Ambulance Transportation in Houston, TX
Houston service
Who We Serve
Preferred EMS coordinates ambulance transportation for a wide range of healthcare settings and transport requests across Houston. Whether you are a hospital case manager coordinating a discharge, a skilled nursing facility arranging an interfacility transfer, or a patient or family member arranging transport, our dispatch team is available to help.
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Hospitals
Discharge transportation, interfacility transfers, and inter-hospital transport coordination for Houston-area hospital systems.
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Skilled Nursing Facilities
Scheduled transport for SNF residents requiring ambulance-level care for appointments, procedures, or transfers.
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Rehabilitation Centers
Transport coordination for rehab patients requiring BLS, ALS, or MICU-level care during transitions of care.
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Patients and Families
Preferred EMS can coordinate scheduled non-emergency ambulance transportation for patients throughout Houston.
Ambulance services
BLS, ALS, and MICU
Explore the ambulance service information relevant to the request. Preferred EMS does not use this website to make clinical determinations.
Common requests
Common Transport Needs
Preferred EMS handles a range of scheduled ambulance transport requests for Houston-area patients and facilities.
Interfacility Transfers
Transport between Houston-area hospitals, SNFs, rehab centers, and specialty facilities — coordinated with the requested service level and information from the referring healthcare team.
Hospital Discharge Transportation
Ambulance transport for patients being discharged from Houston hospitals to home, skilled nursing facilities, or rehabilitation centers.
Medical Appointment Transport
Scheduled ambulance transportation to or from medical appointments and outpatient procedures when ambulance service is requested.
ALS or MICU Requests
ALS or MICU ambulance transportation for inter-hospital or facility-to-facility trips when requested by the referring team.
Long-Distance Transport
Ambulance transport for patients traveling beyond the immediate Houston area for specialty care, family placement, or extended transfers.
Regional coverage
Houston & Greater Houston Coverage
Preferred EMS provides ambulance transportation throughout Houston and the surrounding Greater Houston communities, including Sugar Land, Katy, Pearland, Pasadena, League City, Baytown, Clear Lake, Humble, Friendswood, The Woodlands, and Conroe. For a full overview of our service area, visit our Service Areas page.
Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Preferred EMS provide private ambulance service in Houston?
Yes. Preferred EMS provides private ambulance transportation for hospitals, healthcare facilities, patients, and families throughout Houston and Greater Houston, including requested BLS, ALS, and MICU transport services.
Can hospitals and facilities request interfacility transport?
Yes. Preferred EMS works directly with Houston-area hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, rehabilitation centers, and other healthcare providers to coordinate interfacility transfers. Our dispatch team can work with your case managers and clinical staff to coordinate the requested transport.
How do I request ambulance transport in Houston?
You can request transport by calling our dispatch line at (713) 791-9000 or by submitting a transport request through our online form. Our team will gather the necessary information and coordinate the requested service for your transport.
Does Preferred EMS serve areas outside of Houston proper?
Yes. In addition to Houston, Preferred EMS serves communities throughout Greater Houston including Sugar Land, Katy, Pearland, Pasadena, League City, Baytown, Clear Lake, Humble, Friendswood, The Woodlands, and Conroe.
Preferred EMS
Need Ambulance Transportation in Houston?
Contact our dispatch team to coordinate BLS, ALS, or MICU ambulance transportation throughout Houston and Greater Houston. Dispatch is available 24/7.
For a life-threatening emergency, call 911.