Puerto Rico Medical Emergencies Corps

The agency is directed by Commissioner Dr. Jose Colon Grau, MD, FACEP and Executive Director Abner Gomez Cortes, EMT-P, MBA.

Also, since the late 1990s groups of rescue volunteers have proliferated in Puerto Rico, especially in the San Juan Metro Area, specifically the municipalities of San Juan, Bayamon, Guaynabo, Trujillo Alto, Carolina, Loiza, Canovanas, Cataño, Toa Baja, Toa Alta, Dorado and Caguas.

In 2009, CEMPR began using Puerto Rico Fire Corps stations to place their EMT posts to better served the community.

Now CEMPR, along with the Puerto Rico Fire Corps, serves mountain towns where ambulance services tended to be late due to their remoteness.

[7] CEMPR (Negociado del Cuerpo de Emergencias Médicas) worked in conjunction with the Department of Health and the Hospital Coalition to update its operational plans to ensure readiness to respond to hurricanes.