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Acadian Air Med
Hospitals and Health Care
Lafayette, Louisiana 790 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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- 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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"It would be right to say that the helicopter's role in saving lives represents one of the most glorious pages in the history of human flight." - Igor Sikorsky #WorldHelicopterDay
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It is with heavy hearts that we share the loss of Acadian Air Med Chief Flight Nurse/Education Supervisor Toni Blanchard. Toni originally joined Acadian in 1992 as an EMT. She had been with Air Med since 2016 as a certified flight registered nurse and flight paramedic before she became our chief flight nurse and education supervisor. She was responsible for teaching and tracking all CAMTS education and credentialing requirements for all flight nurses and flight paramedics. She managed the RN clinical practice clearance and auditing of flight nurse documentation and she oversaw Air Med's blood program. “Toni was the heart and the den mother of Air Med. She was always there for her staff to discuss problems or concerns while also helping each staff member keep themselves held to the highest expectations of performance. Her biggest impact to Air Med was taking orientation and training to its highest level, and the benefactors were the patients we serve, the community, the flight crews and Air Med as a whole. Some people can go through life wondering if they made a difference. But not Toni, she made the biggest difference,” said Program Director Marc Creswell. Her loss will be deeply felt throughout our Air Med family. We ask that you keep her family and friends in your prayers during this difficult time.
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Acadian Air Med and Acadian Ambulance working together on a recent call in Livonia, LA. #DynamicDuo Photo by Livonia Police Chief Landon Landry
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Congratulations to Flight Paramedic/RN Heather Gaudet on earning this quarter's Acadian Air Med Clinical Excellence Award! Heather has consistently demonstrated an outstanding work ethic and dedication to excellence. During her nine years with Acadian, six of which have been with Air Med, Heather has steadfastly advocated for new employees at our bases, seamlessly collaborating with colleagues, and providing exceptional patient care. Heather obtained her RN license last year and has continued to enhance her critical care skills by working in an ICU setting. Her commitment to personal and professional growth sets a remarkable standard for all of us. Please join us in congratulating Heather on this well-deserved recognition!
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Congratulations to our newest Air Med team members. Welcome and support them in their future flight journey. The following have completed Air Med classroom orientation: Left to right: Chelsea Murray RN, Caroline Stevens RN, Ashtyne Reid RN, Danielle Hynes RN, Sarah Burkitt NRP, Adrienne Prevost RN, Laura Barton NRP and Gage Boudreaux RN/EMT.
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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.)
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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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