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Hamilton Emergency Medical Services Earns Advanced Recertification

October 8, 2021

Hamilton Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) has received reaccreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services for its compliance with national standards of excellence. HEMS initially was certified in 2018.

Hamilton Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) has received reaccreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services - paramedics pictured in front of ambulance
Pictured are Hamilton Emergency Medical Services representatives. From left are Aaron Gaddis, Ryan Sparks, Natalie Williams, Wayne Saylors and Claudio Leyssens

HEMS is one of more than 180 ambulance services in the nation to successfully complete the voluntary review process, which includes completion of a comprehensive application and on-site review by national experts in emergency medical services (EMS). HEMS is one of only nine in Georgia to hold this certification.

The Commission is a non-profit organization that was established to encourage and promote quality patient care in America’s medical transportation system. The primary focus of the Commission’s standards is high-quality patient care. This is accomplished by establishing national standards which not only address the delivery of patient care, but also the ambulance service’s total operation and its relationships with other agencies, the general public, and the medical community. The Commission’s standards often exceed state or local licensing requirements.

“Our staff has been key to our successful completion of the process,” said Scott Radeker, HEMS director.

CAAS Accredited

“Everyone here played a valuable role in our ability to meet the Commission’s high standards.”

CAAS accreditation is designed to help EMS agencies increase organizational performance and efficiency, increase clinical quality, and decrease risk and liability.  Accreditation provides a template for making comprehensive organizational changes that improve the overall performance of the organization.  An independent review validates that accredited agencies are adhering to the highest standards in the industry. HEMS is part of Hamilton Health Care System and the sole emergency medical transport service in Whitfield County. HEMS is designated by the state of Georgia as an Advanced Life Support service and responds to more than 15,000 9-1-1 calls and approximately 2,500 non-emergency transport calls per year.


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Filed Under: Excellence at Hamilton, News Tagged With: accreditation, CAAS, emergency medical services, EMS, north georgia

Hamilton Regional Sleep Center Earns Accreditation

August 21, 2019

Hamilton Regional Sleep Center Earns Accreditation
In the front, from left, are Lora Brown, clinical coordinator; Shannon Pruitt, polysomnographic technologist; Liliana Fraire, polysomnographic technologist; and Pretreache Price, polysomnographer. In the back are Erick Kimmerling, DO, medical director; Stacey Holloway, polysomnographic technologist; Pam Tallent, transcriptionist; and Jeff Hughes, director.

Hamilton Regional Sleep Center, part of Hamilton Health Care System, recently earned accreditation for its sleep program through the Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC).

“We’re very proud to have earned this advanced certification,” said Jeff Hughes, Cardiovascular Service Line administrator. “It’s part of our commitment to providing excellent care to those in this community.”

ACHC offers a patient-focused approach to sleep accreditation with principles that were developed with direct input from industry professionals to ensure relevant and realistic standards.


Sleep Assessment Quiz

ACHS’s consultative approach to accreditation is designed to facilitate a higher quality of patient care while enhancing business efficiencies. In order to remain flexible to the needs of providers, ACHC’s Sleep Accreditation Program offers standards for Sleep Labs/Centers (SLCs) and stand-alone Home Sleep Testing (HST) services.

 

Hamilton Regional Sleep Center provides evaluations for patients suffering from potentially serious medical conditions such as sleep apnea, insomnia, narcolepsy and restless legs syndrome. The vast majority of patients who have sleep disorders experience daytime sleepiness, a lack of energy, insomnia, nightmares, sleep deprivation or snoring.

“Sleep disorders are widely ignored,” said Hughes. “It’s important to take the symptoms seriously and get tested.”


Sleep Disorder Device May Improve Health & Mood

Overnight sleep testing is provided with state-of-the-art technology by highly trained technologists. The sleep studies are painless and use noninvasive technology to record heart rate, brain waves, breathing, oxygenation, and eye and leg movement. Hospitalization is not required.


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