james d. fuiten headquarters 45 32 42 n 122 55 36 w 45.544877 n 122.926776 w 45.544877 ; 122.926776 coordinates 45 32 42 n 122 55 36 w 45.544877 n 122.926776 w 45.544877 ; 122.926776 hillsboro oregon united states area served washington county oregon oregon coast services medical transport website www.metrowest.fm metro west ambulance is an ambulance corporation based in the u.s. state of oregon with ambulances and wheelie vans throughout washington county and along the oregon coast under the names pacific west ambulance bay cities ambulance and medix ambulance . metro west also manages the vernonia volunteer ambulance association . 1 in addition to daily emergency ambulance services metro west also serves customers through a comprehensive wheelchair van service special event medical support for portland s moda center the oregon state fair and many other events throughout the year . metro west also offers community medical and preparedness training with education for life through the american heart association . contents 1 accreditation 2 honors 3 competitive bidding 4 legal 5 see also 6 references 7 external links accreditation edit metro west ambulance is accredited through the commission on accreditation of ambulance services . 2 honors edit oregon dhs commitment to quality medal special events division 2002 1 oregon dhs commitment to quality medal 2004 2 3 oregon dhs ems unit citation medix ambulance 2006 4 competitive bidding edit in 1996 metro west ambulance competed for the washington county medical transport contract . 3 in 1997 metro west won the washington county oregon contract for 9 1 1 dispatch . 4 in 2006 clackamas county oregon accepted a no bid contract from metro west competitor amr over objections . metro west was not present during the final discussions . 5 in 2007 unionized medics for area ambulance companies approved a strike . their chief complaint centered on pay and benefits with their company being compared to metro west . 6 in 2008 metrowest lost a bid for bls transports in eugene oregon . later in 2015 metrowest won the eugene springfield bls tranport contract and began service on february 1 2015 . legal edit in 2004 metro west ambulance successfully defended against a wrongful termination lawsuit by a former employee . 7 see also edit american medical response american heart association references edit vernonia volunteer ambulance association commission on accreditation of ambulance services brock kathy . firefighters amr team up on washington county bid . portland business journal july 19 1996 . brock kathy . metro west contract . portland business journal august 29 1997 . the oregonian article republished by emsresponder.com new oregon ambulance contract will drive rates higher the oregonian article reprinted by the journal of emergency medical services ore . ambulance workers ok strike oregon judicial department appellate court opinions external links edit panda pediatric ambulance citysearch ems directory washington county retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title metro west ambulance & oldid 721608946 categories ambulance services in the united statescompanies based in hillsboro oregonprivately held companies based in oregoncompanies established in 19531953 establishments in oregonhidden categories coordinates not on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 23 may 2016 at 00 10 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view