CONGRATULATIONS Andrew👏! Andrew is a PRN Flight Paramedic out of the AM5 Lake Charles base. Andrew joined the Air Med family in October 2023 and has recently completed his final clinical clearance and received his wings. Thank you for being a part of the team! Picture below left to right: Brooke Rozas RN,CFRN/AM5 preceptor presenting Andrew Heuler NRP, FC-P with his wings. (That is true dedication taking a photo in the rain.)
Acadian Air Med
Hospitals and Health Care
Lafayette, Louisiana 747 followers
Knowing Life Matters Since 1981
About us
In 1981, Acadian Air Med became the first aeromedical provider in the Gulf of Mexico. Today, with decades of onshore and offshore experience responding to victims in areas where access by ground ambulance is difficult or impossible, Acadian Air Med is a national leader in air ambulance medical transports, flying more first response missions than any other air medical program in the country. For emergency transports, Air Med operates an extensive fleet of medically configured helicopter ambulances. Our bases are strategically located in Lafayette, Houma, Baton Rouge, Alexandria, Lake Charles, Hammond and Monroe, Louisiana. For extended medical transports across the continental United States, we also operate a collection of fixed-wing units, including Learjet 35 aircraft. The Air Med crew is a team of compassionate critical care flight RNs and paramedics, held to the same notable standards as our highly accredited Acadian Ambulance Service division, transporting adult and pediatric patients. Our nationally registered CCT flight paramedics are cross-trained as flight controllers/coordinators to ensure patients receive the highest standard of care possible. Extensive treatment protocol includes stroke care, acute coronary syndrome treatment, advanced trauma life support and rapid sequence induction using operating room procedures. Air Med's Rotor Wing Operations are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems, the gold standard for air ambulance services in the United States. All of our rotor-wing and fixed-wing aircraft are equipped with technologically advanced diagnostic and life support medical equipment. All FAA Part 135 aviation services provided by Metro Aviation, Inc., which maintains exclusive operational control over all aircraft.
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https://acadianairmed.com/
External link for Acadian Air Med
- Industry
- Hospitals and Health Care
- Company size
- 1,001-5,000 employees
- Headquarters
- Lafayette, Louisiana
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 1981
- Specialties
- medical transportation, air ambulance, medical flights, emergency medical transportation, Air Rescue, Air Rescue Flights, Ambulance Service, and medevac
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PUBLIC NOTICE The Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems will conduct an accreditation site visit of Acadian Air Med Services on June 25-26, 2024 The purpose of the site visit will be to evaluate the program’s compliance with nationally established medical transport standards. The site visit results will be used to determine whether, and the conditions under which accreditation should be awarded to the program. CAMTS accreditation standards deal with issues of patient care and safety of the transport environment. Anyone believing that he or she has pertinent or valid information about such matters may request a public information interview with the CAMTS site surveyors at the time of the site visit. Information presented at the interview will be carefully evaluated for relevance to the accreditation process. Requests for public information interviews must be made in writing and sent to CAMTS no later than 10 business days before the site survey begins. The request should also indicate the nature of the information to be provided during the interview. Such request should be addressed to: Office of the Executive Director Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems, PO Box 130 Sandy Springs, SC 29677 The Commission will acknowledge such written requests in writing or by telephone and will inform the program of the request for an interview. The Commission will, in turn, notify the interviewee of the date, time and place of the meeting. This notice is posted in accordance with CAMTS requirements and shall not be removed until the site visit is completed. Date Posted: June 24, 2024
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We’re congratulating our partner, Ochsner Flight Care, on 40 years in operation! Acadian Air Med and Ochsner Flight Care have operated in collaboration for the past five years. Ochsner Flight Care was established in 1984 and has a history of providing transport services for critically ill neonatal, pediatric, high-risk obstetric and all adult patients. They are based out of New Orleans and provide the utmost in patient care and service to the residents of southeastern Louisiana and the Gulf Coast. Earlier this month, Ochsner Flight Care held a celebration in honor of their anniversary, and many of our team members from Acadian Ambulance and Acadian Air Med were in attendance. Vice President of Air Services Mike Sonnier and Chief Medical Officer Dr. Chuck Burnell then presented the Ochsner team with a commemorative plaque highlighting our collaboration and appreciation. Pictured in the group photo are Ochsner Health Chief Physician Executive Dr. Robert Hart, Air Med Program Director Marc Creswell, Chief Flight Nurse Mark McCormick, Ochsner Flight Care Program Director Pat Boullion, Chief Medical Officer Dr. Chuck Burnell, Vice President of Air Services Mike Sonnier, Ochsner Health System Chair of Patient Flow and EMS Dr. Jeffrey Kuo, Ochsner Health CEO, System Centers of Excellence & Service Lines Dawn Pevey, Acadian Ambulance President Justin Back, Ochsner Health Vice President of Emergency Services Lauren Defrates, Acadian Regional Vice President Tim Burke, and Ochsner Flight Care Medical Director Dr. Scott Thames.
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Richard's legacy endures through his beautiful family, and in every life saved, every patient helped, and every battle he waged to ensure that all people had access to high-quality medical care. He never backed down when fighting for the things he loved most: his family, his Acadian employees, and the communities they serve. We will forever be changed, forever be grateful, and forever be better because of who Richard was and the lessons and legacy he has left us. It is up to all of us to honor this legacy by living and leading by his example and his faith. The service will be streamed live this Wednesday, June 12, at 10:00 a.m. and viewable at Acadian.com/Richard.