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MetroAtlanta Ambulance Executive Named Vice Chairman for the Kennestone Regional Health Board.

The Kennestone Regional Health Board voted Devan Seabaugh, Vice President of MetroAtlanta Ambulance to serve as Vice Chairman of the Kennestone Regional Health Board. Chairman, Fred Gaborrie stated, "Mr. Seabaugh was chosen because of his commitment to serving the community, the mission of WellStar Health System and his ongoing efforts to help WellStar enhance the…

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MetroAtlanta Ambulance Soap Box Derby Racers On a Roll!

The 2006 Marietta Soap Box Derby came to an exciting conclusion for all of MetroAtlanta Ambulance's sponsored drivers. Heidi Seabaugh, Ethan Tull, Kyle Partello, Abby Seabaugh and Shelby Salters all placed well in their divisions. The local qualifying race of the All American Soap Box Derby was held Saturday, June3, 2006 and all the cars…

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MetroAtlanta Ambulance Donates an Ambulance to St. Joseph Catholic Church’s Mission Team in Honduras.

In certain rural villages in the Central America country of Honduras resident often must walk for miles in the hot sun to get required medical care. Their trip is just got a little easier thanks to the efforts of St. Joseph Catholic Church and Cobb County's local ambulance provider MetroAtlanta Ambulance Service. MetroAtlanta Ambulance President…

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State of Georgia Department of Motor Vehicles Recognizes the Dedication of EMS Professionals with a Prestige EMS License Plate.

Local Cobb County State Representative's Steve Tumlin and Matt Dollar sponsored legislation creating a prestige license plate for Georgia's EMTs and Paramedics. The plates, which will be available in January 2006 to licensed Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics, will display the EMS star of life symbol, the recognized symbol of emergency medical services throughout the…

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Metro Atlanta Ambulance Paramedic Rich Palmer Awarded the 2005 Cobb Chamber of Commerce Award of Merit

On May 8, 2004, Paramedic Rich Palmer responded to the scene of a severe motor vehicle accident where two vehicles crashed head on at Bell Ferry Road and Hawkins Store Road. Upon arrival Paramedic Palmer found an 8-year-old female child lying in the floorboard in the rear of one of the cars. The child was…

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Metro Atlanta Ambulance Successfully Coordinates Medical Transportation for Evacuees Airlifted into Dobbins Air Reserve Base from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita

When FEMA decided to evacuate residents of Louisiana and Texas into Dobbins Air Reserve Base in Marietta, Georgia, Metro Atlanta Ambulance, with the support and cooperation of a number of local area EMS agencies, served a key role in moving over two thousand displaced citizens from Dobbins ARB to local area hospitals, nursing homes and…

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Pete Quinones to Serve on the Board of Directors for the Friends of the Strand Theater

Metro Atlanta Ambulance President & CEO Pete Quinones will serve on the Board of Directors for the "Friends of the Strand". The Strand Theatre, a noted landmark on the historic Marietta Square in Cobb County, got its start as a major motion picture house in 1935. The Strand provided movie entertainment to thousands of people…

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Cobb Chamber of Commerce Recognizes Metro Atlanta Ambulance as one of Cobb County’s 2005 Top 5 Small Businesses of the Year

Metro Atlanta Ambulance Service was recognized as one of Cobb County's top 5 small businesses of the year at the Cobb Chamber's monthly breakfast on June 6, 2005. After the awards, Metro Atlanta's President Pete Quinones stated, "It's a great honor to be named in the top 5 small businesses in Cobb County for a…

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Soap Box Cars Sponsored by Metro Atlanta Ambulance Finish 1-2 in the 2005 Marietta Soap Box Derby

The Local Race of the All American Soap Box Derby was held Saturday, June 4, 2005 and for Heidi Seabaugh and Kyle Partello both sponsored by Metro Atlanta Ambulance, it came down to a matter of seconds. The Kiwanis Club of Marietta hosted the local race of the All American Soap Box Derby in the…

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Cobb Chamber Officials Tap Metro Atlanta Ambulance Service Vice President Devan Seabaugh to Chair the 2005 Tribute to Public Safety Awards Breakfast

Cobb Chamber Officials Tap Metro Atlanta Ambulance Vice President Devan Seabaugh to Chair the 2005 Tribute to Public Safety Breakfast. In 2004, more than 600 people attended the breakfast which recognizes the unselfish sacrifices and dedicated service of all Cobb County's Public Safety Officers, Fire Fighters, EMT's and Paramedics. The event will be held on…

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