Global Medical Response, November 01, 2023 - BIRMINGHAM, Alabama — AirMed International, one of the leading air ambulance companies in the world, is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year.
AirMed is honored to celebrate this milestone alongside its dedicated teams and the patients they serve globally.
Headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, AirMed International was founded in 2003 by Jeffrey Tolbert. Tolbert, who began his career in the air medical industry transporting organs for transplant patients, founded AirMed after realizing the need for international air ambulance services and membership. Two decades later, AirMed has grown in size and scale with many of Tolbert’s original employees still with the organization. AirMed is also now part of the Global Medical Response family of companies.
Denise Treadwell, president of AirMed said “Our 20th anniversary is made even more poignant by the unprecedented challenges our teams have faced in recent years with providing international air medical care during a global pandemic. I am proud to say that our legacy of outstanding service and unparalleled clinical care continues even despite the uncertainties presented. We are looking forward to the future and continuing to enhance our services through strategic growth, innovation and dedication.”
AirMed employs more than 120 air medical crew members, communications specialists, aviation maintenance technicians and support staff across its base locations in Birmingham, Alabama and San Antonio, Texas. In addition to its two fixed-base locations, AirMed supports a floating fleet in the U.S. of four additional aircraft providing point-to-point air medical transport services as well having international offices in Canada (AirMed360), the United Arab Emirates, and Singapore.
AirMed also has a membership network that provides worldwide coverage to more than 2.2 million people 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. In its 20 years of service, AirMed has received many accolades, including the AAMS Fixed-Wing Provider of the Year Award and Air Ambulance Provider of the Year from the International Travel Insurance Journal.
Brandon Bates, senior director of global strategy and partner relations for AirMed said “To recognize two decades of providing high-quality patient care on a global scale is an honor. The dedication of so many extraordinary people and partners has enabled us to provide lifesaving care to more than 25,000 patients in more than 150 countries worldwide.”
In addition to hosting local anniversary celebrations throughout the year in Birmingham and San Antonio, AirMed recently unveiled its commemorative 20th anniversary logo.
About AirMed International : AirMed International is one of the leading air medical transport companies in the world. With more than 25,000 missions in all 50 states and 150 countries on six continents, AirMed offers unparalleled medical care and bedside-to-bedside transportation with some of the most experienced air medical crews in the industry.
AirMed owns and operates a fleet of fully customized and permanently medically configured jets, while employing its own dispatch, flight, and medical teams. This vertical integration ensures seamless service and world-class care around the clock. With state-of-the-art aircraft and experienced, respected medical teams, AirMed is able to deliver an uncompromised standard of care that has been recognized through accreditation from CAMTS and EURAMI. AirMed is also a preferred operator for many of the top hospitals around the globe, as well as a contracted carrier for the U.S. Department of Defense.
AirMed is part of Global Medical Response. With nearly 37,000 team members, Global Medical Response delivers compassionate, quality medical care, primarily in the areas of emergency medical services and patient relocation services in the United States and around the world. GMR was formed by combining the industry leaders in air, ground, mobile healthcare services, and community, industrial/specialty and wildland fire services.
AirMed is honored to celebrate this milestone alongside its dedicated teams and the patients they serve globally.
Headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, AirMed International was founded in 2003 by Jeffrey Tolbert. Tolbert, who began his career in the air medical industry transporting organs for transplant patients, founded AirMed after realizing the need for international air ambulance services and membership. Two decades later, AirMed has grown in size and scale with many of Tolbert’s original employees still with the organization. AirMed is also now part of the Global Medical Response family of companies.
Denise Treadwell, president of AirMed said “Our 20th anniversary is made even more poignant by the unprecedented challenges our teams have faced in recent years with providing international air medical care during a global pandemic. I am proud to say that our legacy of outstanding service and unparalleled clinical care continues even despite the uncertainties presented. We are looking forward to the future and continuing to enhance our services through strategic growth, innovation and dedication.”
AirMed employs more than 120 air medical crew members, communications specialists, aviation maintenance technicians and support staff across its base locations in Birmingham, Alabama and San Antonio, Texas. In addition to its two fixed-base locations, AirMed supports a floating fleet in the U.S. of four additional aircraft providing point-to-point air medical transport services as well having international offices in Canada (AirMed360), the United Arab Emirates, and Singapore.
AirMed also has a membership network that provides worldwide coverage to more than 2.2 million people 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. In its 20 years of service, AirMed has received many accolades, including the AAMS Fixed-Wing Provider of the Year Award and Air Ambulance Provider of the Year from the International Travel Insurance Journal.
Brandon Bates, senior director of global strategy and partner relations for AirMed said “To recognize two decades of providing high-quality patient care on a global scale is an honor. The dedication of so many extraordinary people and partners has enabled us to provide lifesaving care to more than 25,000 patients in more than 150 countries worldwide.”
In addition to hosting local anniversary celebrations throughout the year in Birmingham and San Antonio, AirMed recently unveiled its commemorative 20th anniversary logo.
About AirMed International : AirMed International is one of the leading air medical transport companies in the world. With more than 25,000 missions in all 50 states and 150 countries on six continents, AirMed offers unparalleled medical care and bedside-to-bedside transportation with some of the most experienced air medical crews in the industry.
AirMed owns and operates a fleet of fully customized and permanently medically configured jets, while employing its own dispatch, flight, and medical teams. This vertical integration ensures seamless service and world-class care around the clock. With state-of-the-art aircraft and experienced, respected medical teams, AirMed is able to deliver an uncompromised standard of care that has been recognized through accreditation from CAMTS and EURAMI. AirMed is also a preferred operator for many of the top hospitals around the globe, as well as a contracted carrier for the U.S. Department of Defense.
AirMed is part of Global Medical Response. With nearly 37,000 team members, Global Medical Response delivers compassionate, quality medical care, primarily in the areas of emergency medical services and patient relocation services in the United States and around the world. GMR was formed by combining the industry leaders in air, ground, mobile healthcare services, and community, industrial/specialty and wildland fire services.
See also |
Global Medical Response 
Air Medical Ambulance Services 
