Each year, the Association of Air Medical Services (AAMS) recognizes the best and brightest in emergency medical transport through a variety of notable international awards. The 2023 honorees were announced earlier today at the opening General Session at the annual Air Medical Transport Conference in Columbus, Ohio. AAMS is pleased to announce this year’s winners:

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.

• MedFlight, Columbus, OH

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. We have a tie!

• Patricia Corbett
• 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.

• NEAAMS Safety Symposium Committee, Great Plains LifeNet

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

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)

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

Congratulations to all of the 2023 Community Award Honorees!