Welcome our new Hires November 2024
It’s always nice to kick off a new month with a wonderful announcement! We’re excited to introduce you to the new members of the STAT MedEvac staff!   From left to right: Kate Sickafuse, Jess Holzapfel, [...]
CPAP for EMS and Critical Care Transport – Don’t Be Intimidated By It!
Bradley A. Kuch, STAT MedEvac's Director of Medical Operations, discusses the usage of CPAP in the field and transport settings. It's a great tool to help the patient and the provider! Brad brings [...]
Regional Air Medical Services Working Cooperatively for Patient Care
Regional Air Medical Services Working Cooperatively for Patient Care University Hospitals’ air medical service, UH AirMed, and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) STAT MedEvac program have formalized a cooperative to facilitate launching [...]
Thank you for Helping us Celebrate 40 Years of STAT MedEvac
Looking back on the 40th Anniversary Celebration of STAT MedEvac, we can’t thank everyone enough who shared in this wonderful event. Over 200 former and current staff, physicians, nurses, comm specs and honored guests [...]
EMS and Emergency Medicine Pioneer, Mentor, and Friend
The Center for Emergency Medicine (CEM) and STAT MedEvac along with the greater Pittsburgh community mourn the loss of Dr. Ronald D. Stewart, our founder and emergency medicine giant. Dr. Stewart, who began his [...]
Employee Profile: Shannon Fonte
Shannon Fonte, BSN, RN, PHRN, CFRN Senior Professional Flight Nurse II STAT MedEvac 2 Years of service - 5 In March 2025, Shannon will have worked for UPMC for 30 years, 20 of which were [...]