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EagleMed LLC critical care air medical transport has taken delivery of a new Airbus AS350 AStar helicopter outfitted with the most advanced aviation technology and latest life-saving medical equipment.<\/p>\nEagleMed LLC critical care air medical transport has taken delivery of a new Airbus AS350 AStar helicopter outfitted with the most advanced aviation technology and latest life-saving medical equipment.<\/p>\n
This new helicopter becomes the 15th Airbus helicopter in EagleMed\u2019s state-of-the-art critical care air medical transport fleet, which is dedicated to serving rural America. EagleMed selected the Airbus AS350 AStar, a field-proven and highly dependable aircraft, as the company continues to upgrade its all-Airbus air medical transport fleet.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs EagleMed expands and continues to modernize our rotor wing fleet, the AS350 is our go-to aircraft for critical care air medical transports,\u201d said EagleMed President Larry Bugg. \u201cWe are committed to providing safe, world-class patient care and the Airbus AStar has proven itself to be extremely reliable during thousands of air medical flights through the years,\u201d he added. Metro Aviation, of Shreveport, La., configured the AStar\u2019s medical interior.<\/p>\n
During 2014, EagleMed added critical care air medical transport operations in Houston, Texas; Cody Wyo.; and Butte, Mont. The company also added five medically equipped Beechcraft King Air twin-engine turboprop aircraft, bringing its King Air fleet to 20 aircraft.
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\nFAA SMS \u2013 The Federal Aviation Administration Safety Management System (SMS) Program Office (SMSPO) recently acknowledged the full implementation of the EagleMed SMS and validated the Company as \u201cSMS Voluntary Program (SMSVP) Active Conformance.\u201d This designation is the highest level attainable in the SMSVP and EagleMed is the only Part 135 charter certificate holder in the FAA Central Region to achieve this significant distinction.<\/p>\n
ARGUS Platinum \u2013 EagleMed recently achieved the ARGUS International Platinum Rating. ARGUS International is the most comprehensive, accurate, and detailed third-party safety analysis and due diligence system for charter operators in the world. ARGUS utilizes an independent, unbiased, and proprietary rating algorithm \u201cCHEQ System\u201d to evaluate the charter operator\u2019s legitimacy as a charter operator; factual safety history; liability insurance confirmation; current aircraft and pilot background checks; pilot training, experience, certifications, and type ratings. EagleMed is one of only two air medical operators in the nation to achieve the coveted Platinum Rating.<\/p>\n
CAMTS \u2013 EagleMed is a Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Services (CAMTS) critical care air medical transport service. CAMTS accreditation represents the \u201cGold Standard\u201d for air medical operators and validates the organization\u2019s focus on patient care and safety across the entire spectrum of air medical transport services.<\/p>\n
EagleMed\u2019s senior aviation, maintenance, and safety leadership has a combined total of more than 150 years of aviation operational experience. Recognized as a leader in the industry, the organization and its employees received the 2013 Chairman\u2019s Award and the 2010 President\u2019s Award for Leadership and Safety from the Association of Air Medical Services. EagleMed also received the 2011 Safety Award from the Helicopter Association International, Best Practice in Just Culture from CAMTS, and the 2012 Pilot of the Year Award from the National EMS Pilots Association.<\/p>\n
EagleMed leverages technology through its web-based Learning Management System and IS-BAO registered Baldwin SMSlite\u2122 system to deliver regulatory, aircraft-specific, air medical resource management, SMS, risk management, just culture, threat and error management, OSHA safety compliance training and safety report data tracking and analysis. EagleMed maintains a technologically advanced Communications Center with satellite tracking and communications for 24\/7 oversight and medical direction and dispatch provided by a cadre of emergency physicians and highly trained communication staff that are certified emergency medical technicians. <\/p>\n
EagleMed\u2019s experienced and proficient team of commercial instrument rated rotor and Airline Transport Pilot rated fixed wing pilots undergo extensive hands-on training every six months including FlightSafety International simulation training.<\/p>\n