Management

  • Juan Sanchez, MBA, CPA is the General Manager of Symons Ambulance. He has served as an executive in the ambulance industry for 15 years. He is responsible for the overall management of the company and has primary day-to-day responsibility for planning, implementing, managing and controlling all activities of the company.
  • Judd SymonsJudd Symons, EMT-P is the founder of Symons Ambulance. He is a graduate of Stanford's paramedic program and remains active in the field on a regular basis. Judd has a vast knowledge and background in the management and operations of an ambulance company with over 20 years of experience. Judd also works with the local fire department as a volunteer firefighter in his "spare time".
  • Jeff T. GrangeJeff T. Grange, MD, FACEP, MBA is the Medical Director of Symons Ambulance and has practiced both in the hospital and prehospital setting for over 15 years.  He is also Medical Director of the San Bernardino Sheriff's Air Rescue Team and the Emergency Medical Services Director and Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at Loma Linda University and Medical Center.
  • Erika CypertErika Cypert, BA is the Office Manager for our San Bernardino office. Erika's formal training includes her Bachelors degree in Business Administration. Her oversight responsibilities include payroll, scheduling, invoicing, accounting, customer service inquiries and other administrative duties.
  • Jenelle GrangeJenelle Grange, EMT-P, RN, MBA is the Vice President of Symons Ambulance and has extensive background both in the hospital and prehospital setting as a paramedic, nurse and administrator for over 15 years. After obtaining her Bachelors degree in Business Administration she obtained her MBA in Finance followed by her Nursing Degree from Loma Linda University.
  • Holly KendallHolly Kendall, EMT-P is our Operations Manager for Riverside and San Bernardino Counties Division. Holly has worked in EMS for 13 years in both the hospital and field setting. She brings a variety of knowledge in 911 and interfacility transport and remains active in the field and as an Instructor at Crafton Hills Community College's paramedic program.
  • Alohi Rieger, EMT is our Operations Manager for the San Diego and Orange County Divisions. Mr. Rieger has over 20 years of EMS experience. Alohi oversees all aspects of ambulance transport for the two counties in addition to remaining active in the field as an emergency medical technician.
  • Al Rapoza, EMT-P  is the Fire/safety Coordinator and oversees all aspects of fire, rescue and safety for Symons.  Al has over 25 years of experience with the City of Orange Fire Department's Urban Search and Rescue and remains active with the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series (LOORRS), NASCAR, AMA, SCORE, MORE, MDR and SCTA.

 

About Us

Our Mission

To continue as the leading provider of custom solutions for our clients while providing superior service, professionalism, and state-of-the-art medical care.

Our History

Symons Ambulance has been serving southern California with one-stop, hassle-free emergency services for more than 20 years. Started in Bishop, California in the heart of the Symons Management TeamSierra Nevada mountains as a 9-1-1 provider, Symons Ambulance has grown to include the following divisions: 9-1-1, Interfacility/Critical Care Transport, Event and Air Ambulance.

Symons is different from many other ambulance companies because everyone involved in the ownership or management of the company is either a paramedic, nurse or physician that actively provides patient care in the field. Symons Ambulance believes that staying grounded in the field allows the company as a whole to provide better "whole person" care rather than focusing primarily on the "bottom line" like some publicly traded companies. Symons Ambulance is also quite unique due to the diversity of its management team and the geographic locations served. Intubated CCT PatientFor instance, Symons currently provides ambulance services for the extremely urban environment of Los Angeles to the rural High Sierras in Bishop to the remote wilderness areas of the Baja, Mexico peninsula during the Baja 1000.

Regardless of whether you need ambulance services for your hospital, nursing home, medical group, film shoot, or off-road race, Symons would like the opportunity to earn your business by providing a custom solution for you!

 

Symons ambulance in LA

Symons ambulance driving past the LA City Hall in downtown Los Angeles.

Symons Ambulance and Mercy Air

Symons 4x4 Ambulance waiting for Mercy Air in the middle of the desert to transfer a patient.

Air Ambulance

Symons ambulance and air ambulance ready for deployment at hangar.