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Marietta, GA Sept 9, 2016 – MetroAtlanta Ambulance Service’s Manager of Safety and Risk Management, Elesa Sutton, became one of less than a thousand certified “Just Culture Champions” in the nation.  MetroAtlanta Ambulance introduced the concept of “Just Culture”, a system of shared accountability where organizations are accountable for the systems they design and for responding…

July 28, 2016, Marietta, GA – Metro Atlanta Ambulance is using state of the art technology to help stabilize life threatening respiratory emergencies using portable video laryngoscopes.  The King Vision Video Laryngoscopes are used to assist paramedics in treating patients who have stopped breathing or are having difficulty. The technology allows paramedics to have a clear…

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…

Marietta, GA, June 2,  2016 — Metro Atlanta Ambulance Service has received the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline® EMS Gold Award for implementing quality improvement measures for the treatment of patients who experience severe heart attacks. Every year, more than 250,000 people experience an ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) the most deadly type of heart attack caused…

Marietta, GA May 1, 2015- The American Ambulance Association presented Leroy A. Davis, Paramedic of MetroAtlanta Ambulance Service with the Star of Life Award—the highest honor an Emergency Medical Service worker can receive.  The award recognizes and honors the dedication of ambulance service professionals—people that stand out in every area of the industry. The American…

MARIETTA GA., APRIL 29, 2015 — Metro Atlanta Ambulance Service received the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline® EMS Gold Award recognizing their strong commitment to improving the quality of care for cardiac patients with ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction. Every year, more than 250,000 people experience a STEMI, or ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction, a type of…

MetroAtlanta Ambulance donated ALS Ambulance coverage, First Aid Trailer as well as having our GEM Car team on site for for the city of Kennesaw’s two day Pigs & Peaches BBQ Competition at the Ben Robertson Community Center and Adams Park, where thousands gathered to sample some of the best BBQ in the country as…

MArietta, GA April 29, 2014 —MetroAtlanta Ambulance has received the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline® EMS Silver Award that recognizes its commitment and success in implementing specific quality improvement measures for the treatment of patients who suffer a severe heart attack known as a STEMI (ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction). Every year, almost 300,000 people experience a STEMI, a…

Metro Atlanta Ambulance Service Paramedic Leigh Dooley was recently presented the “Star of Life Award” by the American Ambulance Association at a banquet held in her honor in Washington D.C.  Each year the American Ambulance Association recognizes medics who epitomize the spirit and commitment of our nation’s top ambulance service professionals. Ms. Dooley was nominated…

Paulding County’s ambulance provider, MetroAtlanta Ambulance Service, donated a stretcher worth $6,500 to the Paulding Animal Control Department.  Paulding County Animal Control Sargent, Lenny Carr stated: The donation is a real blessing and will be used to move injured animals around in the shelter as well as to retrieve injured animals out in the community. …