Mark Haskell of Coastline Ambulance Services receives certification to provide pet therapy in hospitals and nursing facilities
RISBJ Staff | Aug 26, 2015
Addison-English Bulldog
EAST PROVIDENCE, RI-Mark Haskell, President of Corporate Affairs and Government Relations for Coastline Ambulance Services (www.coastlineems.com) and its sister company Stat-Southcoast EMS, has obtained certification in Pet Therapy from the Community College of Rhode Island.
As such, Haskell of Rehoboth, Massachusetts and his English Bulldog Addison will provide the service in hospitals and nursing facilities throughout the region as part of the Coastline range of services.
Haskell is also in the process of receiving his credential in Pet Therapy from the Windwalker Humane Coalition for Professional Pet Assisted Therapy (http://www.windwalkercoalition.org) in Rhode Island.
Animal-assisted therapy is a growing field that uses dogs or other animals to help people recover from or better cope with health problems, such as heart disease, cancer and mental health disorders. In addition, it provides comfort and enjoyment for hospital patients and nursing home residents.
Haskell graduated from Roger Williams University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration; he has been an EMT since 1990 and also serves as Assistant Fire Chief on the Rehoboth, MA Fire Department.
Carol Mansfield, owner/CEO and Coastline Ambulance Services and Stat-Southcoast EMS, said, “It gives us great pleasure to add Pet Therapy to our core of services and to announce Mark’s certification in this important area of health care.”
About Coastline Ambulance Services
Coastline is based in East Providence at Dexter Avenue, and provides ambulance services and wheelchair transport, including emergent and non-emergent transportation, and inter-facility transfers. Coastline Ambulance Services employs 85 Paramedics, Cardiac, EMTs and runs 7 ambulances and 12 chair cars each day. The firm was acquired by Carol Mansfield, CEO of two Massachusetts companies, Stat and Stat – Southcoast EMS, in 2012. In the year since Stat-Southcoast has taken over the company, the number of monthly transports have quadrupled and the company has expanded its service area to work with additional hospitals and health care facilities. For additional information on Coastline Ambulance Service, please contact Mark Haskell, President of Corporate Relations and Government Affairs at 508-997-0707.
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