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FAQ - Is HVA Accredited? |
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| HVA and our operating units (JCA,
MCA, LCA and ACA) have been nationally accredited by the Commission on
Accreditation of Ambulance Services (CAAS) since 1993. CAAS is the
ambulance industry's independent accrediting body. Accreditation
periods are three years and then require renewal. Only
100
ambulance services in the United States are accredited.
Many ambulance services feel they do a good
job, but the true test is when you ask an independent accrediting body
to compare your policies and practices against a Our Paramedic Education program is also accredited by the national Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Programs (CAAHEP), a different accrediting body from CAAS. Only about 175 paramedic education programs are accredited in the United States, including only a handful in Michigan. We are proud of the fact that HVA's accreditation was the first granted in the United States for an ambulance service-sponsored program (the others are community college or hospital based). HVA is proud of both of our national accreditations.
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national "gold" standard. In addition to reviewing our
operating policies, CAAS sends an emergency- physician led site team to
our operations to talk with our staff, local physicians, agencies and
our customers.