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Thurston County Medic One Earns First U. S. Ultrasound Accreditation

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Thurston County's Medic One ambulance service has become the first accredited ambulance ultrasound program in the United States, the county announced December 2, 2025. The Clinical Ultrasound Accreditation Program recognized all eight Medic One units, each of which now carries on-board ultrasound imaging equipment.

Eighty Medic One paramedics successfully completed the training requirements necessary to earn the accreditation.

Thurston County's Emergency Management office is located at 9521 Tilley Road Southwest in Olympia and can be reached at 360-867-2800.

📄 Source: County Government — https://www.thurstoncountywa.gov/departments/emergency-management
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    Thurston County's Medic One ambulance service has become the first accredited ambulance ultrasound program in the United States“Thurston County's ambulance service, Medic One, has become the first accredited ambulance ultrasound program in the United States.”
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    The county announced December 2, 2025No usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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    The Clinical Ultrasound Accreditation Program recognized all eight Medic One units“All eight of its Medic One ambulance units now have ultrasound imaging equipment installed, and 80 of its paramedics successfully completed the rigorous training requirements of the Clinical Ultrasound Accreditation Program.”
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    Each of the Medic One units now carries on-board ultrasound imaging equipment“All eight of its Medic One ambulance units now have ultrasound imaging equipment installed,”
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    Eighty Medic One paramedics successfully completed the training requirements necessary to earn the accreditation“80 of its paramedics successfully completed the rigorous training requirements of the Clinical Ultrasound Accreditation Program.”
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    Thurston County's Emergency Management office is located at 9521 Tilley Road Southwest in Olympia“Location 9521 Tilley Road Southwest Olympia, WA 98512 Phone: 360-867-2800 Fax: 360-867-2811 Monday–Friday: 7:00 am–4:00 pm”
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    Thurston County's Emergency Management office can be reached at 360-867-2800“For non-emergency help or questions call (360) 867-2800.”

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