News and Information for the community served by Jackson Community Ambulance

News and Information  

May 5, 2010

Jackson Community Ambulance has received reaccreditation by the national Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services (CAAS) for its compliance with national standards of excellence. The nonprofit service is accredited through February 2013.

“The public should expect accreditation of their ambulance service, just as they would expect it of a school or a hospital,” states Dale Berry, JCA President and CEO.  “By meeting this set of standards in all areas, we’re showing our community that JCA is a leader in high quality pre-hospital care.  Everyone who works at JCA contributes to the success of the reaccreditation process.  We couldn’t do it without them.”

To date, 159 ambulance services in the U.S. are now nationally accredited. In order to be considered for reaccreditation, services complete a voluntary review process that includes completion of a comprehensive application and on-site review by national experts in emergency medical services.

The Commission is a nonprofit 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 quality 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. JCA also serves as a role model for other ambulance services hoping to become accredited.

Huron Valley Ambulance (HVA) and Allegiance Health jointly own Jackson Community Ambulance, the nationally accredited nonprofit ambulance service that covers Jackson County.

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