Gillespie-Benld Area Ambulance Service

Gillespie-Benld Area Ambulance Service Providing around the clock emergency and non-emergency service at both the ALS and BLS level to central and southeastern Macoupin County.

Gillespie-Benld Area Ambulance Service, Inc. provides round the clock emergency and non-emergency ambulance service to over 325 square miles serving close to 19,000 people. We currently have 7 Advanced Life Support ambulances stationed throughout Gillespie, Mount Olive and Carlinville.

What. A. Week. GBAAS’ EMS Week 2026 was one for the record books! From kicking it off by recognizing and acknowledging o...
05/23/2026

What. A. Week.

GBAAS’ EMS Week 2026 was one for the record books!

From kicking it off by recognizing and acknowledging our staff and their career milestones with our EMS Week dinner to some of our local hospitals, individuals, and companies generously and thoughtfully showering our staff with food and gifts to proudly watching our paramedic students reach their goals of advancement to capping it all off with back-to-back nights of gripping it and ripping it and having a blast at Park North Golf Club, it has been an INCREDIBLE week of honoring and celebrating our EMS family.

We hope that our staff has genuinely felt ALL the appreciation, admiration, and love that we and the communities that we serve have for them, not just this week, but always. 💙🚑

Big thank you to Hillsboro Health Emergency Department staff for the EMS Week love! We appreciate you!
05/22/2026

Big thank you to Hillsboro Health Emergency Department staff for the EMS Week love! We appreciate you!

Thank you Deanna Ellis and your HSHS St. Francis Hospital Med/Surg team for all the EMS Week goodies! We appreciate it s...
05/22/2026

Thank you Deanna Ellis and your HSHS St. Francis Hospital Med/Surg team for all the EMS Week goodies! We appreciate it so much!

Thanks to HSHS St. Francis Hospital’s Emergency Department for providing our crews with some snacks today!
05/21/2026

Thanks to HSHS St. Francis Hospital’s Emergency Department for providing our crews with some snacks today!

During EMS Week, we acknowledge and celebrate our staff for the incredible job that they do every day. It’s just as impo...
05/21/2026

During EMS Week, we acknowledge and celebrate our staff for the incredible job that they do every day. It’s just as important to acknowledge and celebrate them when they work hard and challenge themselves to advance professionally and expand their ability to care for patients.

Last night, Lewis & Clark Community College held its 55th Commencement and conferred its certificates and degrees. Two of our staff members received their associate degree in paramedicine. Congratulations to John Kloss and Lydia Brandon on completing the paramedic program and achieving your degrees.

A third member of our staff, Sophia Brandon, also completed the LCCC paramedic program and is in the process of completing one final class to also achieve her full associate degree in paramedicine.

This career is challenging all on its own, but to do it full time AND be a student in order to raise the bar is a whole different level of commitment.

Congratulations to all three of our new baby medics! We couldn’t be more proud of your accomplishments and that you are part of our team! 🚑

Thank you so much to Morgan Healthcare Solutions for thinking of our staff. We are so grateful for your thoughtfulness d...
05/20/2026

Thank you so much to Morgan Healthcare Solutions for thinking of our staff. We are so grateful for your thoughtfulness during EMS Week but even more for your partnership over the last year. 🤝

A huge thank you to Jessica Ross and Tank’s Pest Control for providing lunch for our crews today! Your generosity and th...
05/20/2026

A huge thank you to Jessica Ross and Tank’s Pest Control for providing lunch for our crews today! Your generosity and thoughtfulness is very much appreciated!

We got a little touch up for our Gillespie office!Recent (as in last Sunday) Gillespie High School grad Hank Fletcher ap...
05/20/2026

We got a little touch up for our Gillespie office!

Recent (as in last Sunday) Gillespie High School grad Hank Fletcher approached us, as part of the Macoupin County CEO program, to see if we would have any interest in working with him and his project start-up TrueCut Vinyl.

We asked Hank if he could freshen up our logo and create something for our front office door and he delivered! We’re thrilled with the finished product! Thank you, Hank!

Last night we kicked off EMS Week 2026 at Reno's Banquet Hall with our annual EMS Week dinner to honor our staff. We too...
05/19/2026

Last night we kicked off EMS Week 2026 at Reno's Banquet Hall with our annual EMS Week dinner to honor our staff. We took the opportunity to especially recognize staff who reached career milestones.

Merideth Inman, Paramedic, 5 years
Misty Blevins, Paramedic, 15 years
Mark Arnold, EMT-Basic, 20 years
Jennifer Arnold, EMT-Basic, 20 years

01/23/2026

🚨 Weather Safety Alert 🚨

Due to dangerously cold temperatures and heavy snowfall expexted, we urge everyone to use extreme caution this weekend.

❄️ If you don’t need to travel, please stay home.
🚗 Roads may be icy and visibility poor—conditions can change rapidly.
🧤 Dress in layers and limit time outdoors to prevent frostbite and hypothermia.
🔥 Check on elderly neighbors and ensure pets are kept warm.
📱 Keep phones charged in case of emergency.

Our crews will be ready to respond, but our response maybe slowed by conditions. Taking precautions now helps keep you, your family, and first responders safe.

If you have a medical emergency, call 911 immediately.

Stay safe and warm,
Gillespie-Benld Ambulance Service ❤️🚑

Address

208 Charles Street
Gillespie, IL
62033

Opening Hours

Monday 7am - 3pm
Wednesday 7am - 3pm
Friday 7am - 3pm

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