AirMed International
{{short description|Air ambulance service}}
{{For|the medical airline based out of the United Kingdom|AirMed}}
{{primary sources|date=November 2010}}
{{Infobox company
| name = AirMed International
| former_name = MEDjet
| industry = Airline
| founded = 1987
| key_people = {{Unbulleted list|Denise M. Treadwell (President)|Darby Wix (Vice President of Aviation Operations)|Brandon Bates (Sr. Director of Global Strategy & Partner Relations|Amber Payne-Gregory (Director of Medical Operations)}}
}}
AirMed International, LLC, based in Birmingham, Alabama, is aa FAA-approved fee-for-service air ambulance airline. AirMed holds accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems (CAMTS) and the European Aero-medical Institute,{{cite web |title=Accredited Providers |url=https://eurami.org/eurami-accreditation/accredited-providers/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190618010207/https://eurami.org/eurami-accreditation/accredited-providers/ |archive-date=2019-06-18 |access-date=2019-06-18 |website=EURAMI}} 18 June 2019 and is an accredited service provider with the International Assistance Group (IAG).{{Cite journal |date=1999 |title=First home care network accredited by URAC |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s1084-628x(99)90060-6 |journal=Home Care Provider |volume=4 |issue=3 |pages=95 |doi=10.1016/s1084-628x(99)90060-6 |issn=1084-628X|url-access=subscription }}File:AirMed International British Aerospace BAe 125-800A CBR Gilbert.jpg at Canberra Airport (2006).|305x305px]]
History
The company was founded in 1987 as MEDjet International and was renamed AirMed International in 2003. AirMed offers international service to all countries except for Iraq, North Korea, and Libya.{{Needs citation|date=December 2023}}
In 2017, the company acquired the ambulance medical company Air Medical.{{Cite web |title=AirMed International acquires Air Medical |url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/54258-airmed-international-acquires-air-medical |access-date=2023-05-25 |website=ch-aviation |language=en}}
The University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing and Airmed entered a partnership in 2018 to give nurses and other healthcare providers the opportunity to participate in simulated trainings that will help prepare them for real-world scenarios.{{Cite web |last=Techo |first=Erica |title=SON, AirMed enter partnership - School of Nursing - News |url=https://www.uab.edu/nursing/news/home/collaborative-partnerships/item/2262-son-airmed-enter-partnership |access-date=2023-05-30 |website=www.uab.edu |language=en-US}}
AirMed is a contracted carrier for the U.S. Department of Defense. AirMed is a member of the Association of Air Medical Services (AAMS),{{cite web |url=http://www.aams.org/AAMS/About_AAMS/Online_Member_Directories/Fixed_Wing_Services/AAMS/AboutAAMS/OnlineMemberDirectories/FixedWingServices/Fixed_Wing_Services1.aspx?hkey=883edf99-ba23-44d1-ab1a-b34793c2480c |title=Fixed Wing Services1 |access-date=2011-04-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722040748/http://www.aams.org/AAMS/About_AAMS/Online_Member_Directories/Fixed_Wing_Services/AAMS/AboutAAMS/OnlineMemberDirectories/FixedWingServices/Fixed_Wing_Services1.aspx?hkey=883edf99-ba23-44d1-ab1a-b34793c2480c |archive-date=2011-07-22 |url-status=dead }} and created an air ambulance industry website, [http://www.weatherturndown.com/login.asp weatherturndown.com], allowing medical transport programs to share current information regarding delays or cancellations due to weather or other hazards.{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}}
AirMed sells a pre-paid air ambulance membership for individuals and families known as AirMed Traveler.{{Needs citation|date=December 2023}}
In 2011, AirMed International was named Official Air Ambulance of INDYCAR, the Izod IndyCar Series and Firestone Indy Lights.{{cite web |url=http://www.indycar.com/news/show/55-izod-indycar-series/42057-sunoco-steps-up-with-50k-rookie-award/ |title=Sunoco steps up with $50k rookie award - IndyCar.com |access-date=2011-04-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110402075640/http://www.indycar.com/news/show/55-izod-indycar-series/42057-sunoco-steps-up-with-50k-rookie-award/ |archive-date=2011-04-02 |url-status=dead }}
In 2022, AirMed partnered with Wheels Up Experience Inc. to bring medical services to Wheels Up members and families.{{Cite web |last=Up |first=Wheels |title=Wheels Up and AirMed Announce Global Partnership to Offer Industry-Leading Suite of Medical-Travel Services to Members |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/wheels-up-and-airmed-announce-global-partnership-to-offer-industry-leading-suite-of-medical-travel-services-to-members-301685121.html |access-date=2023-10-03 |website=www.prnewswire.com |language=en}}
Awards and recognition
In 2011, AirMed became a finalist for the award, Air Ambulance Provider of the Year, presented by the International Travel Insurance Journal. In 2017, Airmed received the Fixed Wing Award of Excellence.{{Cite web |last=Team |first=Editorial |title=AirMed International wins AAMS fixed-wing award |url=https://www.airmedandrescue.com/latest/news/airmed-international-wins-aams-fixed-wing-award |access-date=2023-06-12 |website=AirMed&Rescue |language=en}}
Hubs
- Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport, Birmingham, Alabama (Main Hub): Base of international operations, and AirMed's two Hawker 800A aircraft.{{Cite web |last=rechnerherz |title=AirMed International |url=https://eurami.org/provider/airmed-international-llc-4/ |access-date=2023-06-20 |website=EURAMI |language=en-US}}
Fleet
Aircraft in the Airmed International fleet are as follows;{{Cite web |title=AirMed International {{!}} Charter {{!}} Handbook {{!}} Business Air News |url=https://www.businessairnews.com/hb_charterpage.html?recnum=132527 |access-date=2023-06-27 |website=www.businessairnews.com}}
- Hawker 800A (1)
- Hawker 800XP (5)
- Beechjet 400 (1)
- Beechcraft B200 (1)
- Beechcraft C90B (3)
- Cessna 550 Citation Bravo (1)
- Nextant 400XTi (1){{Cite web |date=2019-08-12 |title=AirMed International Base in San Antonio Adds Nextant 400XTi Medical Transport – State Aviation Journal |url=https://stateaviationjournal.com/index.php/state-news/texas/airmed-international-base-in-san-antonio-adds-nextant-400xti-medical-transport/%20 |access-date=2023-06-27 |language=en-US}}
- Beechcraft 400A (1)
- Bombardier Challenger 601{{Cite web |last=Siebenmark |first=Jerry |title=AirMed Eyes APAC Reach with New Challenger 601 |url=https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2019-10-07/airmed-eyes-apac-reach-new-challenger-601 |access-date=2023-07-11 |website=Aviation International News |language=en}}
=Medical capabilities=
The long-range Hawker jets are equipped with a liquid oxygen system (LOX), allowing for longer transport of ventilator-dependent patients without the need to replenish on-board oxygen supply. AirMed's Hawker aircraft have the capability of transporting two patients simultaneously.
The company's aeromedical crews perform neonatal, pediatric and adult transports, in addition to highly specialized ECMO transports.{{Needs citation|date=December 2023}}
References
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=Sources=
- [http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20080417006080&newsLang=en Exclusive Resorts adds Mayo Clinic and AirMed International]
- [https://archive.today/20130119135535/http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-trice-haiti-0129-20100128,0,6385631.story Chicago surgeon helps Haiti victims, flown on AirMed jet]
- [https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/article126294.ece Globe and Mail, Travel Insurance and Air Ambulance memberships]{{Dead link|date=June 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
External links
- {{official website|https://airmed.com/}}
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