CAMTS elects new Chair and Vice Chair during Spring 2020 Meeting
The US Commission of Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems (CAMTS) has named Dr Richard Orr as Chair and Dr Francis Guyette as Vice Chair during its online Spring Board of Directors meeting
During the meeting, CAMTS has also made accreditation decisions for programs that were visited before the pandemic. The commission has accredited SkyHealth, a rotor-wing service headquartered in Ronkonkoma, New York.
Dr Richard Orr represents the American Academy of Pediatrics. Dr Orr has served as Medical Director of the Pediatric Critical Care Transport Service for 23 years and retired from clinical medicine in 2017. He has served on the CAMTS Board since 1991 and as Vice Chair since 1996. He is replacing Dr Alasdair Conn.
Dr Francis Guyette represents the American College of Emergency Physicians. He is the Medical Director for STAT MedEvac and an emergency physician at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. He replaces Dr Orr as Vice Chair of the board.
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