Australia – CareFlight wins AAMS award
Source: Blacktown Sun, 24-Apr-13
An American aeromedical organisation has presented CareFlight with the Excellence in Community Service award in Washington for its training program last Friday. Association of Air Medical Services president Rick Sherlock said it was the first time an aeromedical service outside the US had received the award. (See full story)
HAI and AAMS win two year extension to FAA LOX exemption
Source: HAI, 31-Jan-13
On Wednesday, January 30, 2013, the FAA notified HAI that it is granting a 2-year extension of an exemption for helicopter EMS operators. Exemption 6002 allows properly trained air medical pilots to remove and reinstall liquid oxygen system containers under specified conditions. The exemption was set to expire on Thursday, January 31, 2013, but is [...]
AAMS announces newly Chair of the Board
Source: AAMS, 08-Nov-12
The board of directors of the Association of Air Medical Services (AAMS) recently elected Gerald M. Pagano, ATP, CFI, CFII, ASPM, past CMTE of Delray Beach, Fla., to serve a one-year term as Chair of the Board following AAMS’ 2012-2014 elections. He replaces Timothy Pickering, JD, EMT-P, CMTE of Air-Evac EMS in O’Fallon, Mo. Pagano [...]
MedFlight of Ohio wins 2012 Vision Zero aviation safety award
Source: American Eurocopter, 24-Oct-12
American Eurocopter is proud to announce that MedFlight of Ohio has won the 2012 Vision Zero Aviation Safety Award, topping the list of a record 25 nominees. MedFlight representatives were presented with the award and a $10,000 check by Anthony DiNota, American Eurocopter Vice President of Sales, Marketing and Customer Support, during the AMTC Community [...]
2012 SMTA Scholarship winner named
Source: MedEvac Foundation International, 01-Jun-12
Jonathan Godfrey, RN, CMTE, has been named as 2012 SMTA Scholarship winner. Godfrey won this award because of his own mission to make the medical transport community safer through education, awareness, and the encouragement of personal vigilance. Godfrey is the Safety Officer/Representative for the Children’s National Medical Center Transport Team in Washington, DC. He implemented [...]
AAMS to celebrate MedEvac Hour during EMS Week
Source: AAMS, 17-May-12
Next week is National EMS Week, May 20-26, 2012, during which there will be strong focus on the important work of EMS providers nationwide. In conjunction with EMS Week, the Association of Air Medical Services (AAMS) will put special emphasis on the life-saving work of medevac crews around the world through our annual MedEvac Hour [...]
AAMS selects new CEO
Source: AAMS, 06-Mar-12
The Association of Air Medical Services (AAMS) is thrilled to announce the appointment of new CEO Richard J. Sherlock to lead the AAMS organization. Sherlock will assume the leadership position on March 10, 2012, and will serve in a dual role as the CEO of MedEvac Foundation International as well. Sherlock will be in attendance [...]
Hartford Hospital’s Life Star wins AAMS award
Source: Hartford Hospital, 22-Nov-11
It’s the life-saving medical helicopter that has been saving lives since 1985, and its team just received a great honor. The LIFE STAR program, owned and operated by Hartford Hospital, has been selected as a recipient of the Association of Air Medical Services (AAMS) Program of the Year for 2011. The Program of the Year [...]
AAMS congratulates 2011 Program Director of the Year
Source: AAMS, 08-Nov-11
Alexandria, VA. – The Association of Air Medical Services (AAMS) is proud to announce its 2011 Program Director of the year, Thomas P. Judge, CCT-P, Executive Director, LifeFlight of Maine. The Program Director of the Year Award, sponsored by Bell Helicopter, recognizes Mr. Tom Judge for his superior level of knowledge and management prowess, quality [...]
Community Awards Recipients Honored at AMTC
Source: AAMS, 07-Nov-11
The Association of Air Medical Services (AAMS) is proud to announce its 2011 Community Awards recipients. Each year, these national awards are presented to individuals and organizations that exemplify the best of the air-medical and critical-care-ground transport community. This year’s recipients were honored at a special awards dinner on October 17, 2011 during the Air [...]
