Medical Flight Service Awards and Recognition
Angel MedFlight is built on compassion, innovation and commitment to excellence. Being a part of our team is not just a job – it is a daily opportunity to touch the lives of people in the midst of a medical crisis. We operate under extraordinary circumstances and we attract remarkable individuals who together comprise a team with a clearly unified vision.
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Recent Achievements
2020 Constellation Research Business Transformation 150
Constellation Research recognized Angel MedFlight’s Chief Development Officer, Paul Green, as part of an elite list of executives leading business transformation efforts around the globe. 2021 Business Transformation 150 celebrates those who have successfully responded to the changing business landscape.
2019 Business Transformational Leaders of the Year
Angel MedFlight’s President Andrew Bess and Chief Development Officer Paul Green were named MSS 2019 Business Transformational Leaders of the Year by the Arizona Technology Council at the Governor’s Celebration of Innovation Awards.
2019 Best Places to Work in Healthcare
Angel MedFlight Worldwide Air Ambulance is participating in the "Best Places to Work in Healthcare" program created by Modern Healthcare and Best Companies Group. The program is designed to recognize outstanding places of employment in the United States.
2019 Department of Defense Program Patriot Award
Angel MedFlight Worldwide Air Ambulance President and Chief Operating Officer, Andrew Bess, was awarded the Department of Defense Program Patriot Award. The Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) Patriot Award recognizes supervisors for supporting National Guard and Reserve service members. Family members or employees serving in the National Guard or Reserve nominate their supervisors for supporting their military service.
2018 Bronze Stevie Award
Angel MedFlight Worldwide Air Ambulance Human Resources Director, Shelley Schlossberg, was awarded the Bronze Stevie Award for the Human Resources Executive of the Year in the third annual Stevie® Awards for Great Employers.
The Stevie Awards for Great Employers recognize the world’s best employers and the human resources professionals, teams, achievements, and HR-related products and suppliers who help to create and drive great places to work.
2018 Pro Patria Award
Angel MedFlight Worldwide Air Ambulance was awarded the Pro Patria Award for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR). Every year, ESGR committees award the recognition to three employers in their state. The award recognizes employer support of Guard and Reserve employees through leadership and practices, including adopting personnel policies that support participation in the National Guard and Reserve.
2018 Department of Defense Program Freedom Award - Semifinalist
Angel MedFlight Worldwide Air Ambulance was recognized as a semifinalist for the Freedom Award for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR).The award recognizes business leaders for supporting National Guard and Reserve service members and initiatives. Angel MedFlight is among the 149 semifinalists selected from more than 2,230 nominations.
2017 Department of Defense Program Patriot Award
Jason Siegert, CEO of Angel MedFlight Worldwide Air Ambulance, was awarded the Patriot Award. The Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) Patriot Award recognizes supervisors for supporting National Guard and Reserve service members.
2017 Distinguished CFRN Award
Ange MedFlight's Director of Clinical Services, Bambi Pish-Derr, DNP, RN, CCRN, CFRN, was awarded the Distinguished CFRN Award for 2017. The Distinguished CFRN Award is presented annually by BCEN and the Air and Surface Transport Nurses Association (ASTNA) and it recognizes a CFRN or CTRN who has shown outstanding support of the certification process in flight or critical care ground transport nursing.
2016 BCEN Honorary Certification Recognition Award
The Board Certification for Emergency Nursing awards agencies and institutions that, “demonstrated outstanding contributions toward promoting the process of certification in emergency nursing, flight nursing, critical care ground transport nursing and/or pediatric emergency nursing.”
2016 IBSC 100% Certified Recognition
Angel MedFlight was awarded this recognition for our paramedics team, who are all Flight Paramedic-Certified (FP-C). While not required within the industry, Angel MedFlight ensures every medical flight crew member is certified.
https://www.ibscertifications.org/recognition/programs-recognized
2016 Emmy Nomination for "My Real Life Moment" Video Series
Awarded By: Academy of Television Arts & Science (ATAS)
Awards may measure achievement. Dedication to our patients is how we measure ourselves.
TESTIMONIALS

Lori's Story
On 6 November 1995 my son Matthew was born, truly the best day of my life. On 22 June 2006 my bone marrow transplant donor cells arrived from Germany, truly the second best day of my life. On 28 December 2013 (2,747 days later), my bone marrow donor Michael arrived from Germany, truly the third best day of my life.
Timeline of Recognition
2015
Attained NAAMTA Accreditation
National Accreditation Alliance Medical Transport Applications (NAAMTA)
2nd Consecutive Platinum Rating1
Awarded by: ARGUS International, Inc.
Achieved Stage 2 Registration from the International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO)1
Awarded by: International Business Aviation Council (IBAC)
2014
Two Gold Stevie® Awards for Excellence in Videography
Awarded by: American Business Awards
Awarded videos: My Real Life Moment™ Patient Stories: Team Jaxon Air Ambulance Transport and My Real Life Moment™ - Holiday Homecoming: Lori and Michael Meet
Silver Stevie® Award for Best Overall Website Design
Awarded by: American Business Awards
2013
Platinum Rated1
Awarded by: ARGUS International, Inc.
Achieved Stage 1 Registration from the International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO)1
Awarded by: International Business Aviation Council (IBAC)
2012
No. 4 Fastest-Growing Privately Held Company
Awarded by: Arizona Corporate Excellence Awards
Five Under 35 – Director of Corporate Finance, Ashley Sanders
Awarded by Arizona Business Magazine
2011
Spirit of Enterprise Special Achievement in Entrepreneurship Award
Awarded by: The W. P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University
No. 13 Fastest-Growing Privately Held Company
Awarded by: Arizona Corporate Excellence Awards
2010
No. 3 Fastest-Growing Privately Held Company in Arizona
Awarded by: Arizona Corporate Excellence Awards
Innovation Award
Awarded by: Arizona Corporate Excellence Awards
Business Ethics Award
Awarded by: Better Business Bureau of Central, Northern and Western Arizona
1. Angel MedFlight currently utilizes the services of sole and exclusive FAA F.A.R. Part 135 vendors.