Carolita Crockett

Carolita “Carol” Crockett has dedicated more than 35 years to Emergency Medical Services, building an extraordinary career that spans patient care, operations, leadership, and education. Today, Carol serves as a Paramedic Instructor in the EMS Training Department at Mercy Ambulance Services in Savannah, Georgia, where her decades of experience continue to strengthen both individual providers and the organization as a whole.

Carol began her EMS career by earning her EMT certification from Savannah Technical College in 1990, followed by her Paramedic certification in 1993. Over the decades that followed, she served in numerous roles, including EMT, Paramedic, Director of Education, and Captain of EMS operations. Each position added to the depth of experience she now brings to the classroom and to those she mentors.

Education has become a defining part of Carol’s professional legacy. In addition to her work with Mercy Ambulance Services, she founded and operates an online EMS training business providing EMT-Basic, EMT-Advanced, Paramedic refresher courses, continuing education, and EMS tutoring. Through these efforts, Carol has devoted herself to helping EMS professionals strengthen their knowledge, maintain their skills, and advance in their careers.

Carol’s extensive credentials reflect her commitment to lifelong learning. She holds National Registry Paramedic, Flight Paramedic, Critical Care Transport Paramedic, Georgia Department of Public Health Paramedic, and Georgia Level III Instructor credentials. Her additional instructor and provider certifications span numerous areas of advanced emergency care, including ACLS, BCLS, PALS, PHTLS, AMLS, GEMS and EPC.

Throughout her career, Carol’s service has earned significant recognition. Her honors include being named Paramedic of the Year in 1996, receiving the WTOC Hometown Hero Award, and receiving the Governor’s Public Safety Award in 2023. These distinctions reflect a career characterized by sustained service, leadership, and dedication to the EMS profession.

Carol’s greatest impact, however, can be found in the knowledge and experience she shares with others. After more than three decades in EMS, she continues to educate, mentor, and prepare providers to deliver exceptional care to their communities. Her influence reaches far beyond any single classroom, ambulance, or organization through the EMS professionals whose careers she has helped shape.

Through her exceptional performance, leadership, clinical expertise, and immeasurable contributions to EMS education, Carol exemplifies the spirit of a Star of Life. Mercy Ambulance Services is proud to recognize Carol Crockett as a Star of Life.