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A new tiered 911 response model within Cobb County.
MetroAtlanta Ambulance Service is pleased to announce a new tiered 911 response model within Cobb County. This innovative approach will allow EMT’s, EMT-I’s, and AEMT’s to be the primary caregiver on 911 calls based on the EMD protocol classification. By expanding the roles of these professionals, we aim to enhance our responsiveness and efficiency in emergency situations. To support…
Read MoreA Message from Pete Quinones
Update to employees.
Read MoreMetroAtlanta Ambulance Recognized at Cobb Chamber’s 79th Annual Meeting
The MDJ Citizen of the Year award went to Cobb County’s frontline health workers at the Cobb Chamber’s 79th annual meeting Monday. The announcement breaks with tradition by naming a group of “Citizens of the Year,” rather than honoring an individual. Frontline workers from Metro Atlanta Ambulance, Wellstar Health Systems, Cobb and Douglas Public Health,…
Read MoreA Message Regarding COVID-19 from Pete Quinones
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Read MoreMAAS Disaster Response Team Assists at Georgia Emergency Operations Center During Hurricane Dorian
Marietta, GA. When Governor Brian Kemp recently declare a State of Emergency in Georgia for Hurricane Dorian, local ambulance provider, MetroAtlanta Ambulance Service (MAAS) in conjunction with the Georgia Office of EMS and the Georgia Department of Public Health, sent a highly trained Emergency Response Team to the Georgia Emergency Management Agency (GEMA) Emergency Operations…
Read MoreMetro Atlanta Ambulance Service Receives the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline EMS Gold Award
Marietta, GA – MetroAtlanta Ambulance Service has received the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline EMS Gold Award for the fifth consecutive year for implementing quality improvement measures for the treatment of patients who experience severe heart attacks. “We continue to dedicate time and provide the education and training resources necessary to ensure our medics are…
Read MoreMetro Atlanta Ambulance Service awarded 2019 Emergency Medical Service of the Year
Atlanta, GA – Metro Atlanta Ambulance Service was recognized as “EMS Service of the Year” at the Georgia EMS Region III EMS Awards banquet hosted by Northside Hospital on May 23, 2019. The award is presented to a licensed Georgia Emergency Medical Service in Region III which exemplifies outstanding professionalism on the local, regional and…
Read MoreMetro Atlanta Ambulance Now Providing 9-1-1 Transport Services to Bartow County
Cartersville, Georgia –Local ambulance provider MetroAtlanta Ambulance Service, under contract with Bartow County Government, began responding to 9-1-1 calls in Bartow County October 1st at 7:00 AM. MetroAtlanta Ambulance President/CEO Pete Quinones stated,” The transition has gone very well. Our intent was to make it seamless and we have spent a lot of time meeting…
Read MoreMetroAtlanta Ambulance Service Transforms First Responder Communications with FirstNet
New Technologies Expand Our Capabilities to Better Serve Patients ATLANTA, Nov. 9, 2018 — MetroAtlanta Ambulance Service (MAAS) has implemented a technology upgrade with FirstNet – a groundbreaking new communications platform developed just for public safety. FirstNet is the nationwide communications platform dedicated to America’s public safety – available when and where we need it.…
Read MoreA Changing of the Guard
JAMES SWIFT/THE DAILY TRIBUNE NEWS BY NEIL B. MCGAHEE Shortly after 8 a.m., a series of tones followed by a stoic message blared over the Bartow County Emergency Services radio, announcing the end of the county's Emergency Medical Services "Bartow County EMS stations 1,2,3,6 and 10. As of Oct. 1, 2018, the county EMS will…
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