Jan 28, 2026 By Jon Andreassi 3 min read

Ambulance services in Peters Township will be provided by Allegheny Health Network after council approved a five-year agreement this week.

AHN, which operates Canonsburg Ambulance, will begin as the township’s EMS provider after Peters Township EMS ceases operations April 20.

Council approved the agreement with AHN at their meeting Monday with a 6-1 vote. Gary Stiegel Jr. was the dissenting vote.

Peters Township had been negotiating with both AHN and Ambulance and Chair, which is operated by UPMC, since December. Township Manager Paul Lauer explained that Canonsburg Ambulance had agreed to keep two ambulances stationed in the township for the duration of the five years.

“What Ambulance and Chair offered was that same level of coverage, but to do it for six months. At which time they would sit down with the township to determine what was a reasonable level of care. From my perspective, that is the significant difference,” Lauer said.

Per the agreement, Peters Township’s contribution will be to pay the ambulance subscription fee for senior citizens for three years, which will be $12,700 annually. After three years, that will be adjusted based on Canonsburg Ambulance’s subscription rate.

Lauer said the township also had this arrangement with Peters Township EMS.

“They offer a subscription program that provides a discount to the county of the ambulance service if you need that service. Instead of senior citizens having to pay for that, the township picks up that cost for all senior citizens,” Lauer said.

Canonsburg Ambulance will station its ambulance at the Peters Township EMS building at 300 Municipal Drive. Peters Township EMS has been owned and operated by Memorial Park Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 764 since 1963.

According to Lauer, employees of the current ambulance service will be considered for positions with Canonsburg Ambulance.

“One of the requirements of the contract is that whoever was going to be the provider offer all current employees an opportunity to interview for a position with the new provider,” Lauer said

He added that township officials hope some of the staff makes the transition due to their familiarity with the community.

Peters Township EMS has notified the township it will cease operating on April 20. Lauer said the two services will work together to “ensure there is a smooth transition.”

Lauer said that Peters Township’s elected officials are “appreciative of the long history of service the VFW has provided,” and called it “remarkable” that a nonprofit organization was able to keep the agency going for as long as it did.

“They are all to be commended for what they’ve done,” Lauer said.