MONOC Partners with Med-Trans to Continue MedEvac Services
(Wall, NJ – January 20, 2010) MONOC Mobile Health Services is pleased to announce that
they have signed a formal contract with Med-Trans Air Medical Transport to become their new
aviation partner for MONOC’s air medical or “MedEvac” program. Med-Trans will begin
service on February 1, 2010 with no lapse in MedEvac service for MONOC’s member hospitals
and the citizens that they serve throughout the state.
MONOC’s MedEvac, MONOC-One, became operational in April of 2006 and has been
providing both inter-hospital medical transportation of critically ill or injured patients as well as
emergency on-scene response for serious trauma incidents. The MedEvac program is one of
several services provided to, and on behalf of, MONOC’s 15 member hospitals. MONOC, a
non-profit hospital cooperative, is the single largest EMS and medical transport provider in New
Jersey, operating over 100 ambulances, 17 paramedic units, the largest fleet of critical care
transport vehicles and employing more than 700 dedicated professionals.
“MONOC focused on safety, experience and quality as our guiding principles in choosing a new
air-medical transport service partner. We are very excited about this new and promising
relationship. Med-Trans is one of the nation’s leading air medical services and has an
outstanding safety record,” said Vincent Robbins, President & CEO of MONOC.
Med-Trans Corporation, headquartered in Dallas, Texas, is a leading provider of air ambulance
programs in selected locations throughout the United States. Med-Trans is focused on
establishing partnerships with leading hospital systems, medical centers and EMS agencies to
provide customized air medical programs through specialized delivery formats, including
alternative delivery models, community based models or traditional hospital-based models. The
company has grown from four to 34 programs over the past six years.
Fred Buttrell, CEO of Med-Trans, said “Safety has always been a number one priority for Med-
Trans! We believe in safe operations at every level of our organization and are recognized
within the industry for our accomplishments regarding safety and extensive safety management
training practices and principles.”
