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Airbus Signs Orders for Six EMS Helicopters

- (12/13/2018)

REACH Air Medical Services will add three H125s and two H130s to its current fleet. 

California Dispatcher Honored by IAED

- (4/26/2019)

Dispatcher of the Year Award recognizes Katerine McNulty for service during 2017 wildfires.

New Study Shows Americans Believe Air Ambulance Services Are a Critical Healthcare Service

- (7/29/2019)

The results of a new national survey of 1,240 American adults, revealing almost 90% consider air ambulances a critical service in healthcare, with 95% agreeing that these services help save lives.

Health Care Solutions for Rural Americans

- (8/6/2019)

One solution to fill the gap in rural health care is air medical services, which transport patients to critical care facilities in minutes.

GMR Sends Second Major Shipment of Ambulances, Medical Equipment and Supplies to Rebuild Bahamas EMS System

- (9/23/2019)

McKesson, ZOLL, Ferno and Direct Relief join GMR in donating much-needed medical supplies after Hurricane Dorian. GMR donates 8 ambulances to the islands.

Deaconess Health and AMR First in Nation to Integrate EMR and Comprehensive Transport Solutions

- (2/20/2020)

GMR Develops Medical Transport Ordering App to Interface with Industry-Leading EHR

- (2/26/2020)

Martin was a True Hero of Pandemic

- (4/27/2020)

The recent death of Southwest Mississippi paramedic David Martin is a reminder that the heroes in the face of COVID-19 extends past the emergency room doors of local hospitals.

Innovative Technology and Skilled Compassionate Personnel Deliver Access to Care in a Crisis

- (5/18/2020)

Global Medical Response deployed a transportation management platform to handle COVID patients in America’s hardest hit areas. 6,000 online medical transport requests for New York in 30 days.

AMR of Western New York: 2019 was Highest Year Ever for Cardiac Arrest Saves

- (5/27/2020)

American Medical Response (AMR) of Western New York announced 2019 was a record-best year for cardiac arrest survival statistics, according to the national cardiac arrest registry to enhance survival (CARES) program. Last year, AMR had its highest number of survivors from cardiac arrest.

AMR Releases Statement on EMSA Contract

- (10/28/2020)

American Medical Response notifies Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA) of contract termination.

COVID-19 Lessons: The Time is Now to Improve Healthcare Efficiencies

- (11/6/2020)

In Collaborative Case Management, Special COVID-19 Issue, GMR's Jeff McCollom, SVP Business Development and Denise Treadwell, President, AirMed International discuss how online ordering for medical transportation can streamline communication, response times. 

Global Medical Response Suspends COVID-19 Vaccines in Sumter County Due to National Vaccine Shortage

- (1/16/2021)

Global Medical Response (GMR), announced today that it has suspended the operation of the mass vaccination site in Sumter County Florida due to unforeseen circumstances surrounding the national supply of COVID-19 vaccines.

The Life of Daryl Tombs was Celebrated with a Funeral Procession

- (1/24/2021)

The funeral of Daryl Tombs, was followed by an EMS procession to the Seaman Cemetery in Savona.

Arizona Paramedic was First Inspired by Fifth Grade Teacher

- (3/3/2021)

For 23 years, Keith Lowry, paramedic for LifeLine Ambulance, has served in emergency medical services. He was first inspired to become a paramedic by his fifth-grade teacher, who was a volunteer paramedic in upstate New York.

New York State Assembly Members Burgos, Fernandez Join EMS Providers to Launch Earn While You Learn Training Program that Pays New EMT Recruits in New York City

- (6/29/2021)

10-Week Course Will Ease Path to Rewarding Career, Offers Competitive Pay and Flexible Schedules 

Jacob Dindinger's Family Talks About Their Loved One

- (7/23/2021)

The American Medical Response EMT was shot on July 18 in Tucson, Ariz.

Arizona Governor Ducey Orders Flags At Half-Staff To Honor EMT Jacob Dindinger

- (7/30/2021)

Governor Doug Ducey today ordered flags at all state buildings be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset tomorrow, July 31, 2021, to honor Tucson Emergency Medical Technician Jacob Dindinger, who last night died from his injuries from a shooting earlier this month as he was responding to a house fire.

AMR Program To Pay Participants To Become EMTs And Pay For Class

- (8/19/2021)

Earn as you learn program will pay for participant's EMT-B classes, supplies and pay provide hourly pay. AMR working to fill EMS shortages.

