PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: Aeromed receives prestigious CAMTS accreditation

Alaska-based Aeromed International Critical Care Air Ambulance has received accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems, otherwise known as CAMTS. Accreditation requires compliance with CAMTS standards and an ability to demonstrate a quality air ambulance service; there are only 112 accredited services worldwide, Aeromed said.

“Aeromed applied for the accreditation earlier this year as part of our commitment to provide the highest standard of care to our clients as possible,” said Brooks Wall, Aeromed’s director of operations. “We are proud of the CAMTS accreditation and the recognition of our service.”

Aeromed, a subsidiary of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corp. and preferred service provider for the Alaska Native Trial Health Consortium, operates a fleet of fixed-wing air ambulances from its bases in Anchorage and Bethel. Experienced pilots operating a variety of aircraft provide service both between major centers and from remote rural locations. Alaska’s strategic position on the Pacific Rim and the company’s extended-range aircraft also enable worldwide air ambulance missions, the company said.

Duty medical crews located at the airport achieve a rapid response of less than 45 minutes to aircraft door seal, while ensuring that each mission has an experienced flight nurse and flight paramedic onboard, the company said.

Security Aviation Inc. provides Aeromed’s Anchorage-based aviation services and Grant Aviation provides aviation services from Bethel.