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AirCARE1 Receives Blanket Mexican Air Ambulance Permit

By |2024-06-10T13:43:21+00:00February 25th, 2014|Categories: Company News|

AirCARE1 is pleased to announce we have received our Blanket Mexican Air Ambulance permit from the government of Mexico. This blanket permit allows AirCARE1 to conduct “at will” air ambulance operations in and out of Mexico. AirCARE1 has worked diligently to obtain a blanket Mexican Air Ambulance permit in order to provide ease of access to patients needing expeditious medical evacuations out of Mexico. A blanket Mexican Air Ambulance permit allows AirCARE1 the capability of launching flights to Mexico with a two hour call out time while flying to Mexican [...]

Nevada Requires Air Ambulance Companies to Have State Permit

By |2024-08-30T20:25:42+00:00December 15th, 2013|Categories: Air Ambulance Industry News, Company News|

The Nevada State Senate recently passed Senate Bill 285 (SB285). This legislation prohibits Air Ambulance providers from transporting patients in or out of the state of Nevada without first complying with the state's safety, medical, and transportation requirements. Few Air Ambulances providers have complied with this new bill to obtain the necessary permit. AirCARE1 is pleased to announce we are one of the first long range Air Ambulance providers to have been granted the State of Nevada's Emergency Medical System's Air Ambulance Transportation permit. This permit grants AirCARE1 the authority to provide service to the state of Nevada. AirCARE1 is  [...]

Focusing On a Good Experience

By |2023-09-22T20:16:06+00:00October 9th, 2013|Categories: Holistic Care, Patient Transport|

I do a lot of traveling. Spending many hours in airports. Recently I was in the Toronto airport on my way home after a long week of business travel. Going through customs as well as security typically takes hours (Nexus-here I come). This demands going to the airport extra early in case there are any hiccups. After clearing customs and security, I had quite a few hours before my flight. Hungry and tired, I walked up and down the terminal looking for something to eat. Typical airport food again. Walking [...]

The Story of AirCARE1

By |2023-09-25T13:28:19+00:00October 9th, 2013|Categories: Company News|

My name is Denise Waye, I am a nurse and one of the owners of AirCARE1. I started working as a critical care nurse over 20 years ago. I worked in Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Cardiac Care, ICU as well as ER. As I was working in the ER, I was approached by someone who asked if I would like to interview to become a flight nurse for a company who flew jets all over the country as well as to International locations. I interviewed and was accepted for the [...]

The Story of AirCARE1’s CFO

By |2023-09-25T13:28:28+00:00September 8th, 2013|Categories: Company News|

I first met Jack during some of his darkest days. Jack was CFO for a fortune 50 company and had been recently diagnosed with cancer of the spine. My job as a flight nurse was to transport him safely to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston for surgery and further treatment. To say the family was devastated by this recent diagnosis was an understatement. His life had been turned upside down. Jack presented to me in significant pain, his wife, was accompanying him on the emergency flight and was worried about [...]

Public Notice: CAMTS Accreditation Site Visit

By |2023-09-25T13:28:40+00:00October 4th, 2011|Categories: Company News|

PUBLIC NOTICE The Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems will conduct an accreditation site visit of: Critical Air Response Enterprises, LLC On November 14 and 15th 2011. The purpose of the site visit will be to evaluate the program's compliance with nationally established medical transport standards. The site visit results will be used to determine whether, and the conditions under which accreditation should be awarded to the program. CAMTS accreditation standards deal with issues of patient care and safety of the transport environment. Anyone believing that he or she [...]

Public Notification: Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems

By |2023-09-25T13:29:11+00:00March 9th, 2011|Categories: Company News|

The Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems will conduct an accreditation site visit of: AirCARE1 on January 24-25 The purpose of the site visit will be to evaluate the program’s compliance with nationally established medical transport standards. The site visit results will be used to determine whether, and the conditions under which accreditation should be awarded to the program CAMTS accreditation standards deal with issues of patient care and safety of the transport environment. Anyone believing that he or she has pertinent or valid information about such matters may [...]

Arranging for Medical Transportation by Air

By |2023-09-25T13:25:20+00:00July 22nd, 2010|Categories: Patient Transport|Tags: |

Whenever you are transporting a seriously ill patient from one medical institution to another whether within the same city, or between different states, countries and continents, the most important thing to consider is the safety and comfort of the patient as well as the time it will take to get them to the health care facility. Using an air ambulance is one of the fastest forms of patient transport and more so when a significant distance needs to be covered quickly or if road traffic would delay the time it [...]

What To Do When A Medical Evacuation Is Necessary

By |2023-09-25T13:21:34+00:00July 21st, 2010|Categories: Patient Transport|Tags: , , |

When a person is having a life threatening emergency, medical evacuation is often needed. Many times we witness the air ambulances landing at serious car accidents and other traumatic instances. If you ever encounter the need for one of these emergency services, there are some things you need to know. As you are getting ready for flight, you may want someone to be along with you. Depending on the level of your medical condition up to two individuals can be flown with you. You need to remain calm and understanding [...]