Pinellas County
Sunstar Paramedic
Ambulance and EMS System Awards

2008
Florida Exemplary Vehicles, Equipment, Facilities and Records Inspection
Florida EMS, Nurse of the Year Award
Florida EMS, EMT of the Year Award
Florida EMS, Injury Prevention Award
TBRPC, Future of the Region Award for Early Warning Biosurveillance System 

 2007
2007 NAEMT, Robert E. Motley, United States EMT of the Year Award
Pinellas County Emergency Medical Services EMT of the Year
Lealman Special Community Service Award
Florida Sterling Council Region 4 Showcase Award
American Heart Association, Heart Ready Community Award
Florida EMS, Nurse of the Year Award
Running Soles - Certificate of Appreciation

2006
Florida Exemplary Vehicles, Equipment, Facilities and Records Inspection
TBRPC, Future of the Region Award for AED Program
Larry S. Jordan, Florida EMS Hall of Fame, Lifetime Achievement Award
American Heart Association, National Heart Ready Community Award 
Florida EMS, Educator of the Year Award
Florida EMS, Dispatcher of the Year Award
Florida EMS, EMT of the Year Award
Florida EMS, Nurse of the Year Award
National Association of Emergency Medical Dispatchers (NAEMD):
Accredited Center of Excellence "ACE” Re-Accreditation Awarded
Commission on the Accreditation of Ambulance Services (CAAS):
Re-Accreditation Awarded
Commission on the Accreditation of Medical Transportation Services (CAMTS):
Accreditation Awarded

2005
Raymond H. Alexander, Florida EMS Medical Director of the Year Award
Larry S. Jordan, Florida EMS Hall of Fame, Lifetime Achievement Award
American Heart Association, National Heart Ready Community Award
Florida EMS Providers, Al Ridgeway Award for Administrative Excellence
Florida EMS, EMS for Children (EMSC) Award

2004
Florida EMS, Dispatcher of the Year Award
Florida EMS Providers Herb Kimball Award for An Act of Heroism (#1)
Florida EMS Providers Herb Kimball Award for An Act of Heroism (#2)
American Heart Association, National Heart Ready Community Award
Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners, Quality Gold Award

2003
Florida EMS, Paramedic of the Year Award
Florida EMS, First Responder Citizen Award
National Association of Emergency Medical Dispatchers (NAEMD):
Accredited Center of Excellence "ACE” Re-Accreditation Awarded
Commission on the Accreditation of Ambulance Services (CAAS):
Re-Accreditation Awarded
Florida Exemplary Vehicles, Equipment, Facilities and Records Inspection
PACE Award for Government Leadership in Mental Health Services
Prehospital Perspective Magazine: Best Looking Ambulance in the Nation Award

2002
Florida EMS, Dispatcher of the Year Award
Florida EMS, Paramedic of the Year Award
Florida EMS, Educator of the Year Award
Florida EMS, First Responder Citizen Award
Florida Association of County EMS Providers (FACEMS)
Mark Fingeret, EMS Administrator of the Year Award
Iris Award, National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI)
American Ambulance Association, President’s Award

2001
Florida EMS, Provider of the Year Award (First Service to Repeat)
Florida EMS, EMT of the Year Award
Florida EMS, Dispatcher of the Year Award
Florida Exemplary Vehicles, Equipment, Facilities and Records Inspection

2000
Florida EMS, Paramedic of the Year Award
National Association of Emergency Medical Dispatchers (NAEMD):
Accredited Center of Excellence "ACE” Accreditation Awarded
Commission on the Accreditation of Ambulance Services (CAAS):
Accreditation Awarded
Emergency Medical Services Magazine Gold Award,
2000, National EMS Service of the Year

1999
Florida EMS, EMT of the Year Award
Raymond H. Alexander, Florida EMS Medical Director of the Year
Florida EMS, First Responder Citizen Award
Florida EMS, Dispatcher of the Year Award

1998
Florida EMS, Paramedic of the Year Award
Florida EMS, EMT of the Year Award
Florida EMS, Dispatcher of the Year Award
Special Appreciation Award
 from Tampa Bay Devil Rays, St. Petersburg College
and Bayfront Medical Center / St. Anthony’s Hospital

1997
American Ambulance Association, Public Information AMBY Award
2nd Place, National EMS Quality Showcase
Florida EMS, Paramedic of the Year Award
Florida EMS, EMT of the Year Award

1996
Florida EMS, Dispatcher of the Year Award
Florida EMS, Citizen of the Year Award

1995
Raymond H. Alexander, Florida EMS Medical Director of the Year
Florida EMS, Dispatcher of the Year Award
Florida EMS, Citizen of the Year Award
Florida Exemplary Vehicles, Equipment, Facilities and Records Inspection

1994
Florida EMS, Public Education Leadership Award
Florida EMS, Dispatcher of the Year Award

1993
Florida EMS, Provider of the Year Award
Florida EMS, Dispatcher of the Year Award
Florida EMS, Citizen of the Year Award
Florida Exemplary Vehicles, Equipment, Facilities and Records Inspection
3rd Place Award, International ALS Competition

1992
Raymond H. Alexander, Florida EMS Medical Director of the Year
Larry S. Jordan, Florida EMS Hall of Fame, Lifetime Achievement Award
Florida EMS, Dispatcher of the Year Award

Our Authority-funded training contractor, St. Petersburg College (SPC), is accredited with the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions (CoAEMSP)