The Mayes Emergency Services Trust Authority is the ambulance provider for Mayes County, Oklahoma. M.E.S.T.A. was officially incorporated on January 21, 1986 by a group of citizens that wished to improve pre-hospital emergency healthcare for the citizens of Mayes County. Currently, the ambulance trust has eleven board members that are appointed by Mayes County Commissioners and by the governing bodies of the towns of Mayes County. M.E.S.T.A. also has an Executive Director that oversees the management of the ambulance service. Since 1986, the service has grown to over 50 employees that handle over 7,000 calls for service each year. 

It is the vision of Mayes Emergency Services Authority to promote a positive culture that empowers highly skilled, educated, and professional clinicians to provide the best possible patient care to citizens and visitors of Mayes County. 

The mission of Mayes Emergency Services Trust Authority (MESTA) is to provide the best possible total patient care experience to our citizens or anyone visiting our county by continuously working to improve its operation through constant training, education and development.

Mayes Emergency Services Trust Authority will continue to focus on retention and recruitment by making the workplace positive, comfortable, and professional, therefore creating a healthy environment for our clinicians to contribute.

Mayes Emergency Services Trust Authority commits to enriching patient care experiences by providing compassionate, empathetic, knowledgeable and timely service, ensuring trust and expectations are met.

Greetings, I am honored to serve as the Executive Director of the Mayes Emergency Servicers Trust Authority. My name is Erik Dickover, I was born and raised in Indiana, community service runs deep in my family. I served in the US Army, after which I dedicated myself to helping others. I started as a 911dispatcher and call taker for Broken Arrow Police and Fire Departments, this experience fueled my passion to become a paramedic, a journey that led me to serve with EMSA, Mercy, and Air Evac. It was during my time as a flight paramedic I felt a strong connection to the residents and first responders of Mayes County.

In February 2024, I joined the MESTA team as it Operations Manager, a role that prepared me for next step as Executive Director, of which I took up in October 2024, a position that will allow me to continue to serve the citizens of Mayes County, but also guide those whom serve with me to provide the care you deserve.

I currently live in Claremore with my wife Nicole and our five children, and with the support of my home family and my work family, I am committed to continue to build an agency that delivers exceptional care to our residents and visitors. Our team is dedicated to ensuring that Mayes County receives the highest standard of care and service, and I look forward to the opportunity to make a positive impact.