Fire Chief Kevin Hoban Reflects on Time Volunteering at Ground Zero

- (9/11/2021)

It began like an ordinary Tuesday morning for Hoban who, at the time, was a paramedic for American Medical Response. The radio alarm clock went off. It was tuned to KLYT-FM out of Albuquerque.

Flags to Half-staff Friday to Honor Officer Blaize Madrid-Evans

- (9/24/2021)

Gov. Mike Parson has ordered flags in Jackson County to half-staff on Friday in honor of Independence police officer Blaize Madrid-Evans, who was killed last week in the line of duty.

Las Vegas Sees Shortage of EMS Workers as Students Step Up to Fill Spots

- (10/8/2021)

A lack of paramedics, EMTs and advanced EMTs is a problem among hospitals, fire departments, ambulance companies and other medical facilities. 

Stars of Life

Every year, GMR honors EMS professionals who demonstrate the next level of patient care. Take a look at GMR's previous Stars of Life honorees.

Erin Johansen

Air Force and National Guard Veteran Erin Johansen's passion for aviation stems from her upbringing around aircrafts.

Jeremey Shumaker

After serving in the Army and Army Reserves, Jeremey is able to serve his hometown with AMR.

Kenneth Denk

Kenneth credits the military for preparing him for his role at GMR.

Tiffiny Mallett-Daniel

Whether active duty in the military or a veteran, Mallett-Daniel has always focused on one thing – making a difference.

GMR Life

Take time to serve yourself. GMR Life gives first responders the space and support to improve their own health and wellness with discretion.

News

Find out what people are saying about GMR in the news and what the company itself has curated for immediate media release.

Membership

Be protected when you join GMR's air and ground membership networks. Unparalleled medical care and bedside-to-bedside transportation available.

Privacy Policy

Committed to protecting your privacy and security, the GMR Privacy Policy describes how we use, disclose and process what we collect about you online.

Healthcare Innovation

Build innovative healthcare solutions for your operation with Global Medical Response’s latest developments, including 911 Nurse Navigation, Transport.net and RapidCall.

Past Emergency Responses

Know where GMR responded on a large-scale. Past emergency activations include hurricanes, wildfires, mass shootings and the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Sonoma County, CA, Fire District and REACH Air Medical Services Announce New Partnership

- (11/12/2021)

Partnership Will Bring Fire Reconnaissance & Fire Suppression, Search & Rescue, Advanced Life Support Air Medical Capabilities  

Kyle Hilb

Kyle Hilb is being honored as a Star of Life for his actions that saved a 13-year-old boy who had collapsed on his middle school@s track. Kyle and his partner, Devin Schofield, were first on the scene that day, finding a school staff member performing CPR on the young patient. Kyle stepped in immediately and took over chest compressions. He began C...

Loretta Burton

Loretta (Lorie) Burton is being honored as a Star of Life for her actions that saved the life of a cardiac arrest patient in April of 2019. On that day, she and her EMT partner were called to a dental clinic parking lot where they found an 81-year-old male in cardiac arrest. With the help of her partner, Lorie began CPR and then continued ALS care ...

Olga Borozinski

Olga Borozinski is being honored as a Star of Life for her leadership, exceptional clinical care and her commitment to mentoring and educating new team members. Olga is the primary nurse for highly complicated transports involving Impella/Balloon/ECMO and sometimes multiple LVAD devices at the same time. In all these complicated cases she has al<b>wa</b>y...

Peter Gauna

Peter (Pete) Gauna is being honored as a Star of Life for his un<b>wa</b>vering commitment to community service. Colleagues say that community service is not what Pete does, but who he is. Pete started the annual First Responders Strike Out Cancer Softball Tournament to foster inter-agency relationships between first responders and healthcare workers and ...

Courtney Tullos

Headed to work on a rural road one morning last year, Courtney saw a van hit a tree. She stopped to help and, on approaching the van, noticed smoke coming from the hood. The driver <b>wa</b>s still inside. Courtney opened the door and told the man they needed to get a<b>wa</b>y fast. It <b>wa</b>s then that Courtney saw that the man <b>wa</b>s a paraplegic who drove with han...

Elizabeth “Beth” Yancey

Beth Yancey has a unique ability to see the silver lining behind every dark cloud. Beth spent three years as a Mesa Fire Department Connector program volunteer, but a heart condition kept her from entering the fire service on a full-time basis. Beth poured her passion into EMS instead. Just a few years into her career, a serious car wreck sidelined...

