Contact: Jennifer Hardcastle, RN
REACH Director of Program Development
 (707) 324-2400

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Services
(CAMTS) Site Survey

 REACH Air Medical Services Invites Participation in Upcoming CAMTS Site Survey Feb. 6 & 7, 2007

SANTA ROSA, CA – Jan.  16, 2007— REACH Air Medical Services (REACH) will undergo a Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Services (CAMTS) site survey on Feb. 6 & 7, 2007.  The purpose of the site survey visit will be to evaluate REACH’s compliance with nationally established medical transport standards.  The standards relate to issues of patient care and safety of the transport environment.  The site survey visit results will be used to determine the conditions under which accreditation should be awarded to the program.

REACH extends an invitation to referral and receiving healthcare providers, patients and their families, patient advocates and advocacy groups, members of the communities we serve, and employees of REACH Air Medical Services to participate in a public information interview during the site visit. 

REACH achieved accreditation by the CAMTS Board of Directors in 1998, and has maintained the accreditation over the past nine years.  Achieving CAMTS accreditation involves a voluntary evaluation of compliance with Accreditation Standards by an independent body.  Accreditation Standards are the criteria used to measure a program’s level of quality.  Members of 12 national medical and aviation associations whose highest priorities are patient care and safety in the transport environment direct the CAMTS Standards.

REACH maintains full accreditation for the care and transport of critical adult, pediatric, high-risk obstetric, and neonatal patients.

Individuals interested in participating in a public information interview may submit their requests and the nature of the information in writing to the CAMTS Board no later than five days before the scheduled site survey visit.  Information presented at the public information interview will be carefully evaluated for relevance to the accreditation process. 

Submit public information interview requests to:

                                Office of the Executive Director

                                Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems

PO Box 1305

Anderson, SC    29622

REACH Air Medical Services (REACH), headquartered in Santa Rosa, Calif., supports operations in Concord, Lakeport, Lodi, Marysville, Redding, Sacramento, and Santa Rosa, California, as well as operations in Corvallis, Oregon.  REACH provides air medical transport services to all age groups utilizing rotor (helicopter) and fixed wing (airplane) aircraft regionally, nationally and internationally and has performed more than 30 ,000 air ambulance missions since its inception in 1987.  REACH offers a membership program, REACH for Life; a primary benefit of membership is the guarantee of no out-of-pocket expenses when members are transported by REACH or a REACH service partner.  REACH has been CAMTS accredited since 1998. REACH is privately owned and operated. 

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