Air Ambulance Professionals is Re-Accredited by CAMTS

Aug. 11, 2010 - PRLog -- Air Ambulance Professionals Inc (AAPI) is an Air Medical Transport Program based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Established in 1989, Air Ambulance Professionals has safely transported over 7000 critical care patients throughout the Caribbean (Including Cuba), North, Central, and South America.

As a “Pioneer in the Air Medical Transport Industry”, AAPI was the FIRST program in the WORLD to be accredited by both CAMTS (Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems) in 2007 and EURAMI (European Air Medical Institute) 2008, and the ONLY program based in Florida to achieve this accomplishment. In full compliance of specific policies and procedures set forth by both bodies, AAPI provides the highest standard of patient care, education, and transport safety in the air medical transport industry on a global level.

On June 10th-11th, Air Ambulance Professionals (AAPI) underwent their scheduled biennial CAMTS re-accreditation site survey. This site survey included an in depth audit of the program which included, the safety management system, initial and continued education of medical flight crew, compliance with state and federal regulations, and the quality of patient care delivered .

For those unfamiliar with CAMTS (Commission on Accreditation of Transport Systems), the organization serves as a voluntary standard writing and verification organization. The goal of CAMTS is to provide standards that reflect a high quality, safe, and stable medical transport service. Some of the values include: fairness, ethics, consistency, accountability, and the patient and transport safety focus (Frazier, 2010).

Although not mandatory nationwide, states including: Colorado, Maryland, Utah, Washington, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Mexico, and Oklahoma require all medical transport programs to be CAMTS accredited in order to qualify for a state license. Other states including Texas and Rhode Island have adopted the CAMTS standards in their own policies and procedures to be considered for state licensure.

On July 17, 2010, Air Ambulance Professionals, Inc was notified of being RE-ACCREDITED as a "Fully Accredited" Air Medical Transport Program. This re-accreditation represents Air Ambulance Professionals continuous commitment to provide the highest level of patient care and overall transport safety, remaining consistent with Air Ambulance Professionals' slogan “Caring at a higher level….”

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Established in 1989, Air Ambulance Professionals Inc. (AAPI) is one of the first solely dedicated air medical transport program based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. AAPI transports critically injured patients throughout the Caribbean (including Cuba), North, Central, and South America. In 2007 AAPI became accredited by CAMTS (Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems) and in 2008 by EURAMI (European Air Medical Institute). Air Ambulance Professionals was the FIRST program in the WORLD to become dually accredited on a global level, resulting in Pioneer Status among the Industry. These voluntary accreditations set standards above local and federal requirements, focusing on patient care, medical crew education, and safety of the transport environment. This ensures every patient will receive the highest level of care possible, when providing care is the bottom line care you deliver. These accomplishments continuously reflect AAPI's slogan "Caring at a Higher Level...."