Jeff Behling

Jeff Behling proved early last year that knowledge and know-how never take a day off. Jeff <b>wa</b>s at a junkyard looking for auto parts when an exhaust manifold fell onto another man. Jeff <b>wa</b>s off-duty but jumped into action. Based on the man@s color, Jeff knew the situation <b>wa</b>s serious. He determined the man had a potentially life-threatening arterial...

Katie Smith

Katie Smith has been a paramedic at AMR for eight years and serves as a supervisor, field training officer and part-time fire medic. But last Thanksgiving, her skills and management abilities were put to the test. @ The day started out normally. Katie spent time with her family and delivered a holiday meal for on-duty team members. But then a mul...

Kristen Casteel

Last year kept Kristen Casteel on her toes. In 2018, Kristen @ who has worked in the EMS industry for 13 years and as a paramedic for the past six @ delivered three babies in the field and successfully resuscitated four cardiac arrest patients. @ @ Though Kristen provides the same strong clinical care to each of her patients, one incident has cem...

Mike Copeland

Mike Copeland has been an invaluable member of the Ventura County EMS community for the past 25 years. Throughout his career he has served as an EMT, a paramedic and a field training officer. He@s developed a reputation as someone who leads by example. @ Mike <b>wa</b>s one of the first to respond to the deadly shooting at a country music bar in Thousan...

Peter Beemer

In April 2018, Kauai <b>wa</b>s hit by unrelenting rain. Forty-nine inches fell in 24 hours, causing devastation across the remote Ha<b>wa</b>iian island. Peter Beemer <b>wa</b>s home with his wife and three children when the storm hit. Peter <b>wa</b>s trapped behind landslides and <b>wa</b>tched his car and truck float a<b>wa</b>y in the flood <b>wa</b>ters, but that didn@t stop him from respon...

Callen Daquiaog

American Medical Response Las Vegas, Nevada (MedicWest) Callen Daquiaog is a hero and teacher among heroes. However, being the humble man that he is, he would never admit it. On October 1, 2017, he <b>wa</b>s one of many who responded to the Route 91 Festival shooting. He made life saving decisions in the face of danger. At the time, no one knew when th...

Nicole (Nicky) Androski

American Medical Response San Diego, California On May 18, 2017, Nicky and her partner, Thomas Hlava, came to stop at a traffic light. In front of them <b>wa</b>s what Nicky describes as a @very good-looking Corvette.@ As the light turned green, the Corvette started moving for<b>wa</b>rd and then quickly stopped for no apparent reason. As they were about to pa...

Randy Nichols

American Medical Response LaGrange, Georgia Randy has been a member of AMR in LaGrange, Georgia, for four years. He started as an EMT but quickly progressed to paramedic. He has also taken on additional duties including FTO/Shift Supervisor, Disaster Response Team member, Director of Education and part-time fleet mechanic@all while making sure th...

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AMR Awards Electric Ambulance Order to REV Group Company

- (12/1/2021)

The company ordered 5 state-of-the-art electric vehicles with the option to purchase 25 more.

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Hometown Hero

- (5/19/2022)

Chief Chad Curry is honored for his dedication in saving lives in Texas. His passion for the EMS industry was featured in the Lubbock paper, Senior Link.

Santa Cruz County Feeling a Shortage of EMTs

- (5/20/2022)

The situation turned critical earlier in the week when there were no local ambulances available. A backup system had to fill in the gaps.

Fallen EMT Honored

- (7/18/2022)

Jacob Dindinger was shot in July 2021 while responding to a call in Tucson, Arizona. He later died from his injuries.

Lifeguard EMS Observes South Carolina Overdose Awareness Day, Receives Proclamation from Governor

- (8/11/2022)

Governor Henry McMaster’s proclamation of Aug. 31 as statewide overdose awareness day aims to recognize and stop overdose deaths.

Guardian Flight Alaska Launches Innovative Online Ordering Solution for Air Medical Transports

- (9/19/2022)

Healthcare providers at select facilities can now request air medical transports with the click of a button.

REACH in Imperial County Now Carrying Blood on Every Flight

- (10/27/2022)

The air medical provider partners with Imperial County hospital system in California to provide blood to trauma patients.

AMR Expands EWYL Program in New Hampshire to Fill Staffing Positions

- (10/27/2022)

The training in Manchester will look like a full 40-hours-per-week job and will come with a paycheck.

Request a Medical Aircraft by the Touch of a Button; Guardian Flight Launches Innovative New Service in Alaska

- (11/2/2022)

The RapidCall Voice Activation Button allows healthcare providers to initiate flight requests with the touch of a button.

