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Misty McBride American Ambulance Association Stars of Life Award
Misty began serving her community in 1996 as a volunteer Firefighter in the Hudson Valley area of New York. She became an EMT in 2000 and obtained her Paramedic certification in 2003. In 2010, Misty moved to Florida and began working for Sunstar Paramedics. Since...
President of PatientCare EMS Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
Orlando, Florida Mr. Mark Postma , President of PatientCare EMS (parent company of Sunstar Paramedics) was presented with the Larry S. Jordan EMS Hall of Fame Award, which honors an individual for lifetime achievement and excellence in the field of Emergency Medical...
Sunstar Paramedics Receives CAMTS Reaccreditation for their Critical Care Program
Largo, Florida Sunstar Paramedics is pleased to announce that our Critical Care Transport Team program (CCT) has received reaccreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems (CAMTS). We have proudly maintained this accreditation...
Sunstar Emergency Medical Technician Aaron Pearce is Selected as the 2021 Pinellas County Emergency Medical Services Professional of the Year
Sunstar Emergency Medical Technician Aaron Pearce Received the 2021 Pinellas County EMS Professional of the Year Award during the Board of County Commissioners meeting on Tuesday, May 18th, 2021. EMT Pearce is a young and motivated clinician who started his career...
Sunstar Paramedics Rolls Out Pink Ambulance for Breast Cancer Awareness Month
In support of Breast Cancer Awareness month, Sunstar has again wrapped one of their ambulances in pink for the month of October. Wrapping this ambulance helps spread the message that early detection saves lives. The ambulance is in service and used throughout...
Sunstar Paramedics receives American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline EMS Gold
Sunstar EMS has been recognized with the American Heart Association’s (AHA) Mission: Lifeline EMS Gold Plus Recognition Award for the fourth year in a row. This award goes to EMS agencies for implementing quality improvement measures for the treatment of patients who...
Sunstar Paramedic and EMT Presented with the 2020 HCA All-Stars Award
Paramedic Niesa Jones and Emergency Medical Technician Ryan Pavao honored for their life saving action. David Musgrave is alive to tell his story, thanks to his son’s bravery and the outstanding response from emergency responders. After finding his father laying on...
Sunstar Paramedics Innovative $35,000 Paramedic Retention Plan Celebration
In October of 2015 Sunstar Paramedics developed a first of its kind beta program designed to retain paramedics. The “5 year/$35,000” bonus plan is one that has received national attention in the EMS arena. Due to its success it has sparked several other EMS...
Two Sunstar Paramedics First Responders receive prestigious EMS awards
The 2020 Pinellas County EMS Professionals of the Year Award Sunstar Paramedics employees, Emergency Medical Services Dispatcher/Paramedic Christopher Kannenberg and Emergency Medical Technician Jason Melzer are among the recipients of the 2020 Pinellas County...
“Strike Teams” for COVID-19 response
Sunstar Paramedics and St. Petersburg Fire Rescue have created COVID-19 “strike teams" to handle all potential COVID-19 calls within the City of St. Petersburg through April. Sunstar Paramedics is providing three strike teams. The strike teams will respond to calls...
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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