SA Ambulance Service (SAAS) is a State Government agency under SA Health, that provides emergency ambulance transport, clinical care and non emergency patient transport services to over 1.5 million people, distributed across an area of 1,043,514 square kilometres in South Australia, Australia.

Joe Myren's Private Ambulance was not merged[8] immediately and continued to run independently until 1955 when the business and vehicle were sold to St. John for £500.

SA Ambulance Service is known to operate a variety of emergency and non-emergency vehicles across the state, which travel in excess of 10 million kilometres each year.

SAAS is one of three emergency ambulance providers in South Australia (in addition to Royal Flying Doctor Service and the Department of Defence.

[17] SPRINT Paramedics are in the process of replacing their 12 Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace 162TSI vehicles with the Toyota Kluger GXL, rapid response purposes within the Adelaide metropolitan area.

SPRINT paramedics[18] also utilise bicycles at major events where heavy pedestrian traffic may reduce response times for larger vehicles.

The crews may help guide ambulances through busy areas, and carry limited medical equipment including oxygen and a defibrillator.

[16] SAAS are the controlling authority for the five Babcock Rescue Helicopters (1 EC 130 and 4 Bell 412), for the use of roadside trauma response, medical retrievals, training exercises and SAPOL, CFS and SES operations.