Joe Mathews, who happily identifies himself as an avid outdoorsman, has always been healthy and athletic. He was a competitive swimmer in high school. He is an experienced backpacker and Alpine skier who spent 10 years as a ski patroller in the Sierras. But now, Joe is looking forward...
Unforgettable. That’s the word 17-year-old William Cassil used to describe his meeting with the flight crew that he credits as one of the main reasons he’s alive today. A dramatic word from a teenager, but not according to William, who cherished every minute of a rare, patient-air emergency crew...
Becky Drake has flown more than 1,000 patients. There are more than 1800 pilots and medical crew members who work for Air Evac Lifeteam, and only a handful achieve the 1,000 patient flights milestone. Becky Drake, flight paramedic for the Greenville, Texas, Air Evac base, recently reached that pinnacle. Drake...
Med-Trans Corp., part of the Global Medical Response (GMR) family of companies, announced on October 4th that it has purchased the assets of Hospital Wing, a premier air medical provider in Memphis and the Mid-South. Kim Montgomery, Chief Operating Officer for Med-Trans, said the acquisition was finalized on Friday,...
Hope, against all odds, against conventional wisdom, and even, at times, against all medical consensus, is the great, human motivator to persevere. Often, where there is hope, there is, quite literally, life. On January 9, 2021, it was hope, and the skill of first responders and hospital staff, that...
GMR hosted the Inaugural Ceremony for the National EMS Memorial Service (NEMSMS) and the 2021 National EMS Weekend of Honor Moving Honors procession launch on July 16 at GMR offices in Lewisville, TX. The NEMSMS, the National EMS Memorial Foundation, and the National EMS Memorial Bike Ride paid tribute...
Bradley Childress has flown more than 2,000 patients. There are more than 1800 pilots and medical crew members who work for Air Evac Lifeteam, and only one percent of employees achieve the 2,000 patient flights milestone. Bradley Childress, Base Pilot Supervisor for the Harlan, Ky., Air Evac base, recently...
None of us can really know when we’ll be faced with an emergency. That’s why being prepared is so important. Barbara Tighe never imagined that, on this day, the air ambulance service she signed up for would save her life. “On March 26, 2021, the day started like any...
Britta Thomason, a Peach County native, has served on the frontlines of COVID-19 as both a flight nurse and as part of the Nurse Navigation Line for Global Medical Response crews deployed to New York and New Jersey at the beginning of the pandemic. Thomason also leads the Air...
AirMedCare Network to Resume Sales of Air Ambulance Memberships in North Dakota (WEST PLAINS) — The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals today issued its long-awaited ruling on a challenge to North Dakota Senate Bill 2231, which prohibited the sale and advertisement of AirMedCare Network (AMCN) memberships in the state. In a...
