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Contact: RON
SHINKMAN (818) 780-8650/(323) 547-4307 (cell)
MIKE REYNOLDS (310) 851-7026
American Medical Response Earns California’s
First Dual CAAS/NAED Accreditation by a Private Ambulance
Service
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
Cites AMR for Exceptional Performance; Innovative Terrorism
Response and Community Programs
Los Angeles – April
8, 2003 – American Medical Response (AMR), which
serves as 911 provider in more than 50 cities throughout Los
Angeles County, has been cited by the Board of Supervisors
for its high level of preparedness and contributions to the
community.
The Board has commended AMR for four unprecedented
achievements:
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Becoming the first private ambulance company in the Western
United States to receive accreditations from both the Commission
on Accreditation of Ambulance Services (CAAS) and the National
Academies of Emergency Dispatch (NAED).
• For co-creating a rapid-response
“strike team” concept, now being adopted by EMS
agencies statewide.
• For providing CPR training
to more than 2,100 middle school students in a single day
and setting a Guinness World Record in the process.
• For its community and
educational programs.
“This commendation proves that AMR is
the best-equipped and prepared ambulance provider in Los Angeles
County,” said David Mintz, CEO for AMR’s Southern
Pacific Division. “We are proud that our efforts warrant
such endorsements and are grateful to the County Board of
Supervisors for recognizing our achievements.”
The rigorous accreditation processes by CAAS
and NAED examined more than 50 components of service, including
clinical practice, equipment and training. AMR’s “strike
team” ambulance deployment strategy for responding to
possible terrorist incidents was developed with the Los Angeles
County Fire Department immediately following the events of
Sept. 11, 2001. AMR’s community programs, such as Junior
Paramedics and CPR in Schools, have educated more than 25,000
Southern California elementary and middle school students
on how to use the 911 system and life-saving skills in an
emergency.
American Medical Response (AMR) operates more
than 550 state-of-the-art ambulances in Southern California
and provides 911 backup to the Los Angeles County Fire Department
in more than 50 cities countywide.
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