FW: Stat Care purchased by Acadian - largest private EMS in the nation

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Stat Care purchased by Acadian - largest private EMS in the nation

05/07/10

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Acadian Ambulance Service, the largest privately owned ambulance service in

the country, announced on Friday that they have purchased locally based Stat

Care EMS. Acadian, which began operating in Texas in 2006, says they plan to

assume Stat Care's operations in Jefferson, Hardin, Jasper, Sabine and

Newton Counties on May 25th, with no interruption of service.

Acadian says they hope to hire all qualified medics and dispatchers from

StatCare. Those who are hired will receive the same or, in many cases,

higher salaries based on their years of service with Stat Care, according to

Acadian Ambulance officials.

Acadian officials say they plan on upgrading and expanding Stat Care's

communications center to create a state-of-the-art emergency medical

dispatch center. All of Acadian's responses in Southeast Texas will be

dispatched from the Beaumont center.

Additionally, Acadian says they plan on using only certified medical

dispatchers trained to offer callers pre-arrival instructions, so they can

begin helping patients before an ambulance arrives.