Safety Management
AirCARE1 is committed to providing the best patient care in the air with empathy and compassion. The primary factor in ensuring superior care is to provide a safe environment for patients, their family members, and AirCARE1 employees by utilizing a Safety Management System.
Our Safety Management System (SMS) is integral to Risk Management in the Air Ambulance setting. While risk in aviation as well as daily life cannot be eliminated, it must be managed in order to minimize the severity of consequences as well as likelihood of an adverse event actually occurring.
While the United States does not have a mandated Safety Management System, AirCARE1 chose to make safety a top priority by implementing a voluntary program. As of March 2024, AirCARE1 received FAA recognition of an accepted SMS Program. Our participation with the Safety Management System Voluntary Program (SMSVP) signifies that our SMS is aligned with international safety standards.
Safety Integrated within AirCARE1
Our Safety Management System is not a separate system, but instead is completely integrated within and throughout all company policies and procedures. The framework of our SMS is organized around the Four Pillars of Safety Management:
AirCARE1 is committed to fostering a culture of safety promotion and risk management. This safety culture consists of psychological – how people think, behavioral – how people act, and organizational elements. The safety culture is unconditionally supported by the president of the company and is promoted across all departments within AirCARE1.
The AirCARE1 Difference
We make a difference in the lives of our patients and family members by safely transporting them to their destinations. All AirCARE1 employees are involved at the core level of the safety management process. Our training program provides our employees the expertise and experience to identify potential hazards, improve company operations, and monitor operations in real-time. Every employee is empowered to safety stop a flight if they identify a potential hazard to safe operation. AirCARE1 performs ongoing evaluations of organizational structure, processes and procedures, staff, equipment, and facilities. The safety committee consists of personnel from every department and meets quarterly to review safety performances relative to the established safety objectives, compliance with and effectiveness of safety risk controls, and newly identified hazards to operations. In addition, all employees go through annual training including general overview of the Safety Management System, review of revisions to existing policies and procedures, introduction to new policies and procedures, and discussions about any new safety concerns.
The AirCARE1 Commitment to Excellence
AirCARE1 is committed to providing the highest quality of care while setting the standard for safety. From owning and maintaining our own aircraft to holding an accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems (CAMTS), AirCARE1 provides the safest transport environment in the industry that affords peace of mind to our patients.