Ambulance Victoria
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| Formed | 1 July 2008 |
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| Jurisdiction | Victoria |
| Headquarters | Doncaster, Victoria, Australia |
| Employees | 4,123 |
| Annual budget | A$1.52 billion (2025–26) |
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| Parent agency | Department of Health |
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| Website | ambulance |
Ambulance Victoria (AV) is the state ambulance service for Victoria, Australia, and a statutory agency of the Department of Health. AV provides pre-hospital emergency care and ambulance services throughout Victoria and some border towns. Ambulance Victoria was formed on 1 July 2008 with the merger of the Metropolitan Ambulance Service (MAS), Rural Ambulance Victoria (RAV), and the Alexandra District Ambulance Service (ADAS).
Ambulance Victoria provides emergency medical response to more than 5.9 million people in an area of more than 227,000 square kilometres. During 2015–2016, Ambulance Victoria responded to 843,051 cases.
The service is funded by fees for the cost of transport and treatment by paramedics, with paid memberships entitling holders to free services. Private health insurance or compensation providers such as the Transport Accident Commission or WorkCover may cover out-of-pocket costs, however Australia's universal health insurance scheme (Medicare) does not fund ambulance services.