Lifeguard-Nashville is seeking accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services. Lifeguard has completed and submitted the extensive application process, which entails over 4,000 pages of information. Out of more than 200 ambulance companies in the state of Tennessee, only one company is currently CAAS accredited. Lifeguard would be the first accredited service in Middle Tennessee.

Lifeguard’s plan is to have all of its Southeastern operations CAAS accredited within the next 3-5 years. Nashville is the second Lifeguard operation to begin the process of accreditation. In August of 2011, Lifeguard’s operation in Santa Rosa County, Florida was awarded the prestigious accreditation, becoming the eighth accredited service in Florida and the first accredited Lifeguard operation.

“With the growing challenges facing healthcare, having the ‘gold stamp’ of quality and excellence is paramount to remaining competitive and patient/customer focused,” stated Lifeguard's Chief Operating Officer, Brett Jovanovich.

The CAAS process is very detailed and time-consuming; from the time of the initial application to the review panel’s decision, it takes approximately six months to a year to be completed. Lifeguard will await its application review and will receive a site review to occur later this summer, with accreditation determination in early fall.

Pictured below is part of Lifeguard-Nashville's team, excited to have completed the first step in the CAAS process.