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April 27, 2010
HVA reaccredited...
Huron Valley Ambulance has received reaccreditation by
the national Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services (CAAS) for
its compliance with national standards of excellence. This is HVA’s fifth
reaccreditation since their original 1993 accreditation. The nonprofit
service is accredited through February 2013.
“The public should expect accreditation of their ambulance
service, just as they would expect it of a school or a hospital,” states
Dale Berry, HVA President and CEO. “By meeting this set of standards
in all areas, we’re showing our community that HVA is a leader in high
quality pre-hospital care. Everyone who works at HVA contributes to
the success of the reaccreditation process. We couldn’t do it without
them.”
Originally accredited for five years in 1993 and
reaccredited in 1998, 2001, 2004 and 2007, HVA was one of the first 21
ambulance services in the nation awarded this distinction. To date,
159 ambulance services in the U.S. are now nationally accredited. In order
to be considered for reaccreditation, services complete a voluntary review
process that includes completion of a comprehensive application and on-site
review by national experts in emergency medical services.
The Commission is a nonprofit organization that was
established to encourage and promote quality patient care in America’s
medical transportation system. The primary focus of the Commission’s
standards is high-quality patient care. This is accomplished by establishing
national standards which not only address the delivery of quality patient
care, but also the ambulance service’s total operation and its relationships
with other agencies, the general public and the medical community. The
Commission’s standards often exceed state or local licensing requirements.
HVA also serves as a role model for other ambulance services hoping to
become accredited.