Balentine Ambulance Service

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Balentine Ambulance Service is the acute care division of Balentine Ambulance Service/Medical Transportation, Inc. We provide transportation to and from hospitals, nursing homes, rehabilitation services, and medical appointments.

We do in town, out of town and even out of state transfers. Balentine Ambulance Service is an approved Medicare/Medicaid provider for ambulance transportation. We also accept private insurance, workman's compensation and private pay clients. Our eleven ambulances are equipped with the latest medical equipment and advanced supplies such as 12-lead diagnostic ECG's and pulse oximeters (the first private in Northwest Louisiana to have such equipment). We are the only private service to carry portable respiratory ventilators for our patients. All of our ambulances have installed communication equipment in order to provide direct contact with every medical facility in the region.
Balentine Ambulance Service has been selected by the Caddo Parish Commission to be the provider of Emergency Medical Services for the rural areas of Caddo Parish. Additionally, we have units that are on constant standby to provide backup EMS services for both the Shreveport and Bossier
City Fire Departments.
Our select team of medical technicians are all certified by the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians and the Louisiana Bureau of EMS. Each team member has undergone CPR training and has well as Defensive Driving approved by the Department of Transportation (DOT). They specialize in the care and transportation of geriatric patients, dialysis patients, Alzheimer patients, and the terminally ill. Our Paramedics are certified in ACLS, PALS, PHTLS and NALS. Our staff is highly trained, very professional, and caring.