Privacy-Policy 2022

Guardian Flight Alaska Adds Heated, Humidified Oxygen Capabilities to All Aircraft

- (1/18/2023)

The new high-flow oxygen capabilities will greatly benefit patients with respiratory illnesses, critical during the busy flu season and beyond.

Dwayne McDuffie

Dwayne McDuffie joined the U.S. Army Reserves after the events of 9/11. He's still serving 20 years later and bringing what he's learned in the military to his civilian role.

Dispatchers Celebrated During National Public Safety Telecommunications Week

- (4/12/2023)

The people who answer our 911 calls are operators, first responders and so much more. This week is a chance to recognize them.

GMR Offers Heat Safety Tips

- (7/25/2023)

There are several proactive steps you can take to stay healthy and beat the heat.

Do Not Sell

Transfer Centers

Adaptable to any situation and location, GMR has perfected our medical transfer centers. We even offer statewide response care for COVID-19 surges.

Patient Thanks First Responders for Saving His Life

- (11/1/2023)

Josh Fowler of Lubbock, Texas believes he's alive today because of the medical care he received by AeroCare.

Rob Spencer

When the time to provide care at a moment@s notice came on a day in April 2022, Rob Spencer sprang into action. The call involved a young child, who had been riding on a mower when he <b>wa</b>s run over by the very vehicle he had been riding. Rob arrived to find this child still under the mower with horrific injuries. The injuries were so severe that Rob...

Rick Fikes

Rick Fikes, Abilene, Texas, In early October 2022, Rick Fikes and his partner responded to a call that a person at a group home <b>wa</b>s choking while eating a meal. Upon arriving at the scene, a firefighter with the local fire department <b>wa</b>s already visualizing the patient@s air<b>wa</b>y. The firefighter told Rick the patient@s air<b>wa</b>y <b>wa</b>s full of pasta and t...

Randall Roberson

Putting others above himself, Randall Roberson@s commitment to serving his community <b>wa</b>s on full display when historic flooding ravaged Eastern Kentucky. On one evening in late July 2022, Randall <b>wa</b>s on duty as flood <b>wa</b>ters began rising. It quickly became clear to him that it <b>wa</b>s no longer safe for his family to remain in their home. Randall@s supe...

Matthew Kohl

Matthew Kohl@s supervisors call him an ultra-professional paramedic who has rapidly risen through the ranks. In 2016, he <b>wa</b>s at the EMT level. He became AMR Evansville@s first-ever EMT level field training officer (which had been reserved for paramedics before). By 2020, he <b>wa</b>s graduating from paramedic school, with a degree, in the middle of a pan...

Brad Sparks

Brad Sparks@ commitment to safety is being credited for averting a possible unfavorable situation. During what <b>wa</b>s supposed to be a routine flight returning to base, Brad alerted the pilot that he <b>wa</b>s well below the established minimums for the instrument approach, which resulted in the pilot performing a go- around procedure and climbing out of th...

William Levi

William Levi is being honored and remembered for serving as a proud EMS professional, who helped more than 1,000 students receive scholarships through his personal work as a videographer and sports columnist. @Will,@ as he <b>wa</b>s called, had served the Las Vegas community for nearly 20 years in his professional and personal life. He is remembered for ...

Robert Sebree

Robert Sebree has saved many lives in the 25 years he has been with AMR. One of those examples happened last year. That@s when a call <b>wa</b>s made about a child who <b>wa</b>s having trouble breathing. Upon arrival, the police were on-scene trying to help the child who appeared to be choking. That@s when Robert intervened and visualized the child@s air<b>wa</b>y wit...

Nicole Piazza

Nicole Piazza is being honored for displaying great skill and calm in several pediatric cardiac arrest situations and for responding to calls even though she <b>wa</b>s off duty. In one recent event, Nicole <b>wa</b>s on her <b>wa</b>y home when she heard there <b>wa</b>s a multiple shooting in Hartford. Even though she <b>wa</b>s off duty, Nicole didn@t hesitate to go to this call,...

KC Robbins

KC Robbins exemplifies servant-leadership by helping her crew members and co-workers meet the demands of the day. As someone who is al<b>wa</b>ys looking for new <b>wa</b>ys to improve and expand protocols, KC is either busy filling in as a supervisor and field training officer in McDonough County, Illinois or training staff in Buchanan County, Io<b>wa</b>, which is ho...

