Many stories underscore the importance of having access to emergency medical services, particularly in remote and rural areas. These remote areas are called EMS deserts because access to emergency medical care is less readily available. The remoteness makes access to prompt and efficient medical care in an emergency difficult...
New Operation Provides Lifesaving Care to Residents in Emergency Situations (KENAI, Ak.) — Guardian Flight Alaska’s newest air medical transport base in Kenai is now in service. Located alongside the Guardian Flight helicopter base at the Kenai Municipal Airport, the new fixed-wing base expands access to lifesaving care for...
Wendy Simpson doesn’t consider herself an EMS expert. While she works as a membership sales manager for AirMedCare Network (AMCN), a Global Medical Response (GMR) alliance of helicopter and airplane ambulances, Simpson makes it clear she’s not an experienced medical professional. “Growing up, I actually wanted to be a...
AeroCare, a leading provider of air medical services in West Texas and East New Mexico, is honoring one of its longest-serving employees, Dr. Craig Rhyne, for 30 years of dedicated service. Dr. Rhyne serves as the medical director for the air medical provider’s 11-base locations. “Dr. Rhyne has been...
Serious illness and injuries are a part of life. If you live in a remote area or in an area where specialty hospitals are not available, helicopter or fixed -wing emergency medical transportation can be the critical link to lifesaving care for many people during a medical emergency. So,...
Most people are familiar with a variety of aircraft, and many have even taken trips on airplanes or helicopters. If you have never been transported by air ambulance, you may not be as familiar with the important, life-saving differences in the aircraft our AirMedCare Network providers utilize in their...
Start those engines again! The roaring motors and flashy vehicles at NASCAR® races are a thing of beauty for millions of fans across the country. In 2022, there were four lucky winners selected at random to join driver Corey LaJoie at the Miami Homestead Speedway. The winners enjoyed three...
Travel! When you live in a country that has glacial to tropical temperatures – and everything in between- a trip now and then is in the cards for most people, especially with summer just around the corner. Some prefer laidback beach vacations, museums and plays, others enjoy hikes through...
GMR Member Network’s AMCN is proud to team up with Corey LaJoie, AKA “Super Shoe, “for another year! Corey LaJoie is a full-time driver of the number 7 Chevrolet Camaro for Spire Motorsports and a third-generation racer. LaJoie has become a staple among the NASCAR community for his racing...
The Dallas Cowboys honored victims, first responders and U.S. military servicemen and women on the 21st anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. GMR, the official emergency medical service provider of the Dallas Cowboys, in partnership with the Dallas Cowboys and the National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation, hosted 21 first...
