Boston EMS Opens New Ambulance Station In Seaport

BOSTON, MA — A new ambulance station has opened along the South Boston Waterfront.

Boston Emergency Medical Services and city officials celebrated the opening of the $16 million facility at 34 Drydock Ave. on Monday, Nov. 9. The station is located in Raymond L. Flynn Marine Park, adjacent to Pier 10, and is intended to improve emergency response times in the growing neighborhood.

Emergency calls in South Boston and the Seaport have doubled over the past decade, according to Boston EMS Chief James Hooley. The new facility includes a two-bay ambulance garage and a second-floor space with a lounge, kitchenette, showers, and a gym for EMS personnel.

“This new station gives our members a permanent presence in a growing part of the City,” Hooley said in a statement.

Although the ribbon-cutting has taken place, the station is expected to be fully staffed and operating by the end of the week.

The building is fully electric and designed to achieve LEED certification. The project also included a newly paved plaza and a landscaped parklet with trees and greenery. The station was envisioned in the marine park’s 2022 master plan update to address population growth along the waterfront.

City officials broke ground on the project in May 2025, with construction scheduled to be completed in 2026. At the time, officials cited increased residential, retail, and manufacturing activity in the neighborhood as reasons for expanding emergency services.

Boston EMS responds to more than 141,000 emergency medical incidents each year citywide, according to the department.

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