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WellStar Health System and the WellStar Foundation recognized Pete Quinones and Metro Atlanta Ambulance Service with the WellStar Distinguished Service Award, The award recognizes the company's generous support and outstanding leadership in delivering world-class healthcare to the community. WellStar Foundation president Tracy Atwater stated, “I am honored to present this award to Pete Quinones and Metro…

In recent months, MAAS Medics Elise Sutton and Corey Pane were dispatched to a 9-1-1 call where on arrival they found a patient and two dogs lying in the garage overcome by carbon monoxide poisoning.  The patient and one of the dogs were deceased but the crew noticed slight signs of life in a second…

MetroAtlanta Ambulance Service announced today the expansion of operations into the Atlanta Southern Crescent. The services are being provided from a new facility in Jonesboro, Georgia located at 1529 Fendler Court. The new operation provides ambulance and non-emergency transportation services to residents and local healthcare facilities in Clayton, Fayette, Henry, and other surrounding counties. The…

MetroAtlanta Ambulance Service announced, today, the purchase and deployment of new LIFEPAK15 monitor/defibrillators from Physio-Control to replace the LIFEPAK12 models currently on the ambulances.  The new and updated equipment will allow medics to continue providing high quality care to their patients. The monitor/defibrillators allow continuous monitoring of 12-lead ECGs in the field or in the ambulance during transport,…

MetroAtlanta Ambulance Service announced the placement of the new LUCUS  Chest Compression System devices on their ambulance units.   “We believe we will significantly enhance the chances of survival from cardiac arrest by investing in this Chest Compression System” states MetroAtlanta Ambulance Vice President of Operations Mike Jernigan.  “Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) when done adequately and…

MetroAtlanta Ambulance has a new look for 2012. The Mercedes Sprinter has been the topic of conversation as 12 new vehicles have been introduced to Cobb County with more to come. MetroAtlanta’s Fleet Manager Ed Long stated, "We are replacing our fleet and the Mercedes Sprinter Van was chosen for several reasons including the state-of-the-art…

MetroAtlanta Ambulance employees recently attended a Drive and Learn Event  in  Lafayette, LA.  The Event was hosted by Mercedes Benz and Acadian Companies.  The program included classroom education and driver training specifically on the Mercedes Sprinter Van.  Participants had the opportunity to take specially equipped vans through an obstacle course of twists, turns with abrupt…

MetroAtlanta Ambulance Service, along with Decatur Fire and Police Department, Agnes Scott Police Department, DeKalb EMA, and DeKalb Police Special Operation Teams, recently simulated the circumstances of a bomb threat on the campus of Agnes Scott College. The simulated drill was acted upon by the agencies to better prepare them in working together should an…

  Pete Quinones, President & CEO of Metro Atlanta Ambulance Service was recently recognized by the Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce as the 2011 Hispanic Businessman of the Year. The award was presented at the annual GHCC Gala event on May 21, 2011 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia. Quinones started Metro Atlanta Ambulance Service in…

MetroAtlanta Ambulance sent several Disaster Response Teams to the city of Ringgold to provide much needed relief to the local 9-1-1 provider, Angel EMS, while their employees and their community begins the process of cleaning up the debris from an EF-4 tornado and rebuilding their community. On the night of April 27, 2011, one of…