Each year, the Association of Air Medical Services (AAMS) recognizes excellence and leadership in emergency medical transport through a variety of notable national awards. AAMS is pleased to announce the following finalists for each of the 2023 Community Awards to be presented during the Air Medical Conference (AMTC) in Columbus, Ohio.

Program of the Year, sponsored by Airbus
Recognizes an emergency medical transport service that has demonstrated a superior level of patient care, management prowess, high quality leadership through visionary and innovative approaches, customer service, safety consciousness, marketing ingenuity, community service, and a commitment to the medical transport community.

• Duke Life Flight
• Haiti Air Ambulance
• LIFE FORCE Air Medical
• MedFlight of Ohio
• Northwell Sky Health

Marriott-Carlson Lifetime Achievement Award, sponsored by Bell

Recognizes an individual who has made significant contributions to the overall enhancement, development, leadership or promotion of the emergency medical transport community and has been actively involved or participated in an emergency medical transport organization.

• Patricia (Patti) Corbett, Air Methods Corporation
• Diana Deimling, UC Health Air Care & Mobile Care
• Ed Marasco, Quick Med Claims
• Howard Ragsdale, Apollo Medflight
• Denise Treadwell, Air Med International

Jim Charlson Safety Award

Recognizes an entity (team, organization, individual) who has made significant contributions to the overall enhancement, development or promotion of safety within the air and critical care ground transport community.

• Jenn Killeen, Classic Air Medical/Intermountain Health
• NEAAMS Safety Symposium Committee, Great Plains LifeNet
• Jason Reed, Vanderbilt LifeFlight
• Susan Rivers, Carilion Life-Guard
• Nick Sinopoli, ICARUS Devices

Neonatal/Pediatric Transport Award of Excellence, sponsored by Airborne / International Bio Medical

Recognizes a team that has made an outstanding contribution to a neonatal/ pediatric transport service in any of the following areas: enhancing safety, education, leadership, patient advocacy by developing or promoting the improvement of patient care in the medical transport community.

• Florida Neonatal Pediatric Transport Network Association
• Arkansas Children’s Hospital- Angel One
• Carilion Clinic Neonatal – Pediatric Transport Team
• Children’s One Transport (Colorado)

Transport Mechanic Award of Excellence, sponsored by Leonardo

Recognizes an individual who has made significant contributions to the safe operation of medical transport vehicles or the improvement of safe maintenance procedures of medical transport vehicles.

• Josh Brannon, Global Medical Response (GMR)
• Lee Gerardi, LIFE FORCE Air Medical / GMR
• Harold Horner, Air Methods
• Jon McKibben, Life Flight Network
• David Wyma, Corewell Health Aeromed/NFAM

AAMS Excellence in Transport Leadership Award 

Recognizes air and ground critical care transport leader who has demonstrated a superior level of knowledge and management prowess, high-quality leadership through visionary and innovative approaches, customer service, safety consciousness, marketing ingenuity, community service, commitment to the emergency medical community as a whole.

• Rene’ Borghese, MSN, RN, CMTE, Duke Life Flight
• Tom Crain, Air Methods
• Randal Endsley, HALO-Flight, Inc.
• Kelley Holdren, University of Chicago Aeromedical Network (UCAN)
• Tiffany Obetts, Corewell Health Aeromed/NFAM

Congratulations to all of the 2023 Community Award Nominees! The winners will be announced during the AMTC Opening General Session on Monday, October 23 at 3:15 pm ET.