BWM Aug/Sept 2013 - page 254

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Since 1923, American Medical Response Ambulance
(AMR) has provided crucial, life-saving services from
the Pugent Sound region to most of Washington
State in its role as a vital partner to many fire
departments, hospitals, nursing homes and air
ambulance companies throughout the state. AMR
provides Basic Life Support, Advanced Life Support
and Nurse level medical services, all dispatched from
a state-of-the-art, accredited communications
center in Seattle that manages more than 125,000
transports annually. In engaging a fleet of 80
ambulances on a daily basis, AMR also deploys
services from more than 600 professional personnel
fully trained to provide high-quality care in any
situation - from critical life threatening injury and
illness to non-emergency transportation from the
hospital to home.
AMR is proud to be a partner with Airlift Northwest;
and both of these medical transport companies
collaborate to effectively respond to patients with
critical injuries. For AMR, clinical excellence involves
having the tools, knowledge, judgment, skills and
passion to perform at the highest level; a philosophy
that mandates caregivers excel in education and
training that not only meets, but in many cases,
exceeds industry standards. A robust quality
assurance program further ensures that all patient
encounters meet the rigorous clinical and customer
service standards embraced by AMR. Whether
through its responding to 9-1-1 emergencies, its
providing of on-site emergency care at sporting
events or the non-emergency transportation
solutions for skilled nursing care and more, AMR’s
capabilities to serve a diverse range of customers
contribute to its continuing legacy as a national
leader in the medical transport industry.
ton, but Alaska, Idaho and Montana too.
Nelson has amassed a number of accounts
which speak to the capabilities and critical
functions fulfilled by this leading medical
air-transport service. From saving the life of
a baby born premature to saving victims of
strokes and heart attacks, Nelson even im-
parts a story about a young man who had
a genetic heart defect and collapsed while
hiking in the Washington wilderness. The
remoteness of the area made it a challenge
for medical responders, but Airlift North-
west landed their helicopter and took turns
administering CPR in conjunction with
friends and rural ems providers with hope to