Richmond Ambulance Authority Named a Virginia Municipal League Insurance Programs (VMLIP) Risk Management Performance Award Winner for 2017

Richmond, VA - The Richmond Ambulance Authority has been awarded a Virginia Municipal League Insurance Programs (VMLIP) Risk Management Performance Award for 2017. RAA was recognized Friday, May 12th at VMLIP’s 2017 Annual Meeting held in Glen Allen. Each year, Risk Management Performance Awards are presented to members with a proactive risk management attitude and commitment, excellent loss experience and reporting time, or a significant improvement in their loss ratios.  The purpose of the award is to encourage and recognize outstanding risk management performance. RAA’s clinical education staff was singled out for developing and maintaining an in-depth safe ambulance operator training program for current and new ambulance operators. The RAA Emergency Vehicle Operator Course (EVOC) is mandated by the Virginia Department of Health’s, Office of Emergency Medical Services (OEMS) for all individuals operating an ambulance. The accompanying level of safe vehicle operation has resulted in lower-than-industry levels of ‘at fault’ vehicle accidents for RAA’s fleet size and a reduction in overall insurance premiums. The award was also attributed to RAA’s efforts to preserve and protect IT and business infrastructure through Continuity of Business and Continuity of Operations Planning efforts.  RAA’s Safety and Risk Management Director, Bryan McRay, said ‘a part of the culture of safety is focused on Risk Management as well as risk reduction.&nbs...
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