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Ada County Paramedics Receives Most Prestigious American Heart Association Award for Its Heart Attack Patients

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 14, 2019 Boise, ID, June 14, 2019 — For the first time in Ada County Paramedics’ history, the 911 integrated EMS agency has achieved the American Heart Association’s (AHA) Mission: Lifeline® “Gold Plus” Award—the highest and most prestigious award presented by AHA for STEMI (ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction) heart attack patients.

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Ada County Paramedics Receive American Heart Association Award For Third Year

BOISE, June, 2016 —  Ada County Paramedics has been honored with the highest level of the American Heart Association’s (AHA) Mission: Lifeline® Quality Achievement Award for two sequential years. The organization also received the Silver level American Heart Association Award for patients seen in 2014, which is a prerequisite for receiving the gold level. The

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Ada County Paramedics and Women’s and Children’s Alliance Honor First Responders

Women’s & Children’s Alliance Chris Campbell-Davis, Communications Manager [email protected] O: 208.343.3688 ext. 11 C: 208.249.9287 Ada County Paramedics Hadley Mayes, Public Information Officer [email protected] O: 208.287.2967 C: 208.914.8148 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 14, 2015  ADA COUNTY PARAMEDICS AND WOMEN’S & CHILDREN’S ALLIANCE HONOR FIRST RESPONDERS  The“Power of One” breakfast program sponsored by Saint Alphonsus Hospital

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Ada County Paramedics Presented with American Heart Association Award

BOISE, August 2015 – Ada County Paramedics was honored this week by the American Heart Association (AHA), in a Boise ceremony, for the organization’s work to constantly improve measures for patients with heart attacks. Representatives from the American Heart Association presented Ada County Paramedics with their prestigious “Mission: Lifeline EMS Award” for patients seen in

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Meet Our New Ada County Paramedic Reserves!

Not only does Ada County Paramedics have an amazing bunch of employees– but we also have incredible volunteers! Our volunteers, referred to as “Reserves,” are comprised of a group of hardworking EMTs and Advanced EMTs (AEMT) who offer up their assistance if we’re ever need more hands on deck! Allow us to introduce you to

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Ada County Paramedic Wins American Red Cross Hero Award

Boise, June, 2015 – A local Ada County Paramedic was named an American Red Cross “Hometown Hero” this week. Chris Shandera was honored at an awards luncheon, Tuesday at the Riverside Hotel in Boise. The ceremony highlighted local citizens who have acted heroically in their professions and who “deserve to be recognized for their actions

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Ada County Paramedics Receive Gold Level American Heart Association Award

Boise, June, 2015 — Ada County Paramedics has been honored with the highest level of the American Heart Association’s (AHA) Mission: Lifeline® EMS Award for patients seen in 2014. The prestigious “Gold” award recognizes the greatest level of success awarded by AHA in improving measures for patients with heart attacks— otherwise known as STEMI (ST

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Ada County Paramedics Receives American Heart Association Award

Boise, August 4, 2014 — Ada County Paramedics was recently honored with the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline® EMS Silver Award. The prestigious award recognizes a high level of success in implementing improvement measures for patients who suffer from severe heart attacks—otherwise known as a STEMI (ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction). A STEMI heart attack is

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