Wed, Oct 19, 2011
Honored By Eurocopter For Safety Record Since 1984
American Eurocopter says it's proud to announce that the Flight
For Life Transport System has won the 2011 Vision Zero Aviation
Safety Award. As part of the award, American Eurocopter presented
the program with a check for $10,000 to continue its efforts
towards safety both within the organization and with its
customers.
During the AMTC Community Awards
Banquet in St. Louis, Treg Mannin, American Eurocopter’s Vice
President of Sales, presented the
award and the check to representatives from the Flight For Life
team who were in attendance. "Flight For Life is a well-respected,
CAMTS-accredited flight program that has provided more than 28
years of service with over 30,000 patient transports,”
explained Manning. “Its commitment to safety includes an
ongoing investment in significant upgrades in technology and the
development of a strong culture of safety internally, as well as
with its communities and customers.”
Flight For Life was the first hospital-based EMS helicopter
program in Wisconsin, completing its first patient transport in
January of 1984. In 1996, it became the first air medical program
in Wisconsin to gain CAMTS accreditation, a standing it has held
ever since.
Jim Singer, Flight For Life’s Transport System Director,
was honored to be notified the program had won the award.
“Learning that FFL had been chosen to receive what I consider
to be our industry’s most prestigious award validated the
many safety initiatives that our program has implemented over the
past 28 years,” said Singer. “Barb Hess, one of our
founders and first program director, would have been extremely
proud of this achievement as she laid the foundation that created
the safety culture our organization has today.”
According to Bill Bryant, Chairman of the Blue Ribbon Selection
Committee, the choice was particularly difficult this year as there
were a record number of high quality nominations. “In the
end, Flight For Life rose to the top as this year’s winner
because of FFL’s long history of involvement locally,
regionally and nationally to promote safety in the air medical
transport industry.”
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