latest news

Two Sunstar Paramedics employees receive national award

Apr 28, 2015

Two Sunstar Paramedics team members, Joshua Brumwell and Mark Fournier, have received the American Ambulance Association’s Stars of Life award, which recognizes outstanding service and dedication of the nation’s top ambulance service professionals. Brumwell and...

Sunstar ambulances refurbished in Texas

Apr 23, 2015

Sunstar Paramedics director of support services Philip Young spoke with Tyler, Texas TV station CBS 19 about the process of “re-mounting” an ambulance. Sunstar Paramedics refurbishes and upgrades its ambulance fleet through Fleet Plus at the East Texas Medical Center....

Preventing playground falls and injuries

Apr 16, 2015

Playgrounds are considered a safe place for kids to have fun, make new friends and burn off energy, but more than 200,000 children are injured on playgrounds every year. National Playground Safety Week raises awareness about playground injuries and educates people on...

Going above and beyond for outstanding patient care

Mar 31, 2015

On March 7, Sunstar paramedic Rick Small and EMTs Adam Renelt and Chris Wells responded to a 9-1-1 call for an elderly man who was having a massive stroke and needed immediate care. The team quickly transported him to the nearest hospital, but they knew their job...

Delivering excellent patient care in trio of extreme calls

Feb 28, 2015

Josh Hoover’s supervisor shift on February 18 started like many other days. That morning, he began preparing to monitor the Sunstar Paramedics crews on duty and to assist on the scene of emergencies. Then Sunstar Paramedics received a call about a child in cardiac...

Safety is key to fun at the beach

Feb 25, 2015

College students, families and local residents flock to Pinellas County beaches to spend spring break splashing in the waves and relaxing in the sun. A record 5.9 million visitors have stayed in Pinellas County over the past year, crowding area beaches and waterways...

Sunstar team members receive excellence award

Feb 9, 2015

Sunstar Paramedics paramedic Josh Brumwell and EMT Julia Watson were awarded the 2015 Commissioner Morroni Award of Excellence in EMS at the 20th annual Appreciation Luncheon for Emergency Personnel on January 30, 2015. Brumwell and Watson received the award for their...

Sunstar Paramedics goes red to promote heart health

Feb 6, 2015

Sunstar Paramedics employees wore red today for National Wear Red Day, which helps raise awareness about the importance of heart health. The observance is part of the American Heart Association’s American Heart Month, which raises awareness about heart disease and...

A quick response saves lives of newborn twins

Jan 31, 2015

In late December, Sunstar Paramedics received a call that every crew is prepared for - but rarely receive - a woman going into labor. A Largo woman who was 36 weeks pregnant with twins was having complications during labor. Paramedic David Sims and EMT Ken Skaggs...

Sunstar officials offer advice to future journalists

Jan 7, 2015

Professors training future journalists recently had a chance to learn from Sunstar Paramedics’ communications director Brian Eells and director of operations Richard Schomp. Eells and Schomp were two of the panelists who shared their extensive knowledge of incident...