In Motion Technology, the leader in mobile networking technologies that efficiently connect and manage equipment, information and people in the field, today announced that Acadian Ambulance Service is deploying In Motion Technology solutions to manage operations, improve emergency communications and save lives across Louisiana and South East Texas.
Founded in 1971 with two ambulances, Acadian Ambulance Services today is the largest private ambulance company in the United States, with 270 ambulances and more than 2,650 employees. Acadian transports more 1,000 patients every day across its vast and diverse service footprint that includes urban and suburban areas, the remote swamps of Louisiana’s bayou, and offshore oil rigs in the open Gulf of Mexico. Acadian has dispatch centers in Lafayette, Louisiana and Austin, Texas.
Acadian Ambulance has deployed In Motion’s patented onBoard Mobile Gateway in 250 ambulances and command vehicles, and plans to deploy Gateways throughout its entire fleet.
The Gateway turns Acadian’s vehicles into reliable, secure mobile hotspots, enabling all on-board data devices, including laptops, mobile data terminals, ECGs, and driver and vehicle monitoring systems to connect seamlessly and securely. The Gateway senses and selects the best available wireless network, and roams across commercial cellular, 3G, 700 MHz and municipal W-Fi networks to provide mobile communications with unparalleled reliability across Acadian’s vast service area. The Gateway offers levels of data security and communications reliability that set it apart from other mobile communications solutions.
“In Motion Technology has dramatically improved our operations and reduced our response times,” said Kenny Logan, Director of Electronic Technology for Acadian Ambulance Service. “Previously, emergency communications took up to 2 minutes to be received by units in the field. Today, with In Motion Technology, voice, data and diagnostic quality patient information get through instantaneously.”
Acadian’s headquarters staff uses In Motion’s onBoard Mobility Manager to monitor and manage operations remotely and in real time. The Mobility Manager continuously collects and analyzes information from Gateway-equipped vehicles to provide headquarters staff with a virtual dashboard of detailed information about networks, vehicles and devices. In the future, Acadian plans on deploying recently released modules that allow organizations to remotely monitor vehicle diagnostics, track assets and troubleshoot data devices connected to Gateways.
“The gulf coast region is one of the most demanding parts of the world for first responders, and we are honored that Acadian Ambulance relies on In Motion Technology,” said Kirk Moir, CEO of In Motion. “More than 185 utility, commercial and first responder fleets have entrusted In Motion Technology to transform operations, improve communications, and reduce costs.”
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