Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services
The Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services was established in 1990 to encourage and promote quality patient care in America.
Based initially on the efforts of the American Ambulance Association, the independent Commission publishes a comprehensive set of standards for the ambulance industry and administers the accompanying accreditation program.
Type of Organization: Accreditation Organization
Type of Service: Full-service Association Management
Number of Service Hours Provided: 5,000 to 6,000
Client of TCAG Since: 1997
Executive Director: Sarah McEntee, NREMT-P
Accredited Agencies: 130
Accreditation Seminars: 3-4 annually
Board/Panel Meetings: 10
TCAG Management Highlights:
- Created a presence for CAAS in the EMS field by strengthening relationships with allied organizations, exhibiting at important industry trade shows, speaking and presenting at state and national programs, advertising in industry publications, and publishing articles in professional journals
- Developed an effective accreditation seminar series
- Established a well-visited Web site at www.caas.org
- Provided guidance for the first major revision of the CAAS gold standards in 2000
- More than doubled the number of accredited agencies in the U.S. and generated more than 130 new accreditations
- Have processed more than 300 agency accreditation and re-accreditation submissions
- Expanded the CAAS accreditation program to Canada in 2004 and Trinidad in 2007
- Named to ASAE 2003 Honor Roll
- Over 96% of eligible agencies have been reaccredited