AAMS appoints interim CEO
Source: AAMS, 27-Oct-11
The AAMS Search Committee, chaired by Past President of AAMS Dr. Dan Hankins and AAMS Board President Timothy Pickering, are pleased to announce that Mr. John Fiegel, CAE, has accepted the position of Interim CEO of AAMS. Dr. Hankins reflected that, “The search committee has been working diligently with our Search Consultants, Pangburn Partners, LLC, [...]
Ornge Medical Director wins AAMS award
Source: Ornge, 20-Oct-11
Ornge, a world leader in transport medicine, is proud to congratulate Dr. Russell MacDonald, Ornge’s Medical Director for Research and Development, on winning the Association of Air Medical Services (AAMS) Barbara A. Hess Research and Education Award. One of the transport medicine industry’s highest honours, the award was presented to Dr. MacDonald at the Air [...]
AMTC 11 opens in St. Louis, Missouri
Source: AAMS, 17-Oct-11
What: This year’s Air Medical Transport Conference (AMTC), the largest gathering of its kind worldwide, will bring more than 2,200 air medical transport professionals from across the globe together for 150-plus education sessions covering topics in a variety of disciplines including safety, core clinical, specialty clinical, management, aviation, research, and communications. In addition, the AMTC [...]
Strengthening AAMS and the MedEvac Foundation International is a community effort
Source: AAMS, 17-Oct-11
Thanks to two generous challenge donations by Air Methods Corporation, the Association of Air Medical Services and MedEvac Foundation International have received additional investment. “These challenge grants are an expression of our continuing faith in the mission of AAMS and the MedEvac Foundation. These organizations are the lifeblood of the medical transport community. Air Methods [...]
MedEvac Foundation and AAMS announces newest addition
Source: MedEvac Foundation, 15-Jun-11
MedEvac Foundation and AAMS welcomes Clara Harrod for a two-month internship made possible through a grant to the MedEvac Foundation from the ExxonMobil Summer Jobs Program, administered by Volunteer Fairfax. Clara is a rising senior at Ohio Northern University in Ada, Ohio, where she volunteers as an EMT on a local Rescue Squad. During her [...]
AAMS Safety Management Training Academy – One Month Away
Source: AAMS, 03-Jun-11
The AAMS Safety Management Training Academy (SMTA) is a robust training program on safety management for the air medical and critical care community. The program provides a comprehensive foundation in the science and application of the discipline of safety systems for current and future leaders in emergency medical transport. Participants will garner specific knowledge and [...]
AAMS launches “MedEvac Hour” awareness campaign
Source: AAMS, 18-May-11
The Association of Air Medical Services (AAMS) is pleased to announce the launch of MedEvac Hour, a public awareness effort to educate the populace on the unique and crucial role that MedEvac transport plays within the larger EMS system. MedEvac crews work daily to safely and efficiently serve the most critically ill and injured patients [...]
AAMS renews safety commitment to International Helicopter Safety Team
Source: AAMS, 10-Mar-11
The Association of Air Medical Services (AAMS) is proud to announce a strong renewed commitment to the safety goals of the International Helicopter Safety Team (IHST). Launched in 2005, this worldwide effort led by the IHST has been centered on uncovering the means to drive down the universal helicopter accident rate. The objective is to [...]
Research finds 98.6% of helicopter EMS flights are “medically necessary”
Source: AAMS, 24-Feb-11
Alexandria, VA – A research study performed by the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria found that, out of 27,697 surveyed helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS) transports, only 377 (1.4%) were found to be medically inappropriate flights. These findings contradict critics of HEMS, who have long claimed that a large but until now [...]
AAMS files response to FAA Air Ambulance Safety NPRM
Source: AAMS, 16-Jan-11
The Association of Air Medical Services (AAMS) has officially filed its comments with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in response to the FAA’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), “Air Ambulance and Commercial Helicopter Operations, Part 91 Helicopter Operations, and Part 135 Aircraft Operations; Safety Initiatives and Miscellaneous Amendments.” Summary of Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM),Docket [...]
AAMS re-elects President for second one-year term
Source: AAMS, 19-Oct-10
The board of directors of the Association of Air Medical Services (AAMS) elected Daniel G. Hankins, MD, FACEP, of Oronoco, Minn., to serve a second one-year term as president of the organization following AAMS’ 2010-2013 elections. Dr. Hankins and other board officers were elected during the Air Medical Transport Conference (AMTC), held Oct. 11-13, 2010, [...]
