Re: Air-Evac

[Michael Johnston <mdj@sauerweinconstruction.com>]

I agree 100% Wesley!

"Wesley Copeland Sr., MICT, NREMT-P, CCEMTP" wrote:

> I work for a service that shares air space with Air Evac LifeTeam and I must
> say they are good people.   I have had the opportunity to get to know a
> number of their crews and have seen nothing but dedicated and knowledgeable
> professionals who have the same desire the rest of us do, to provide quality
> patient care and hopefully make a difference in someone's life.
>
> As for the "competition" I think it is healthy.  It keeps everyone honest
> and striving for excellence.  But in all reality Air Evac really doesn't
> compete with too many services.  Most of their bases are in rural areas
> where few other services are willing to go.  This concept is something the
> rest of us should be following instead of complaining about.  Rural areas
> with minimal health care services and long distances to major medical
> centers are where helicopters can make the biggest impact.  Yet we base them
> in  large metro areas and increase transport times.  Air Evac's concept is
> reducing "incident to definitive care" times by getting to rural patients
> faster.
>
> You point out how you "feel sorry for EagleMed".  Did you likewise feel
> sorry for Wesley Medical Center's LifeWatch when EagleMed showed up in
> Wichita and started competing with them?
> Their is alot of sky out there and unfortunately, enough sick and injured
> people to go around.  There is room for all of us.  If you are worried about
> Air Evac or any other service moving in on your territory, it seems that
> your time would be better spent looking at your own service and trying to
> make it better, instead of wasting time trying to make the other guy look
> bad.
>
> Wesley Copeland
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "sheldon dreaddy" <roamingnurse@yahoo.com>
> To: <flightmed@flightweb.com>
> Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2002 12:12 PM
> Subject: Air-Evac
>
> > Any comments about Air-Evac EMS INC.  and their
> > competition with other programs and the quality of
> > care they provide. I was reading the article about
> > their expansion  (again) on CNN.com. Seems like they
> > are indeed flooding the market, I kind of feel bad for
> > the existing programs in these areas, Eagle Med and
> > other providers shouldn't have Air-Evac moving in and
> > taking away business.
> >
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