Accredited Center of Excellence - ACE
Why Accreditation?
The National Academies of Emergency Dispatch is a standard-setting organization promoting safe and effective emergency dispatch services world-wide. Comprised of three allied Academies for medical, fire and police dispatching, the NAED supports first-responder related research, unified protocol application, legislation for emergency call center regulation, and strengthening the emergency dispatch community through education, certification, and accreditation.
Accredited Centers share a common goal of improving public care and maximizing the efficiency of 911 systems. The National Academies of Emergency Dispatch, through its College of Fellows, has established a high standard of excellence for emergency dispatch, providing the tools to achieve this high standard at both the dispatcher level through Certification, and at the communication center level through the Accreditation Program.
Our Dispatchers, Dispatch Review Committee, and Dispatch Steering Committee have been preparing for the accreditation process for several years. In January 2007, we submitted our application and supporting documentation to the NAED Accreditation Committee.
On April 17, 2007, Montgomery County Hospital District became the 111th Accredited Center of Excellence, in the world - and only the 4th in Texas.
