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DHART Crew

Certifications | Our team | Paramedics | Nurses | Pilots | EMT drivers | Communicators | Transport respiratory therapists

Who we are

The DHART medical crews are composed of critical care transport nurses, critical care paramedics, and respiratory care practitioners. Each member of our crews possesses, on average, 16 years of critical care and/or EMS experience.

Certifications

• DHART nurses maintain certifications in BLS, ACLS, PALS, NRP, and TNCC or FNATC.
• DHART paramedics maintain certifications in BLS, ACLS, PALS, BTLS or PHTLS.
• DHART respiratory care practioners maintain certifications in BLS, ACLS, PALS, NRP, and BTLS.
• EMS pilots all have a minimum of 2,500 hours of Pilot in Command time and maintain all necessary ratings and certificates necessary to function in the stressful realm of EMS aviation.

Visit the national associations to which our crews belong (will open in new tabs/windows):

• Air & Surfact Transport Nurses Association
• International Association of Flight Paramedics
• National EMS Pilots Association
• National Association of Air-medical Communication Specialists
• American Association of Respiratory Care

Our team

Program Director: Frank Erdman MBA

Administrative Assistant: Robin Marsh, CFC

Operations Manager: John Hinds, NREMT-P

Chief Flight Nurse: Kyle Madigan, RN

Clinical Educator: Chris O'Connell, RN

Paramedics:

• Jerry Beaudry FP-C
• Kevin Burkholder, FP-C
• Vicki Corum, FP-C
• Amy Gough, NREMT-P
• Matthew Guy, FP-C
• Randy Kertis, FP-C
• Jason Johns, FP-C
• Scott Lancaster, NREMT-P
• Doug Martin, FP-C
• Andrew Miller, NREMT-P
• Sarah Packard, NREMT-P
• Sam Provenza, FP-C
• Alf Rylander, FP-C

Nurses:

• Michael Cather, RN
• Albert Fischer, RN
• Renee Gaffney, RN
• Stephen Jameson, RN
• Andrew Jones, RN
• Deanna McGrew, RN
• Patrick O'Connell, RN
• Brian Putney, RN
• Daniel Vota, RN
• Tracy Webster, RN
• Abe Wilson, RN

Pilots:

• Paul Austin (Lead Pilot, Metro Aviation)
• Dave Brimblecom
• Scott Caunter
• Jim Clark
• Grant Hamilton
• Doug Moore
• Pat Rooney
• Alan Summers

EMT Drivers:

• Don Attenhofer NREMT-I
• Joe Denneen NREMT
• Justin Hastings NREMT
• Jay Holden NREMT
• Tim Monahan NREMT-P
• Dustin Morris NREMT
• Chad Sylvestre NREMT
• Carleton Torrey NREMT
• John Upham NREMT

Communicators:

• Mark Pippy, ACFC (Communications Supervisor)
• Tom Perron, CFC
• Denni Pratt, CFC
• Tracey Quigley
• Sue VonIderstine RN, CFC
• Jon Walker, CFC

Transport Respiratory Therapists:

• Rebecca Egner, RCP 
• Robert Fishwick, RCP
• Robert Fitzgerald, RCP
• Randall Knapp, RCP
• Richard Mitchell, RCP