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.
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