AirLife Denver wins AAMS Air Medical Program of the Year
Source: AirLife Denver, 11-Oct-10
Each year, several hundred air medical programs operate internationally in life-saving efforts for their surrounding communities. Thousands of emergency medical professionals, pilots, communication specialists and administrative staff work together on a daily basis to serve their patients – rural and urban, all sizes and ages, any physical malady imagineable – to keep them safe and [...]
Air ambulance safety is focus of Air Medical Transport Conference
Source: AAMS, 01-Oct-10
Medevac transport safety, and that of helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) in particular, is a focal point of this year’s Air Medical Transport Conference (AMTC), which is set for October 11-13, 2010, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Not-to-be-missed HEMS safety regulatory-related conference highlights include details from Administration (FAA) officials regarding the FAA’s soon-to-be-released Notice of Proposed [...]
AAMS Launches Safety Management Training Academy
Source: AAMS, 19-May-10
Making air and critical care ground medical transport as safe as possible through a systemic, scientific approach is the primary aim of a new Safety Management Training Academy being launched this summer by the Association of Air Medical Services (AAMS). The five-day AAMS Safety Management Training Academy is set for June 13-17, 2010, at Oglebay [...]
AAMS Medical Transport Leadership Institute Certifies 60 Graduates
Source: AAMS, 11-May-10
The Medical Transport Leadership Institute (MTLI) has graduated its 12th class of Certified Medical Transport Executives (CMTEs). The class of 2010 included 60 new CMTE designees, bringing the total of currently certified air-transport executives to approximately 360. “As founding organization of the MTLI program, AAMS is proud to honor these graduates with CMTE status,” said [...]
Medical researcher to present findings on use of ultrasound in EMS helicopters
Source: AAMS, 28-Apr-10
A medical researcher who received a MedEvac Foundation International grant for a project that proposes the revolutionary use of transcranial ultrasound to initiate the early diagnosis and potential treatment of stroke symptoms during medical helicopter transport will present his research team’s preliminary findings at a conference set for May 7, 2010, in Regensburg, Germany. Dr. [...]
AAMS considers regionalization of EMS
Source: AAMS, 12-Mar-10
More than 100 air medical services personnel from across the country will converge on the nation’s capital March 17-19, 2010, to draw greater attention to emergency medical services (EMS) regionalization, health care reform, disaster response, EMS helicopter safety and other issues affecting the emergency medical transport community. As part of their visit, these air medical [...]
AAMS Forges Landmark Agreement with Australia’s ISAS
Source: http://www.aams.org/Content/NavigationMenu/MediaRoom/PressReleases/AAMS_ISAS_Agreement_112009.doc, 01-Dec-09
The Association of Air Medical Services (AAMS) and the International Society of Aeromedical Services (Australasia), also known as ISAS, have signed a ground-breaking agreement to collaborate on international initiatives that will enhance the provision of air-medical transport services worldwide.
AAMS Hails White House Nomination of Rosekind to NTSB Board
Source: Vertical, 06-Oct-09
The Association of Air Medical Services (AAMS) today applauded the White House for nominating Mark R. Rosekind, Ph.D., an expert on fatigue and its effects on productivity and safe flight operations, to the National Transportation Safety Board.
Study Identifies Key Predictors of Critical Events That Occur During Air-Medical Transport
Source: RotorNews, 29-Sep-09
A new medical journal study, the largest of its kind to date, finds that 5 percent of urgent-care patients experience a critical event such as a major resuscitation, rapid loss of blood pressure, respiratory arrest and even death during air-medical transport
AAMS Outlines Vital Role of Air-Med, Critical-Care Transport in Health Care Reform
Source: Vertical, 21-May-09
Air-Medical Flight Teams Lobby to Improve Various Aspects of Air Ambulance Safety
Source: Vertical, 17-Mar-09
AAMS comments on NTSB hearings about Medically Appropriate Uses of Medevac Helicopters
Source: Rotorhub, 05-Feb-09
AAMS Representatives to Testify in NTSB Helicopter Safety Hearings
Source: Vertical Magazine, 31-Jan-09
