of five Emergency Medicine physicians who work closely with the EMS staff including field response, education, support of specialized rescue teams, and medical direction for the first response partner agencies in our PSA.