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July 15, 2008

<font color=green>PM UPDATE</font>: Air Evac Lifeteam receives CAMTS accreditation

Air Evac Lifeteam, operated by Air Evac EMS, Inc., the largest independently owned air medical service in the United States, has received accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Services (CAMTS). Last month, an Air Evac helicopter was based at Muskogee Regional Medical Center for the new interventional cardiology program. It also will be used for other needs such as transporting patients to facilities with a higher level of care and handling on-scene situations such as traffic collisions.

The accreditation represents the highest standard for medical transport services. As part of the accreditation process, Air Evac Lifeteam voluntarily undertook the largest scale inspection and accreditation process in CAMTS’ history and is now the largest medical transport program under one name to achieve this accreditation in the world. All 69 Air Evac Lifeteam bases opened prior to May of 2008 are now accredited, with three recently opened bases scheduled for review in the near future for inclusion in the accreditation.

CAMTS is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality and safety of medical transport services. To receive accreditation, a medical transport service must be in significant compliance with the CAMTS accreditation standards and demonstrate a high level of overall quality in service.

Air Evac Lifeteam, based in West Plains, Missouri, is the largest independently owned and operated air-medical service in the United States and operates the largest air medical membership program in the U.S, with over 650,000 members.

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