Action Ambulance

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name = Action Ambulance Service, Inc.

type = Private
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foundation = Melrose, Massachusetts, 1977
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location_city = Wilmington, Massachusetts
location_country = U.S.
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area_served = Greater Boston, Massachusetts
key_people = David Portman (President)
Michael Woronka (CEO)
industry = Ambulance service
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slogan = "American Owned. American Proud."
homepage = http://www.actionambulance.com
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Action Ambulance Service, Inc., based in Wilmington, Massachusetts, provides ambulance services for emergencies and patient transfers. They provide emergency and non-emergency pre-hospital medical care and transportation to ill or injured individuals. Action is currently contracted to serve as the emergency medical services provider for various communities north of Boston through 2008. Action was recently awarded the silver award from Mass Excellence and is now 1 of only 2 ambulance companies in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to be CAAS accredited. [ [http://publicsafety.com/article/article.jsp?id=4468&siteSection=7 Massachusetts City Ponders Restoring Ambulance Service] , EMSResponder.com (from The Boston Globe). Retrieved October 18, 2007.]

Action equips their ambulances with GPS technology to locate the closest, most appropriate ambulance to respond to an emergency. The GPS also assists in Action's regular collaborations with Boston MedFlight. [http://www.bostonmedflight.org/pdf/BMFNews.9-02.pdf September 2002 Newsletter] , Boston MedFlight. Retrieved October 18, 2007.]

History

Action was founded in 1977 by physician Harry Portman and his two sons, Stan and David, with two ambulances. After their ambulance fleet grew too large, they established a new base of operations in Lynn, Massachusetts. Action is currently headquarted in Wilmington, Massachusetts.

Emergency coverage

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Academic involvement

Action approached Northern Essex Community College in January 2005 to express the need for an EMT training program in the Merrimack Valley area. [ [http://www.necc.mass.edu/newsevents/pr/20060620b.php New Associate's Degree Meets Critical Need] , Northern Essex Community College News and Events. Retrieved October 18, 2007.] Action worked closely with NECC throughout the planning and design phases of the program. NECC's governance approval process occurred in November 2005 and the proposed program received NECC Board of Trustees approval on April 5, 2006. The College prepared and submitted an application for accreditation to the Massachusetts Office of Emergency Medical Services. An on-site visit was conducted on January 17, 2006, and the proposed program subsequently received full approval. [ [http://www.mass.edu/p_p/includes/meetings/2006/AAC.6.8/AAC06-17_NorthernEssexParamedicTechnology.pdf Northern Essex Community College's request to award the Associate in Science in Paramedic Technology granted] , Massachusetts Board of Higher Education, June 15, 2006. Retrieved October 18, 2007.]

The paramedic technology program prepares students for occupations in pre-hospital emergency medical care. Upon successful completion of the program, graduates will be qualified for certification by the Massachusetts OEMS, which allows them to practice in Massachusetts. In addition, graduates will be eligible to take the national registry examination for registered paramedics (NREMT-P). [ [http://www.necc.mass.edu/programsassociatedegree/paramedic.shtml Paramedic Technology Associate Degree] , Associate Degree Programs, Northern Essex Community College. Retrieved October 18, 2007.]

Community involvement

In June 2007, Action helped the city of Woburn, Massachusetts achieve the status of "HeartSafe Community" from the Massachusetts Office of Emergency Health Services by teaming up with the mayor's office and the fire department. [citenews |title= City seeks to be 'heartsafe' |url=http://www.wickedlocal.com/woburn/archive/x1118848914 |publisher= Woburn Advocate |date= 2007-06-29 |accessdate= 2007-10-18] The HeartSafe Community program was developed by the Massachusetts OEMS, through the Department of Public Health in conjunction with the American Heart Association to help communities improve the chances that anyone suffering sudden cardiac arrest will survive. A community earns the designation by completing community CPR training, having emergency response vehicles equipped with automated external defibrillators, and placement of AEDs in public locations where large volumes of people congregate or in locations where people are at higher risk for cardiac arrest. [ [http://www.wmems.org/heartsafe.html HeartSafe Community] , Western Massachusetts Emergency Medical Services. Retrieved October 18, 2007.] Action also participates in mock prom crashes for public safety awareness, teaches CPR and Emergency Medical Technician classes, and also holds annual blood drives. [ [http://www.actionambulance.com/community_service.html Community Service] , ActionAmbulance.com. Retrieved October 18, 2007.]

References

See also

*EMS
*Rescue
*National Emergency Medical Services Association

External links

* [http://www.actionambulance.com Action Ambulance Website]