The Association of Air Medical Services (AAMS) is pleased to announce the finalists for this year’s Community Awards. The winners will be announced during the AMTC Opening General Session on Monday, October 23 at 3:15 pm ET.
Program of the Year, sponsored by Airbus
Recognizes an emergency medical transport service that has demonstrated a superior level of patient care, management prowess, high quality leadership through visionary and innovative approaches, customer service, safety consciousness, marketing ingenuity, community service, and a commitment to the medical transport community.
- Duke Life Flight
- Haiti Air Ambulance
- LIFE FORCE Air Medical
- MedFlight of Ohio
- Northwell Sky Health
Marriott-Carlson Lifetime Achievement Award, sponsored by Bell
Recognizes an individual who has made significant contributions to the overall enhancement, development, leadership or promotion of the emergency medical transport community and has been actively involved or participated in an emergency medical transport organization.
- Patricia (Patti) Corbett, Air Methods Corporation
- Diana Deimling, UC Health Air Care & Mobile Care
- Jeffery Hillesland, MD, Gundersen AIR
- Ed Marasco, Quick Med Claims
- Howard Ragsdale, Apollo Medflight
- Denise Treadwell, Air Med International
Jim Charlson Safety Award
Recognizes an entity (team, organization, individual) who has made significant contributions to the overall enhancement, development or promotion of safety within the air and critical care ground transport community.
- Jenn Killeen, Classic Air Medical/Intermountain Health
- NEAAMS Safety Symposium Committee, Great Plains LifeNet
- Jason Reed, Vanderbilt LifeFlight
- Susan Rivers, Carilion Life-Guard
- Nick Sinopoli, ICARUS Devices
Neonatal/Pediatric Transport Award of Excellence, sponsored by Airborne / International Bio Medical
Recognizes a team that has made an outstanding contribution to a neonatal/ pediatric transport service in any of the following areas: enhancing safety, education, leadership, patient advocacy by developing or promoting the improvement of patient care in the medical transport community.
- Florida Neonatal Pediatric Transport Network Association
- Arkansas Children’s Hospital- Angel One
- Carilion Clinic Neonatal – Pediatric Transport Team
- Children’s One Flight Team (Colorado)
Transport Mechanic Award of Excellence, sponsored by Leonardo
Recognizes an individual who has made significant contributions to the safe operation of medical transport vehicles or the improvement of safe maintenance procedures of medical transport vehicles.
- Josh Brannon, Global Medical Response (GMR)
- Lee Gerardi, LIFE FORCE Air Medical / GMR
- Harold Horner, Air Methods
- Jon McKibben, Life Flight Network
- David Wyma, Aero Med at Corewell Health/NFAM
AAMS Excellence in Transport Leadership Award
Recognizes air and ground critical care transport leader who has demonstrated a superior level of knowledge and management prowess, high-quality leadership through visionary and innovative approaches, customer service, safety consciousness, marketing ingenuity, community service, commitment to the emergency medical community as a whole.
- Rene’ Borghese, MSN, RN, CMTE, Duke Life Flight
- Tom Crain, Air Methods
- Randal Endsley, HALO-Flight, Inc.
- Kelley Holdren, University of Chicago Aeromedical Network (UCAN)
- Tiffany Obetts, Aero Med at Corewell Health/NFAM
Congratulations to all of the 2023 Community Award Nominees!
Other notable awards to be presented during The AMTC23 in Columbus include:
AAMS Community Impact Award – Recognizes a team, organization or individual that has made an outstanding contribution to transport medicine which resulted in expanded access, increased health care equity, preserved or broadened services, improved medical transport solvency, strengthened business continuity, enhanced patient advocacy, or improved a foundational element of medical transport that gives hope for a brighter future.
AAMS Rising Spirit Award – Recognizes a team, organization or individual that has demonstrated the positive side of what healthcare and medical transport is about with a specific program or feature aimed at taking care of our people, improving resilience, raising spirits, and finding the good.
AAMS Image Excellence Award – Recognizes a team, organization, or individual that has made an outstanding social media presence, campaign, short, or post that represents the very best in medical transport – as chosen by YOU, the community!
Be on the lookout for judging to open on this year’s entries shortly. Voting will be open until Tuesday, October 24 at 1300h, and the winner will be recognized during the AMTC Closing General Session on Wednesday, October 25 at 1115h.
