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JeffSTAT, a medical transportation service owned and operated by Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, announced that it has received full accreditation from the Commission on the Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems (CAMTS). This makes JeffSTAT the only air and ground critical care transport program operating in Southeastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey to achieve such accreditation.

CAMTS is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality and safety of medical transport services around the world. The Commission offers a voluntary program to evaluate compliance with accreditation standards in patient care, safety, personnel education and training, vehicle maintenance, and management. There are only 120 accredited services in the world.

“We are extremely proud of achieving CAMTS accreditation,” said Brian Sweeney, RN, MBA, Director of JeffSTAT. “This validates our staffs’ commitment to excellence and solidifies our standing in the community as a program committed to the highest level of care and safety for our patients and customers.”

JeffSTAT is an all-inclusive provider of medical transportation services, providing helicopter transport and critical care, advanced life support, and basic life support ambulance services to hospitals in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware. Additional information is available at www.jeffersonhospital.org/jeffstat.