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...
My mother signed up for AirMedCare Network membership at the beginning of January 2015. We lived with her at the time, so my family was covered. She had only paid the first month’s fee when we ended up needing it. My daughter, Bella, who was 23 months old at...
Roger and Gail Kiesling purchased an AirMedCare Network membership in May 2017, never thinking they would ever use it. Less than three months later, Roger suffered a cardiac event which happened while he and his wife were driving through Steelville, Missouri—a town of just over 1600. “It was around...
Guardian Flight companies include Eagle Air Med, serving parts of Arizona, New Mexico, South Dakota, Colorado and Utah; Hawaii Life Flight in Hawaii; and Guardian Flight in Alaska and Wyoming. Companies also include Gallup Med Flight and MedStar in New Mexico; Valley Med Flight in Michigan, Montana, and Minnesota;...
Med-Trans Corp. has new headquarters. The air medical provider has moved to a new building at the Denton Enterprise Airport in Texas with more office, classroom and hangar space. With 24,000 square feet of office and classroom space and 7,500 square feet of hangar accommodations, the new facility becomes...
The medical team of flight nurse Missy Ice and flight paramedic Alex Stringer recently competed at the Air Medical Transport Conference Sim Cup. The team, from the Effingham, Ill., Air Evac Lifeteam base, placed third in the international competition. The Sim Cup is an annual critical care skills competition,...
When you’ve got a family with varied interests, hobbies and study loads, it’s a challenge to keep everyone on track—not to mention, getting enough quality family time together and finishing those pesky chores! We’ve been there, and we know it’s difficult. Here are our top tips for keeping everyone...
You don’t need to have a green thumb to start an herb garden, you just need to get the basics right: sunlight, water, drainage and the best part—harvesting! Get growing today with these simple tips: Choose your herbs Which are the best herbs for you to grow? Well, ask...
