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Air Methods, Corp. is an American publicly owned emergency medical services helicopter operator with its corporate headquarters on the property of Centennial Airport in Dove Valley CDP, Colorado, United States in the Denver metropolitan area;〔"(2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Dove Valley CDP, CO )" ((Archive )). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on April 1, 2015.〕 the headquarters uses an Englewood, Colorado postal address.〔 The company began operation in 1980 and by 2013 had flown nearly 150,000 air medical flight hours and completed more than 100,000 patient transports. Since 1991, the company has been publicly traded company under the NASDAQ ticker “AIRM.” The company has more than 4,000 employees, operates a fleet of helicopters (and fixed-wing) aircraft at nearly 300 bases that serve 48 American states. ==History== Air Methods purchased CJ Systems Aviation Group, a leading provider of aeromedical transport, in October 2007.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 accessdate = 2008-07-06 )〕 In 2011 Air Methods acquired Omniflight Helicopters, Inc and operates it as a wholly owned subsidiary. Omniflight Helicopters consisted of over 100 helicopters.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.airmethods.com/docs/newsletter---heartland/air-waves-q3-2011-e.pdf?sfvrsn=0 )〕 In July 2011 Air Methods (Air Methods International, Ltd.) entered in a joint venture agreement with Basari Holding, AS and Anka Aerospace & Defense, LLC to form Helistar, AS. The joint venture company is headquartered in Ankara, Turkey. In October 2012, Air Methods opened their state-of-the-art technologically advanced training center in Aurora, Colorado. Located near the corporate office, the 14,000-square-foot facility has a simulation areas, learning classrooms and office space. == Service Models == Air Methods provides services through three basic programs; Community-Based Model (CBM), Hospital-Based Model (HBM) and Alternative Delivery Model.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Service Models )〕 Under both programs Air Methods transports persons requiring intensive medical care from either the scene of an accident or general care hospitals to highly skilled trauma centers or tertiary care centers. As of 2009, the CBM operated 105 bases at hospitals, fire stations or airports, operating more than 127 helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft and Air Methods employees provide medical care to patients en route. As of 2009, the HBM delivery model was serving 80 hospital customers in 33 states and operated a fleet of more than 170 hospital-based aircraft and medical care en route is provided by employees or contractors of customer hospitals. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Air Methods」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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