AirMed Hawaii Celebrates One Year Anniversary
Hawaii’s only accredited air ambulance service enjoys successful first year
April 27, 2007 (Honolulu) – AirMed Hawaii is celebrating its first year of service in the Aloha state, providing inter-island, mainland and international medical evacuations on a 24-hour basis. The state’s only CAMTS accredited air ambulance company, AirMed Hawaii has achieved an impeccable safety record during its first year of operations.
“We feel very fortunate to have been welcomed so openly by everyone in the state,” says AirMed Hawaii Vice President and General Manager Sandy Apter. “AirMed Hawaii is firmly committed to safely offering the highest quality medical transportation and patient care to all of our residents.”
Since its inception, AirMed Hawaii has flown more than 1,500 missions and has teamed with Kapi’olani and Queen’s hospitals for high risk OB and cardiac training. It is the only air ambulance service in the state accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems (CAMTS) and is also FAA certified. AirMed Hawaii has also established a partnership with the University of Hawaii Medical School’s JABSOM program for quarterly and specialty training. The affiliation includes an agreement with Telehealth focusing on simulation and telemedicine. AirMed Hawaii was also awarded a coveted spot with the University’s small business incubator, BioSpots.
AirMed Hawaii’s service features three Beechcraft King Air C-90 aircraft, each with two-patient capabilities. The King Air C-90s offer a 98% dispatch reliability rate—crucial for any air carrier, especially one involved in emergency transports.
In keeping with industry standards, all inter-island transports are staffed with a complement of critical care and emergency-trained flight nurses and paramedics trained in the intricacies of inter-island operations. All RNs and Paramedics employed by AirMed Hawaii have a minimum of three years experience in ER/ICU and/or emergency medicine.
AirMed Hawaii’s parent company, AirMed International, is the country’s leading air ambulance service, offering unparalleled medical care and bedside-to-bedside transportation on a worldwide basis. For more information about AirMed Hawaii, contact us at 808-833-9339 or toll-free at 800-356-2161. The website can be found at www.airmedhawaii.com.