▁through ▁the ▁American ▁Heart ▁Association . ▁ ▁Acc red itation ▁Metro ▁West ▁Am bul ance ▁is ▁acc red ited ▁through ▁the ▁Commission ▁on ▁Acc red itation ▁of ▁Am bul ance ▁Services . ▁ ▁Hon ors ▁ ▁Oregon ▁D HS ▁Comm it ment ▁to ▁Qu ality ▁medal , ▁Special ▁Events ▁Division , ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁▁ ▁Oregon ▁D HS ▁Comm it ment ▁to ▁Qu ality ▁Medal , ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁▁▁ ▁Oregon ▁D HS ▁E MS ▁Unit ▁C itation , ▁Med ix ▁Am bul ance , ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁ ▁Compet itive ▁b idd ing ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁Metro ▁West ▁Am bul ance ▁competed ▁for ▁the ▁Washington ▁County ▁medical ▁transport ▁contract . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁Metro ▁West ▁won ▁the ▁Washington ▁County , ▁Oregon ▁contract ▁for ▁ 9 - 1 - 1 ▁dispatch . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁C lack am as ▁County , ▁Oregon ▁accepted ▁a ▁no - bid ▁contract ▁from ▁Metro ▁West ▁compet itor ▁AM R ▁over ▁ob jections . ▁Metro ▁West ▁was ▁not ▁present ▁during ▁the ▁final ▁discuss ions . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁union ized ▁med ics ▁for ▁area ▁amb ul ance ▁companies ▁approved ▁a ▁strike . ▁Their ▁chief ▁compla int ▁centered ▁on ▁pay ▁and ▁benefits , ▁with ▁their ▁company ▁being ▁compared ▁to ▁Metro ▁West . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Metro West ▁lost ▁a ▁bid ▁for ▁B LS ▁trans ports ▁in ▁Eug ene , ▁Oregon