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Pinellas County EMS recognized for effective Quality Improvement
Pinellas County Emergency Medical Services highlighted in the February edition of JEMS magazine for their QI program. Exerpt from JEMS article: Has your quality improvement function actually made anything better? The honest answer for many EMS systems is, "No." For...
Sunstar Paramedics honored by American Heart Association
Sunstar Paramedics recognized for improving quality of care for severe heart attack patients LARGO, Fla. (Jan. 03, 2018) – Sunstar Paramedics recently received the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline® EMS Gold Plus Award for implementing life-saving...
Sunstar Paramedics wins national AAA award for recruitment campaign
Sunstar Paramedics wins national award for recruitment campaign. American Ambulance Association honors Sunstar Paramedics’ onboarding processes. LARGO, Fla. (Nov. 15, 2017) – Sunstar Paramedics, the 911 ambulance provider for Pinellas County, received the 2017 AMBY...
Sunstar Paramedics partners with CASA to educate staff on domestic violence
St. Petersburg , Fla. (October 31, 2017) – Paramedics see victims of domestic violence frequently and are often told by the victim that they are not in need help and decline evaluation in fear of retaliation by their abuser. It’s a delicate situation and quite often...
Surveys Improve the Patient Experience
By Debbie Vass, Director of Quality Initiatives for Paramedics Plus EMS has long been known for monitoring performances such as response times, return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) rates, on-scene times and more. These are important performance measures that can...
Reinventing Recruitment – JEMS
Enhancing EMS Hiring Processes to Save Time and Money while Improving Patient Care JEMS Magazine | Tue, Aug 1, 2017 By Mark Postma, MHS, Jeremy Tinter, BA, NRP, CCP-C EMS moves at an incredible pace, and the ability to keep up with a rapidly changing clinical...
Sunstar Paramedic Richard Romanek honored by Florida Association of EMS Educators
Sunstar Paramedics’ Richard Romanek recognized as 2017 EMS Preceptor of the Year. LARGO, Fla. (July 25, 2017) – Sunstar Paramedic Richard Romanek was the recipient of the 2017 Florida Association of EMS Educators, “Preceptor of the Year Award”. Richard started his...
Sunstar Paramedics honored by Florida Department of Health
Sunstar Paramedics’ clinical services department and employee Stephen Glatstein received statewide awards LARGO, Fla. (July 13, 2017) –Sunstar Paramedics was the recipient of two Excellence in Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Awards from the Florida Department of...
Two Sunstar Paramedics employees receive Prestigious industry awards
American Ambulance Association honors Kasey Ras and Jonathan Balzer with Stars of Life award LARGO, Fla. (June 30, 2017) – Two Sunstar Paramedics employees, Kasey Ras and Jonathan Balzer, have received the American Ambulance Association’s Stars of Life award, which...
Largo paramedic changing lives with memorial bike rides
Paramedic Doug Gladstone rides to honor fallen EMS workers Largo, Fla. (June 16, 2017) When Doug Gladstone participated in his first National EMS Memorial Bike Ride in 2011, he was a casual rider who had never entered an organized event. But despite his inexperience,...
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Sunstar Paramedics is one of only two EMS programs in U.S. to earn three accreditations
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7 things to think about when you make a 911 call
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Child Passenger Safety
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Don’t be a distracted driver
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Two Sunstar paramedics win prestigious national award
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Association honors two Sunstar paramedics
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After the rescue, a reunion
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Road rage: Cool down and take back roads
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Sunstar Paramedics renews accreditation for operations, and parent Paramedics Plus earns accreditations for all five locations
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Sunstar earns a few stars
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Sunstar Paramedics SWAT team members take three of top four places at intubation competition
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Paramedics show off winning skills
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Sunstar Paramedics running baby food drive for RCS Food Bank and Family Homeless Shelter
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Avoid Walking into Danger
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Don’t Go to the Beach without Reading this First
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As kids go back to school, bike safety is a priority
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Starting Oct. 1, texting while driving will be illegal in Florida
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Sunstar donates items to RCS Food Bank and Family Homeless Shelter
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Sunstar joins Safe Night Out
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Halloween safety guide for parents and kids