Marietta, GA-June 20 2016-Metro Atlanta Ambulance Service was recognized as “EMS Service of the Year” at the Georgia EMS Region III EMS Awards banquet hosted by WellStar Health System on June 19, 2016. The award is presented to a licensed Georgia Emergency Medical Service in Region III which exemplifies outstanding professionalism on the local, regional and state levels as well as service to the community it serves.
The annual banquet, held at WellStar Health System’s Development Center in Marietta, Georgia was hosted by the State Office of EMS Region III Council and attended by EMS providers throughout the greater-metro Atlanta area.
Steve Moyer, Vice Chairman of the Region III EMS Council and EJ Dailey, Region III EMS Director for the State Office of EMS and Trauma presented the distinguished award to a team of Metro Atlanta Ambulance Service employees present.
In a statement, Metro Atlanta Ambulance President and CEO Pete Quinones stated, “I am humbled and grateful for the recognition given the quality of EMS services in our region and I accept this on behalf the management and professional staff of more than 600 employees that work for us to consistently provide the highest quality patient care and customer service to those we serve.
Quinones thanked his management team and his medical directors for their commitment to ensure the company is providing services in compliance with the industry’s highest quality standards of care. Metro Atlanta Ambulance is one of a select few providers to receive accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services signifying they meet the gold standards in EMS quality care.