AirMed International has added a Bombardier Challenger 601\nwidebody jet to its fleet to fly national nonstop and longer range international\nmedical patient transports. Based at Sacramento, CA McClellan Airport, the\nChallenger will also be available for day trips from the Hawaiian Islands and\nprovide faster response times to Hawaiian and Western Pacific patients. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“This additional widebody aircraft will enable AirMed\nto provide longer range flights to medically complex and neonatal\npatients,” said AirMed International President Denise Treadwell. “It\nadds to our growing capabilities around the world, specifically to Hawaii, Guam\nand the entire Asia Pacific region for many hospitals and medical facilities in\nthe area.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The widebody Challenger 601 has a large medically dedicated\ninterior to accommodate larger medical equipment, wheelchairs and luggage for\nfamily members accompanying their loved\nones on longer range medical transports. The Challenger joins a growing AirMed\njet fleet to include Beechjet, Cessna Citation, Hawker, Learjet, and Nextant\naircraft. In addition, the company flies numerous turboprops, including\nBeechcraft King Airs and Pilatus PC-12s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Challenger flown by AirMed International, a Global\nMedical Response (GMR) company, will provide added capabilities to sister\ncompanies, including REACH Air Medical and Guardian Flight, which serve the\nwestern U.S. including California, Alaska and Hawaii. It will also work with\nAir Medical Response (AMR), a large ground ambulance service that serves the\ncontinental United States and Hawaii, that is also a part of GMR.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
AirMed International offers medical care and\nbedside-to-bedside transportation on a worldwide basis from multiple bases\nstrategically located across the globe. It is the preferred fixed-wing air\nmedical transportation provider for many of the top hospitals in the United\nStates, including the world-renowned Mayo Clinic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is a contracted air carrier for the U.S. Department of\nDefense and has flown U.S. Presidents and countless heads of state. AirMed is\nmedically equipped for virtually every critical care scenario, regardless of\npatient age or location throughout the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With global reach, AirMed International is one of the\nleading air medical transport companies in the world, with more than 20,000\nmissions in all 50 states and over 150 countries on six continents. AirMed\noffers unparalleled medical care and bedside-to-bedside transportation on a\nworldwide basis and has some of the most experienced air medical crews in the\nindustry. Chosen as a preferred operator for many of the top hospitals around\nthe globe, as well as a contracted carrier for the U.S. Department of Defense,\nAirMed operates its own fleet of fully customized and permanently configured\njets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
AirMed’s Bombardier Challenger will serve a wide area,\nincluding California, Washington, Oregon, Hawaii, and Western Pacific patients.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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