McEntee Honored by American Ambulance Association for Career Contributions to Emergency Medical Services

American Medical Response (AMR) announced last week that Thomas McEntee, AMR’s CEO East Region, will receive the Robert L. Forbus Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Ambulance Association (AAA), given to individuals whose lifetime body of work has enhanced the programs and services of the AAA and its members.

McEntee has served on the AAA Board of Directors, Education Committee, Membership Committee, Government Affairs Committee and as Co-Chair of Stars of Life. Stars of Life would not be the nationally recognized program that it is today without McEntee’s leadership. The Stars of Life event in Washington, D.C. publicly recognizes and celebrates the achievements of AAA members from personal triumphs to exceptional work in the field.

Ted Van Horne, president of AMR, said the AAA award is a fitting recognition of McEntee’s profile in the EMS industry.

“Tom is a leader that looks towards innovation, collaboration and relationships to improve the EMS systems he is involved with. He continually brings these local ideas and issues forward into the national forefront to improve all of EMS and the millions of patients we care for.”

McEntee, a resident of Amherst, began his career as a volunteer in a New Hampshire town ambulance service. He has been a member of the AMR family since 2007, serving as the General Manager of the AMR Riverside County operation in California. Prior to joining AMR, Tom held various executive operational roles with other medical transportation companies for more than 14 years. Tom earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Organizational Management from Daniel Webster College in Nashua, NH.

Founded in 1979, the American Ambulance Association (AAA) promotes health care policies that ensure excellence in the ambulance services industry and provides research, education and communications programs to enable its members to effectively address the needs of the communities they serve.

For more information about the AAA visit their Web site at the-aaa.org.

About American Medical Response

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.

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