Rob Lawrence Appointed President of the Academy of International Mobile Healthcare Integration

MECHANICSBURG, PA—The Academy of International Mobile Healthcare Integration (AIMHI) is pleased to announce that Rob Lawrence has taken on the role of president. 

With decades of leadership in civilian and military emergency medical services, Lawrence brings a wealth of experience to AIMHI as it continues to advocate for innovative and high-performance EMS models nationwide. 

AIMHI is an international consortium of U.S. and Canadian based high-performance, high-value EMS providers dedicated to transforming mobile healthcare through data-driven solutions, policy advocacy, and community-focused care. AIMHI members are recognized for their commitment to clinically excellent, operationally effective, and cost-efficient out of hospital services that go beyond traditional emergency response. 

Lawrence has been a leader in EMS for more than 30 years, serving in both the United States and the United Kingdom. He currently serves as the Director of Strategic Implementation for PRO EMS and its educational arm, Prodigy EMS, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Prior to this, he was the Chief Operating Officer of the Richmond Ambulance Authority and prior to emigrating to the U.S. in 2008, the East of England Ambulance Service in the U.K. 

Beyond his EMS leadership, Lawrence is a military veteran, and graduate of the U.K.’s Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, serving in the British Army where he specialized in prehospital and evacuation operations. Lawrence also chairs the American Ambulance Association and the State Association Forum, and is the Executive Director of the California Ambulance Association. He is a well-regarded and highly sought after speaker, broadcaster, writer, and advocate in the EMS community, contributing regularly to numerous trade publications. 

"I am honored to assume the role of president of AIMHI, and wish to thank outgoing president, Chip Decker, CEO of the Richmond Ambulance Authority," Lawrence said. "Chip has been a mentor and friend for my entire U.S. operational life, and while I can’t fill his boots, I fully intend to follow in his footsteps. I also look forward to emphasizing the ‘I’s' in AIMHI—promoting the international best-practice U.S. and Canadian colleagues have to offer as well as continuing to integrate with other national associations to promote and advocate to the delivery of high value EMS.” 

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