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About Denise Waye

Denise Waye is the Founder and President of AirCARE1. Her career as a critical care registered nurse started in 1994 revealing her many years of experience in the field. She received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree from the University of New Mexico and has worked in a variety of critical care patient settings including ICU, CCU, and the emergency department. Shortly after becoming a flight nurse with another provider, Denise founded AirCARE1 in 2004 on the premise of providing unmatched patient care with a holistic approach along with outstanding customer service.

Commitment to Excellence

By |2023-04-10T18:59:26+00:00January 6th, 2020|Categories: Company News|

AirCARE1 maintains the highest standards for in-flight critical care during our air medical transports. Our priorities are: Quality Patient Care Safety Risk Mitigation Reliable Customer Service Fair Price Quality Patient Care All AirCARE1 long-range jet aircraft are fully equipped Airborne Critical Care Units. The patient travels on a custom-designed Transport Stretcher System furnished with critical care monitoring and therapeutic systems. Our highly qualified and experienced medical team continuously monitors the patient’s condition and takes any required action to ensure their comfort and medical well-being. The flight crew, medical team, equipment, [...]

Assessing Patients’ Conditions in Advance of Air Medical Transportation

By |2023-05-05T18:53:03+00:00October 30th, 2019|Categories: Medical Transportation, Patient Transport|

AirCARE1 was recently featured in an ITIJ (International Travel & Health Insurance Journal) article focusing on the importance of properly assessing a patient’s condition prior to medical air transport. Here is what ITIJ had to say:  […]

When to Choose an Air Ambulance vs Commercial Medical Escort

By |2024-02-19T18:49:59+00:00October 15th, 2019|Categories: Commercial Medical Escort, Medical Transportation, Patient Transport|

Jump To: Aircraft | Medical Team | Paitent’s Conditions |Medical Equipment | Travel Insurance | Cost Comparison If you’re new to the world of medical transportation, you may see that many air ambulance providers offer two different service options for patients; dedicated air ambulance service as well as commercial medical escorts. To help you understand which of these two options may be the best for you or your loved one, we’ll walk you through the key differences between these two service options. The Aircraft One of the biggest differences between [...]

AirCARE1 President, Denise Waye, Featured in Southwest Magazine

By |2023-07-13T17:31:11+00:00October 9th, 2019|Categories: Company News|

AirCARE1 President & Founder, Denise Waye, was featured in the recent publication of Southwest Magazine's The A-List. Take a look and see what Southwest had to say about Ms. Waye and her travels with Southwest airlines:

AirCARE1 President, Denise Waye, Featured in ITIJ

By |2022-03-21T14:26:54+00:00September 10th, 2019|Categories: Company News|

AirCARE1 was honored to be featured in a recent article in the International Travel & Health Insurance Journal (ITIJ). The article was a piece focused on the importance of flight debriefs between pilots and medical crew. ITIJ says: Post-transport debriefs form an important part of an air ambulance company’s efforts to continually learn and improve the service they are offering. Air ambulance transport missions require team members from both the aviation and medical professions to all work in concert to make them successful. While they may well be communicating throughout the [...]

AirCARE1 Featured in NBAA’s Newsletter “No Plane No Gain”

By |2022-03-21T14:26:54+00:00August 21st, 2019|Categories: Company News|

AirCARE1 is proud to announce that we have been featured in the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Newsletter "No Plane No Gain". Read on below to see what they had to say about AirCARE1: Published July 30, 2019 on www.noplanenogain.org General aviation, including business aviation, offers a range of air medical services throughout the U.S. and around the world. Short-range, emergency medical services typically provided by rotor-wing aircraft is perhaps the most familiar form of this service, but long-range air medical services make up a significant if lesser known part, [...]

AirCARE1 Adds 5th Learjet to Their Air Ambulance Fleet

By |2024-04-17T15:25:51+00:00July 9th, 2019|Categories: Press Release|

July 9, 2019 Press Release AirCARE1 has announced the addition of a Learjet 60 to their fleet of air ambulance aircraft. This new aircraft joins a fleet of three other Learjet 35As as well as a Learjet 36A which are owned and operated by AirCARE1. The Learjet 60 will perform medical transportation flights throughout North America, South America and Central America. In addition, the newly added aircraft will be able to perform operations to Europe in the future. The addition of the Learjet 60 provides a number of benefits which [...]

AirCARE1 Featured in ITIJ’s March 2019 Air Ambulance Review

By |2023-09-22T20:19:10+00:00April 3rd, 2019|Categories: Company News|

We are proud to share with you our recent story featured in the March 2019 issue of ITIJ’s (International Travel & Health Insurance Journal) Air Ambulance Review. AirCARE1’s President and Founder, Denise Waye, reports on a logistically challenging flight that required complex co-ordination of flight crew to ensure adherence to duty times. […]

The History of Air Ambulances

By |2024-09-06T18:36:05+00:00December 14th, 2018|Categories: Ambulance Flight, Aviation, Medical Transportation|

In today’s modern era of medical transportation, fixed wing aircraft and helicopters frequently serve as air ambulances. Staffed with medically trained flight crews, they help transport patients from remote locations to hospitals for the provision of medical care. The fascinating history of medical air transportation testifies to the important changes air travel has made in the modern world during a relatively brief span of human history. Many of the sophisticated technologies employed by air ambulances today are rooted in the many advances made throughout the last century as air ambulances [...]