AirMedCare Network member Sarah McLen received a phone call on January 31, 2016. The voice on the end of the line said, “Sarah, this is Monte. Are you close?” Sarah’s husband, Frank, had been in a motorcycle accident. A truck ran him off the road at a steep curve....
Marina Cochran-Smith and Chad Swimmer had just had their first child, Oliver, via home birth. Like countless newborns, Oliver developed jaundice. Jaundice occurs so frequently that many doctors consider it a normal part of the first few days of a baby’s life. Most cases are short-term and ultimately harmless....
Like many newly retired people, Wetzel County, West Virginia, resident Nancy Raper had lots of plans and dreams of how her daily life might be different after retiring. Unfortunately, Nancy did not have much time to dream or plan anything. Because less than two months after her retirement, Nancy...
See Farah Gee Sears’ Facebook post praising AMCN for her son’s rescue and the value of membership: Farah Gee Sears’ Best, TX If you never read another one of my posts, read this one. My heart literally skipped a beat when I opened the bill for Liam’s fixed wing...
“My husband Allen, 62, woke up non-verbal, slightly combative and drenched in sweat. I called 911 and our local ambulance transported him to the hospital 20 miles away, where the ER doctor advised us to go straight to Air Evac Lifeteam! Time was crucial as we all thought full...
Not all air ambulance transports are from the scene of illness or accident. In fact, many emergency transportations by air ambulance occur because patients need specialty hospitals or higher levels of care than the facility they are currently in can provide. Many of the air ambulance transport calls AirMedCare...
One of the fastest, safest ways to transport a medical patient just got an upgrade. Meet the AIRBUS H125 helicopter, the newest member of the UCHealth Memorial Hospital staff. On March 5, it went into service—replacing Memorial Star, which served the region for 15 years. The new, red and...
Leading air medical transport company Guardian Flight is transitioning its medical jet fleet in Alaska to Learjet 45s to cover the vast distances in America’s largest state. Five Learjet 45s will replace Guardian Flight’s older and smaller Learjet 35s and Beechjets. Compared to the smaller jets, the mid-size Learjet 45s...
Greenwood Village, CO, and Lewisville, TX – Air Medical Group Holdings (AMGH), a KKR portfolio company, and American Medical Response (AMR) today announced the completion of a previously announced combination of the two companies to create a new industry-leading medical transportation company. Now AMGH and AMR will now operate under...
Many people sign up for an AirMedCare Network (AMCN) emergent air ambulance membership hoping they will never need treatment and transportation for a serious accident or illness. Because AMCN membership covers the entire household and has no age restrictions, unlike many other membership programs, the benefits extend to the...