Jacob Dindinger

Jacob Dindinger is being honored and remembered for his faithful service in EMS. His young life <b>wa</b>s cut short following a senseless and deadly shooting spree that shocked the Tucson area last summer. Jacob left us as a fallen hero, who died in the line of duty on July 30, 2021.@ For those who knew him personally, Jacob <b>wa</b>s a dedicated EMS professi...

Dylan Schoch

Dylan Schoch performed life-saving techniques that saved a child who <b>wa</b>s suffering physical trauma from a vehicle accident. In 2021, Dylan <b>wa</b>s called to a motor vehicle accident on a busy stretch of a local high<b>wa</b>y. Upon completion of the initial triage, it <b>wa</b>s determined there were five patients: three adults and two children. Dylan <b>wa</b>s assigned o...

Daniel MacDowell

Daniel MacDowell demonstrates a spirit of service for others and an impeccable work ethic. One situation where that @impeccable work ethic@ <b>wa</b>s clear <b>wa</b>s a call that involved a boy who had an allergic reaction from an insect bite. At first, everyone at the scene, including the boy@s family, thought the reaction <b>wa</b>s mild and didn@t require an emerge...

AMR Partners with NCTI to Launch Paramedic Program in San Joaquin and Stanislaus Counties

- (3/29/2024)

The paramedic training program will be the first in the California region in over a decade.

AMR in Portland Metro Area Sponsors Next-Gen Paramedics to Fill Gap Amid EMT Shortage

- (4/30/2024)

AMR is paying for students' tuition and other costs to help bolster the paramedic workforce.

Spokane, WA Expands Access to Medical Serivces Through AMR's Nurse Navigation Program

- (6/18/2024)

The program helps free up emergency rooms by rerouting non-critical patients to other appropriate care rather than transporting them to a hospital by ambulance.

How China Teen Was Saved When Heart Failed

- (7/18/2024)

When AMR paramedic Rose Pangburn and intern Mohammed Kadid responded to a 911 call, they found college student Catherine Cai responsive but feeling dizzy and a little sick. Then they put a heart monitor on her. Her heart was failing.

AMR and Erlanger Expand Partnership 

- (8/28/2024)

AMR will provide ground ambulance services and a fully integrated dispatch system to serve the Tennessee-based Erlanger's patients and staff.

Transportation Management Platform

Request a GMR medical transfer online. Online ordering makes emergent transport scheduling ten times faster than ordering by phone. Try it now!

Eagle Air Med Pilot Jessica Meiris Offers Advice During Women of Aviation Week

- (3/7/2025)

Among just 5.5% of female helicopter pilots in the United States, Meiris encourages aspiring aviators.

Breaking the Barrier: AirCare II Celebrates Women in Aviation Week

- (3/7/2025)

Pilot Andrea Papp reflects on her career in aviation in hopes to inspire the next generation of women aviators.

Antoine Berenger

Antoine Berenger is a true hero. In March 2023, he, along with his crewmates, saved a patient, who, while suffering cardiac arrest, drove erratically to<b>wa</b>rds the firefighters@ engine in the oncoming lane of a rural road just before crashing their vehicle into a soft soil field.@ Following orders from his leader, Captain Jason Henry, Antoine quickl...

Jason Henry

Captain Jason Henry personifies the terms leadership and honor, words he tries to exemplify to the crews he leads. Those fundamental life values were demonstrated one day in March 2023, when he, along with his crew, saved a patient, who, while suffering cardiac arrest, drove erratically to<b>wa</b>rds Captain Henry@s engine in the oncoming lane of a rural...

Jason Hodges

Jason Hodges is being recognized for his selflessness and willingness to help his patients and team members in any circumstance. Jason joined the AMR Honor Guard in 2011 and has participated in numerous activities supporting both his own and affiliated organizations. Now, as Commander of the Honor Guard for the Oregon/Southwest Washington areas, he...

Andrew Varela

Andrew Varela is being recognized for his overall dedication to the EMS industry as exemplified in two specific emergency responses in 2023. First, Andrew@s unit responded to a young boy who <b>wa</b>s riding his scooter and had a sudden cardiac event causing him to go into arrest. He and his partner quickly took over CPR from the responding fire departme...

Flags Lowered to Honor Three First Responders Killed in MS Medical Helicopter Crash

- (3/18/2025)

Governor Tate Reeves ordered flags to fly at half-staff in honor of Jakob Kindt, Dustin Pope and Cal Wesolowski.

GMR First North American Launch Customer for New Airbus H140

- (4/22/2025)

The newly developed helicopter is a purpose-built aircraft designed from the ground up to meet the complex needs of the air medical transport industry.