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Achieving Clinical Excellence at Sunstar

Achieving Clinical Excellence at Sunstar

Last year, Sunstar Paramedics merged training and education with quality assurance and specialty services. The department is overseen by director Jeremy Tinter who felt alignment was key to streamlining the flywheel of the operation. The new Training Center is...

Sunstar initiates new Safety Officer Program

Sunstar initiates new Safety Officer Program

With a fleet of 100 ambulances that cover 3.5 million miles and transport over 175,000 patients each year, Sunstar Paramedics needs a robust safety program. With the help of its insurance agency, Sunstar completed a voluntary safety audit and incorporated some of the...

Reflecting on 40 years of EMS advancements

Reflecting on 40 years of EMS advancements

Frank Farris may be one of the longest-serving emergency responders in Pinellas County. He started his career in 1973 as an EMT for Florida Ambulance, one of three ambulance providers in Pinellas County at the time, and took the first statewide qualification exam to...