MedEvac Foundation congratulates SMTA Scholarship winner
Source: MedEvac Foundation, 09-Apr-13
Mercy Life Line Flight Nurse Supervisor, Matthew Benzen, RN, BSN, CFRN, CMTE, has been awarded the 2013 Safety Management Training Academy (SMTA) Scholarship by the MedEvac Foundation International. Mr. Benzen receives the scholarship based on his long standing dedication to safety in the critical care transport community. Mr. Benzen has been actively involved in the [...]
MedEvac Foundation International appoints Chief Development Officer
Source: MedEvac Foundation, 28-Feb-13
The MedEvac Foundation International is pleased to announce the hiring of Jane R. Chittick as Chief Development Officer. Ms. Chittick, a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE), comes to the MedEvac Foundation from the American University in Washington, DC where she most recently served as the Assistant Vice President of Development, responsible for the University’s Major [...]
MedEvac Foundation Awards Key Research & Education Grants
Source: MedEvac Foundation, 13-Jan-13
The MedEvac Foundation International is pleased to announce funding provisions for three key research and education grants in emergency medical transport totaling $47,250. The Foundation awards grants through a competitive application and review process. Dr. Stephen Thomas from the OU Schusterman Center in Oklahoma will be supported in his Collaborative Statewide Education Program on Patient [...]
MedEvac Foundation International introduces Mission San Juan Island
Source: MedEvac Foundation International, 10-Jul-12
Mission San Juan Island: Hero Retrieval brings together a group of eight Heroes, medevac industry leaders and volunteers from outside the industry, for a common cause… to raise money for vital medevac research and education programs. The event will be held Saturday, October 20 on San Juan Island, just prior to the start of the [...]
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 [...]
MedEvac Foundation International announces scholarship winner
Source: MedEvac Foundation, 26-Apr-12
MedEvac Foundation International supports emerging leaders in the critical care transport community by offering a two-year competitive scholarship to the Medical Transport Leadership Institute (MTLI). The 2012 award went to Dr. Ryan Gerecht. Dr. Gerecht is a second-year resident at the University of Cincinnati, and a flight physician for UC Health University Hospital Air Care [...]
MedEvac Foundation releases public education publication
Source: MedEvac Foundation, 09-Nov-11
MedEvac Foundation International is pleased to release the public education publication Air Medical Services: Critical Component of Modern Healthcare Systems. This is an updated version of Air Medicine: Accessing the Future of Healthcare, an award-winning publication translated into 11 languages. The intended use is to educate public policy makers, regulatory agencies, healthcare system leaders, and [...]
American Eurocopter donates $250K to MedEvac Foundation International
Source: American Eurocopter, 19-Oct-11
American Eurocopter, the leading provider of helicopters to the Air Medical Transport industry, and the MedEvac Foundation are proud to announce that American Eurocopter has chosen to donate $250,000 to the MedEvac Foundation. The money will be used to support the Foundation and its research to promote safety within the industry. “As the leader in [...]
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 congratulates 2011 MTLI scholarship winner
Source: MedEvac Foundation International, 29-May-11
MedEvac Foundation International has bestowed its 3rd annual Medical Transport Leadership Institute Scholarship to Mr. Christopher Hall, BS, FP-C, NREMT-P of PHI Air Medical Services. The 2-year scholarship is awarded based on active involvement, industry achievement level and commitment to critical care transport services, and is made possible through a generous donation from Metro Aviation, [...]
MedEvac Foundation International awards Children’s Scholarship
Source: MedEvac Foundation, 29-Jan-11
A psychology major student has been named the second recipient of the MedEvac Foundation International Children’s Scholarship Award. Elisha Codding, 18, was honored with the $2,500 award during an event at REACH Air Medical Services in Santa Rosa, CA earlier this month. The post-secondary scholarship is awarded annually to a child who lost a parent [...]
MedEvac Foundation round off last month’s successful AMTC
Source: MedEvac Foundation, 21-Nov-10
MedEvac Foundation held and sponsored many successful events at the Air Medical Transport Conference (AMTC) in Ft. Lauderdale last month. Here are just a few highlights: Former astronaut Daniel Bursch, Captain, USN, Ret. spoke at the AMTC Tuesday General Session, relating safety lessons from NASA to air medical transport. Bursch was a guest of the [...]
MedEvac Foundation International re-elects Kevin Hutton as Chairperson
Source: MedEvac Foundation International, 10-Nov-10
The board of directors of MedEvac Foundation International have elected Kevin Hutton MD, FACEP, of San Diego, CA, to serve a fifth one-year term as chair of the organization following the Foundation’s 2010-2011 elections. Dr. Hutton and other board officers were elected during the recent Air Medical Transport Conference (AMTC) in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Dr. [...]
Avstar Media pledges $10K to MedEvac Foundation International
Source: Avstar Media, 14-Oct-10
Avstar Media, a provider of web-based training solutions for medical helicopter and fixed-wing aircraft pilots, has made a $10,000 pledge to MedEvac Foundation International for safety-related initiatives. “We are thrilled we can assist MedEvac Foundation International with this monetary gift that will help make medevac transport safer,” said Tom Ramirez, president of Avstar Media in [...]
Bell donates $200K to MedEvac Foundation International
Source: Bell, 13-Oct-10
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced at the 2010 Air Medical Transport Conference (AMTC) its continued support for MedEvac Foundation International. This donation reinforces the two entities’ dual commitment to supporting the advancement of air medical transport. Bell Helicopter’s $200,000 donation will help support MedEvac Foundation’s research, education, outreach and other charitable [...]
Aerolite donates $40K to MedEvac Foundation International
Source: Aerolite, 20-Jul-10
Aerolite Max Bucher AG and its U.S. subsidiary, Aerolite America LLC, have presented a $40,000 donation to MedEvac Foundation International, as part of the companies’ dual commitment to advancing air-medical safety worldwide through national and international research and education projects and globally focused air-medical-transport-related charity endeavors. “As a leading independent designer and manufacturer of helicopter [...]
Airway Management Study Reveals High Critical Care Transport Crew Success Rates
Source: medevac-foundation, 20-Jul-10
A study assessing critical care transport (CCT) crews’ success rates with managing the airways of patients while enroute to the hospital by air or ground ambulance has revealed that those rates were favorable, and, more importantly, were similar to findings reported in acute-care hospital settings. Results of the study, which was fully funded by a [...]
MedEvac Foundation International announces 2010 grant recipients
Source: MedEvac Foundation International, 30-Jun-10
Four medevac transport research and education projects – examining topics that include the study of fatigue in medical helicopter crew members, crisis resources in medical transport, building an online air-medical transport curriculum, and appropriate utilization in response to medevac helicopter trauma-scene requests – have been awarded grant funding totaling $73,458 by MedEvac Foundation International for [...]
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. [...]
Sikorsky Completes $100,000-Plus Pledge of Support to MedEvac Foundation International
Source: JEMS, 18-Dec-09
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. has presented a $35,000 donation to MedEvac Foundation International, its third in a series, completing its total $105,000 pledge to the air-medical charitable and research organization and bringing it into the Foundation’s Chairman’s Circle of $100,000-plus donors.
MedEvac Foundation International Awards First Children’s Scholarship
Source: Vertical, 03-Oct-09
A pre-med student has been named the first recipient of the MedEvac Foundation International Children’s Scholarship Award. Joshua Codding, 19, of Santa Rosa, Calif., will be honored with the $2,500 award during an opening session at the Air Medical Transport Conference on Oct. 27, 2009.
