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Mission Milestones Patient Flights

We’re celebrating three amazing STAT MedEvac employees this month, Jason Kozain, Richard Rembold and Larry Hildebrand, each has reached their Mission Milestones. Thank you both for your hard work, commitment, and the positive impact you make every day at STAT MedEvac.   

Pictured above: Jim Houser, President and CEO of the Center for Emergency Medicine and STAT MedEvac, Jason Kozain celebrating 4000 missions and Dan Vallera from the PPC (Professional Practice Council)

 

Pictured above: Jim Houser, President and CEO of the Center for Emergency Medicine and STAT MedEvac, Richard Rembold celebrating 4000 missions and Dan […]

Mission Milestones Patient Flights2025-12-04T11:43:01-05:00

Blackout Wednesday

The holiday season is often seen as a time for gratitude, family traditions, and taking a break from the fast pace of daily life, but in recent years, a growing trend has cast a shadow over the start of the holidays with the night before Thanksgiving, now widely known as Blackout Wednesday.

As families prepare their holiday feasts and traditions, college students and young adults returning home for the holidays gather at packed bars to reconnect over a night of drinking. Gathering or having a drink isn’t the issue on its own, it is when the behavior is paired with binge drinking and driving under the influence, the risks escalate quickly.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, approximately 31% of all traffic crash fatalities in the U.S. involve drunk drivers (with BACs of .08 g/dL or higher). These numbers rise even more […]

Blackout Wednesday2025-11-10T11:00:37-05:00

Mission Milestones Patient Flights

We’re celebrating two amazing STAT MedEvac employees this month, Jeremy Kern and Jim Powers, each has reached their Mission Milestones. Thank you both for your hard work, commitment, and the positive impact you make every day at STAT MedEvac.

 

Pictured: From the PPC, Mike Merwin and Tammy Weaver, Jeremy Kern celebrating 3000 mission milestones and Jim Houser.

 

Pictured: From the PPC, Mike Merwin and Tammy Weaver, Jim Powers celebrating 4000 mission milestones and Jim Houser.

Mission Milestones Patient Flights2025-11-10T10:55:45-05:00

Mission Milestones Patient Flights

Milestone is an understatement when it comes to the recognition of some special STAT MedEvac employees. We love when we get the opportunity to shine a spotlight on some very special employees, including William Walls, Mike Stiff and Chad Snow for their Mission Milestones. We cannot be prouder of our employees and their dedication to STAT MedEvac! 

Pictured: William Walls, Trista Weiss from the PPC (Professional Practice Council), and Jim Houser, President and CEO of the Center for Emergency Medicine and STAT MedEvac, presenting the Mission Milestone award to William for his 6,000 patient flights.

Pictured: Mike Stitt, Trista Weiss from […]

Mission Milestones Patient Flights2025-11-07T10:40:51-05:00

40 Under 40: Rising Leaders in Medical Transport Award

Last week, the Association of Air Medical Services announced the winners of the inaugural “40 Under 40: Rising Leaders in Medical Transport” Award. This is a groundbreaking initiative that honors the next generation of trailblazers across the medical transport industry. The nominees were assessed on leadership, professional growth, innovation and excellence, and overall contributions to the industry demonstrated through a written nomination. 

STAT MedEvac is honored to have two employees that were nominated and one recipient.

John Kuchma – Emergency Communications Center Manager at STAT MedEvac –  Nominee 

 

 

Dr. Dylan Morris, MD; UPMC Center for Emergency Medicine – STAT MedEvac – Recipient

 

We’d also like to recognize one of our former STAT MedEvac team members, Dr. Nicholas George, MD, who was also recognized as a “40 Under 40” recipient.  Dr. […]

40 Under 40: Rising Leaders in Medical Transport Award2025-10-28T10:35:11-04:00

Air Medical Transport Conference 2025 – STAT MedEvac Presents!

We’re looking forward to the Air Medical Transport Conference taking place Monday, October 27th through Wednesday, October 29th. The Air Medical Transport Conference (AMTC) is an annual educational meeting and trade show hosted by the Association of Air Medical Services (AAMS) that serves the air and ground medical transport industry. It features educational sessions on clinical, aviation safety, management, and communication topics, as well as an exhibition showcasing new products and services. The conference brings together professionals like physicians, nurses, paramedics, pilots, and program directors to improve emergency medical transport quality and network with peeps.  

We’re excited to have three of our very own giving presentations at AMTC! 

  • Jim Houser, President and CEO Center for Emergency Medicine of Western Pennsylvania, will be presenting in the “Executive Forum” – Monday, October 27, 2025 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM CST. 
  • Joshua Brown, Assistant Professor […]
Air Medical Transport Conference 2025 – STAT MedEvac Presents!2025-10-27T00:28:50-04:00

Mission Milestones Patient Flights

Milestone is an understatement when it comes to the recognition of some special STAT MedEvac employees. At the beginning of October, we had the opportunity to shine a spotlight on William Yost and Joyce Fee for their Mission Milestones. We cannot be more proud of our employees and their dedication to STAT MedEvac!

Pictured: Karen Good, Flight Nurse, from the PPC (Professional Practice Council), William Yost and Jim Houser, President and CEO of the Center for Emergency Medicine and STAT MedEvac, presenting the Mission Milestone award to William for his 3,000 patient flights.

 

Pictured: Karen Good, Flight Nurse, from the PPC (Professional Practice Council), Joyce Fee and Jim Houser, President and CEO of the Center for Emergency Medicine and STAT MedEvac, presenting the Mission Milestone award to William for his 4,000 patient […]

Mission Milestones Patient Flights2025-10-22T09:04:30-04:00

Mission Milestones

Milestone is an understatement when it comes to the recognition of some special STAT MedEvac employees. Last week, we had the opportunity to shine a spotlight on Mike Schreyer, Jim Piovarchy, and Charlene Malecki for their Mission Milestones. We cannot be more proud of our employees and all of their dedication to STAT MedEvac!

 

Jim Houser, President and CEO of the Center for Emergency Medicine and STAT MedEvac presented the Mission Milestone award to Mike Schreyer for his 4,000 patient flights.

 

Jim Houser, President and CEO of the Center for Emergency Medicine and STAT MedEvac presented to Jim Piovarchy the Mission Milestone award to Jim Piovarchy for 4,000 patient flights.

 

Jim Houser, President of the Center for Emergency Medicine and STAT MedEvac, presented […]

Mission Milestones2025-10-13T12:14:49-04:00

Employee Profile: Joe Caldwell

I’ve had a lifelong career as a first responder, beginning in the mid 80’s as a junior firefighter with Marion Center VFD. (back then, a few of my fellow junior firemen and I would get called out of school to respond to fire calls.)

 

My interest in EMS evolved early.  I obtained my EMT certification at IUP and, with my Cert in hand, I moved to Avalon and began working with Pinkerton Services ( I […]

Employee Profile: Joe Caldwell2025-09-29T07:58:49-04:00
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