Cataldo Ambulance Service, Inc.

Cataldo Ambulance Service, Inc. is an emergency medical services provider that has served Greater Boston since 1977. In Winthrop it holds a three-year contract to provide the town’s emergency medical services, which took effect in September 2025, and its relationship with the town dates back to 1986. The company’s workforce spans paramedics, EMTs, 911 dispatchers, communications staff and the fleet maintenance teams who keep its ambulances on the road.

Cataldo also runs SmartCare, a patient management program in which EMTs and paramedics with advanced training assess patients and consult medical oversight to choose a treatment. In many cases this lets patients be treated safely at home, in nursing facilities or in assisted living instead of being transported to an emergency room. Its education center, now located in Woburn, trains people for every stage of an EMS career, from entry-level classes through paramedic training.

What to Know

• President and CEO Dennis Cataldo sits on the American Ambulance Association Board of Directors as Region 1 Director.
• The paramedic program offered through the education center runs 14 months.
• Chuck Fothergill, the company’s director of communications infrastructure, was appointed to the Massachusetts State 911 Commission.
• Open positions cover field staff, communications, education and administration roles.