Archive for 2016
WellStar and MetroAtlanta Ambulance donate AEDs
Marietta, GA June 28, 2016- Sudden cardiac arrest is one of the leading causes of death in the U.S. With nearly 350,000 people suffering from sudden cardiac arrest each year, WellStar Health System and Metro Atlanta Ambulance teamed up to provide two churches with automated external defibrillators on June 22. St. Luke United Methodist Church in…
Read MoreSunday Conversation with Pete Quinones
Ann Hardie from the Atlanta Journal Constitution 12:00 a.m. Saturday, June 25, 2016 Metro Atlanta / State news Pete Quinones was nowhere near the Cobb County student who collapsed during P.E. class. Luckily, the medical device that Quinones’ company donated to the school that was used to charge the student’s heart was. MetroAtlanta Ambulance Service, founded by…
Read MoreMetroAtlanta Ambulance Service Awarded 2016 Emergency Medical Service of the Year
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…
Read MorePossum Trot, Hiram
Dream Dash 5k, Kennesaw
5K9, Marietta
Metro Atlanta Ambulance Service receives American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline EMS Recognition Award
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…
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