GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas, July 5 /PRNewswire/ -- The CareFlite Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of James C. Swartz as the company’s new President/CEO effective today. CareFlite’s air ambulance service was established in 1979 to serve the communities of North Central Texas.
“I am very excited about having the opportunity to join the CareFlite team,” Swartz said. “CareFlite is a symbol of emergent care in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex and a respected community asset that so many people trust and rely upon during times of medical emergencies. I am grateful for the confidence placed in me by the board of directors to lead CareFlite into the future.”
Swartz has an extensive background in the air ambulance industry and aviation operations. For the past seven years, he has been program director of Aeromed Arizona, a Tucson based fixed wing air ambulance service. During his tenure, he successfully led the program’s effort to achieve CAMTS (Commission on the Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems) accreditation. He also served on the AAMS (Association of Air Medical Services) Government Relations Committee, and committees in Arizona and New Mexico, helping rewrite the air ambulance regulations in both states.
“Jim’s experience and background are going to benefit CareFlite and our community,” said Lillie Biggins, chairperson of the CareFlite Board of Directors and vice president of clinical operations at Harris Methodist Fort Worth Hospital. “His knowledge and enthusiasm will play an important role in continuing CareFlite’s pledge to be there for our community when minutes and experience matter.”
Serving the community since 1979, CareFlite, the only nonprofit and CAMTS accredited, full service medical transportation provider in North Central Texas, provides emergency medical helicopter transport to more than 100 counties within a 150-mile radius of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex and fixed wing air ambulance service nationwide. Other CareFlite programs include ground ambulance service, specialty care ground transport, 911 emergency services, continuing education programs, and a community service bicycle team.
CareFlite is sponsored by Baylor Health Care System, Methodist Health System, Texas Health Resources, JPS Health Network, Parkland Health and Hospital System, and Medical Cities of Dallas.
For more information, please call Camille Crim, director of marketing, 972-339-4217, or visit www.careflite.org .
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CONTACT: Camille Crim of CareFlite, +1-972-339-4217, or fax,+1-972-988-3144, or ccrim@careflite.org
Web site: http://www.careflite.org/
