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Metro Atlanta Ambulance Service medics were recognized on May 11, 2011 at the ‘Region III EMS Awards Dinner’ for saving the lives of patients in Cardiac Arrest to which they responded. The annual event was hosted by Saint Joseph’s Hospital in Atlanta to recognize the outstanding efforts of all EMS, Fire and First Responders in…

MetroAtlanta Ambulance Services Vice President Devan Seabaugh was presented the Georgia Power “Citizen Wherever We Serve” Award by Pedro Cherry, Region Manager for the Metro West Region of Georgia at a recent meeting of the Cobb Chamber of Commerce Chairman’s Club breakfast.  Cherry stated, “When you Google his name, page after page appears with articles…

MetroAtlanta Ambulance Service, Georgia’s largest privately owned ambulance service has opened a division in Savannah, Georgia to serve the medical transportation needs of the greater- Savannah area and other counties along the east coast of Georgia.  Coastal EMS, a division of MetroAtlanta Ambulance Service, began providing services in November of last year. Jeannie-Newton Riner, a…

Ten MetroAtlanta employees selected to attend the Cleveland Clinic EMS Academy's Critical Intensive Care Paramedic (CICP) program have successfully completed their training.  The CICP curriculum provides medics with the education, knowledge and skill-sets required to deliver quality care to critically ill patients. The classroom component consisted of 88 hours of lecture and lab work.  The medics…

MetroAtlanta Ambulance Service was presented the BB&T Insurance Lighthouse Beam Safety Award by BB&T Vice President, Jim Henderson.  The prestigious award recognizes MetroAtlanta Ambulance Service’s excellent safety performance in 2010. MetroAtlanta Ambulance President & CEO Pete Quinones stated, “We are grateful for the recognition by BB&T and most grateful for our team member's attention to…

Jeannie Riner was promoted to Operations Manager for Metro Atlanta Ambulance Service’s new Coastal EMS division in Savannah. Riner has a BS in Biology from Georgia Southern University, a Masters of Health Services Administration from Armstrong Atlantic State University and an Associate of Science in Respiratory Therapy from California College for Health Science. She is…

Cobb Chamber of Commerce Chairman, Rob Garcia today announced that MetroAtlanta Ambulance Service was named one of Cobb County's Top 25 Small Businesses of the Year for 2010. Garcia stated, "MetroAtlanta Ambulance provides high quality EMS services throughout the greater-Atlanta area and north Georgia and is an active leader among the local businesses here in…

Pete Quinones,MBA received the 2010 Distinguished Alumni Award from the College of Management's Huang Executive Education Center. Georgia Tech College of Management held its Executive Education Alumni Recognition Dinner on May 12, honoring Pete Quinones with the 2010 Distinguished Alumni Award. Quinones, who earned his MBA from Georgia Tech in 2008, is president and CEO…

MetroAtlanta Ambulance Service was named the 2010 Emergency Medical Service of the Year by the State Office of EMS & Trauma. The annual banquet held at the Georgia Public Safety Training Center in Forsyth, Georgia was hosted by the Georgia Association of Emergency Medical Services (GAEMS) and attended by EMS providers from around the State…