AMR Air Ambulance Hires New General Manager
Englewood, Colo. (Nov. 24, 2014) – AMR Air Ambulance has named emergency medical services executive John Paladino its next general manager. A veteran flight paramedic and business development leader, Paladino spent the past six years designing and managing air ambulance programs in the Middle East.
Paladino replaces AMR Air Ambulance’s longtime leader, Tom Cox, who is retiring at the end of this year after more than a decade as business development director and, later, general manager.
Paladino, who will be based at AMR Air Ambulance Headquarters in Englewood, Colo., plans to leverage his knowledge and overseas contacts to help AMR Air Ambulance expand its international footprint. “The domestic market is huge for AMR Air Ambulance. It is the backbone of our organization, but the healthcare market is becoming global,” said Paladino. “Growing internationally offers AMR Air Ambulance’s established clients additional services provided by a partner they trust.”
A Texas native, Paladino began his emergency medical services career in his hometown of Austin. In 2008, he accepted a position as a flight paramedic and senior clinical supervisor for Hamad Medical Corporation in Qatar. John later relocated to Saudi Arabia to establish air medical bases and develop additional medical aviation resources and assets.
Paladino holds a bachelor’s degree in occupational health and safety from Columbia Southern University and master’s level studies in leadership and disaster management through Grand Canyon University.
About AMR Air Ambulance and American Medical Response
Founded in 2002, AMR Air Ambulance, formerly Air Ambulance Specialists, Inc. (AASI), is a division of American Medical Response. AMR Air Ambulance works with Part 135 charter air carriers and commercial airlines to provide domestic and international air medical transportation. AMR Air is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems.
American Medical Response, Inc. (www.amr.net), America’s leading provider of medical transportation, provides services in 40 states and the District of Columbia. More than 18,000 AMR paramedics, EMTs, RNs and other professionals work together to transport more than 3 million patients nationwide each year in critical, emergency and non-emergency situations. AMR, a subsidiary of Envision Healthcare Corporation, is headquartered in Greenwood Village, Colo.
