Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE MISSION OF LIFE LINK III IS SAFE AND EFFECTIVE AIR MEDICAL TRANSPORT. WE ACCOMPLISH THIS BY SETTING, HOLDING, AND ENHANCING THE STANDARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN PATIENT CARE, TRANSPORTATION, AND INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP.
TO PROVIDE SAFE AND EFFECTIVE MEDICAL CARE AND TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FOR PATIENTS.
ROTOR WING SERVICESLIFE LINK III PROVIDES AIR TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS REQUIRING CRITICAL CARE AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE IN HELICOPTERS CONFIGURED FOR MOBILE INTENSIVE CARE. LIFE LINK III PROVIDES HELICOPTER AIR MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION INCLUDING ON-SCENE EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND INTER-FACILITY TRANSPORT 24 HOURS A DAY, 365 DAYS PER YEAR. WITH HELICOPTER BASES THROUGHOUT MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN, LIFE LINK III TRANSPORTS ALL TYPES OF CRITICALLY ILL OR INJURED PATIENTS. LIFE LINK III PROVIDED 2,861 ROTOR WING TRANSPORTS IN 2019.
FIXED WING SERVICESLIFE LINK III PROVIDES AIR TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS REQUIRING CRITICAL CARE AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE IN FIXED WING AIRCRAFT CONFIGURED FOR MOBILE INTENSIVE CARE. LIFE LINK III PROVIDES AIRPLANE AMBULANCE TRANSPORTATION THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES, 24 HOURS A DAY, 365 DAYS PER YEAR. LIFE LINK III HAS A DEDICATED, MEDICALLY-CONFIGURED AIRPLANE READY AT ALL TIMES AND HAS ACCESS TO A FLEET OF OTHER AIRCRAFT FOR ADDITIONAL SUPPORT TO TRANSPORT ALL TYPES OF CRITICALLY ILL OR INJURED PATIENTS. LIFE LINK III PROVIDED 200 FIXED WING TRANSPORTS IN 2019.
COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND SAFETYLIFE LINK III'S AIRPLANE AND HELICOPTER TRANSPORTATION SERVICES ARE ACCREDITED BY THE COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF MEDICAL TRANSPORT SYSTEMS (CAMTS), WHICH REFLECTS THE ORGANIZATION'S COMMITMENT TO MEETING OR EXCEEDING THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF PATIENT CARE, QUALITY AND SAFETY. THERE WERE OVER 159 CAMTS ACCREDITED SERVICES NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY BY THE END OF 2019. LIFE LINK III IS ONE OF ONLY 54 MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY THAT ARE CAMTS ACCREDITED FOR THE TWO MODES OF CRITICAL CARE AIR MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION: ROTOR WING AND FIXED WING. LIFE LINK III SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE REACCREDITATION PROCESS IN MARCH 2019, WHICH EXTENDED ACCREDITATION THROUGH MARCH 2022.LIFE LINK III PROVIDES OUTREACH EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO PRE-HOSPITAL AND HOSPITAL-BASED HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS COVERING SUCH TOPICS AS HELICOPTER LANDING ZONE SET UP, SCENE SAFETY, PATIENT TRANSPORT PREPARATION AND OTHER PATIENT CARE TOPICS. LIFE LINK III ACTIVELY PARTICIPATES WITH THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES, INCLUDING PUBLIC, INFORMATIONAL, SCHOOL, INJURY PREVENTION AND COMMUNITY EVENTS. IN 2019, THE ORGANIZATION DONATED MORE THAN 2,300 HOURS OF CLINICIAN TIME, 282 HOURS OF PILOT TIME AND 138 HOURS OF AIRCRAFT TIME FOR 366 SEPARATE COMMUNITY AND HEALTHCARE-RELATED EVENTS AND TRAININGS. THE 141 OUTREACH EDUCATION PROGRAMS TRAINED 10,300 EMS AND COMMUNITY-BASED MEDICAL AND FIRST RESPONDERS.IN ADDITION TO THE COMMUNITY AND HEALTHCARE-RELATED EDUCATION AND SAFETY EVENTS, LIFE LINK III CONTINUES TO SEEK NEW CHANNELS FOR DELIVERING EDUCATION TO EMERGENCY SERVICE, FIRST RESPONDER, AND HEALTHCARE PERSONNEL FROM MINNESOTA, WISCONSIN, AND SURROUNDING STATES. LIFE LINK III PROVIDES HIGH QUALITY CONTINUING EDUCATION WITH EXCEPTIONAL SPEAKERS AND SPECIAL GUESTS THROUGH BOTH ITS CLINICAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM AND LINKED EVENTS, A REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL SERIES THAT BRINGS EDUCATION TO THE REGION WITH THE GOAL OF ENHANCING SKILLS AND DEMONSTRATING TRANSPORT BEST PRACTICES FOR PROVIDERS OF ALL LEVELS, FROM RESCUE AND PRE-HOSPITAL SITUATIONS TO TRANSPORT AND IN-HOSPITAL TREATMENT.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Edward R Eroe President And | CEO (THROUGH NOVEMBER 2019) | 40 | $291,231 |
| Cheryl Pasquarella Director Of | COMPLIANCE & QA (THROUGH OCT 2019) | 40 | $222,362 |
| Robert A Sannerud | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | 40 | $202,892 |
| Kolby Kolbet | VICE PRESIDENT CLINICAL SERVICES | 40 | $168,394 |
| Cathy Richards | VP OF EMPLOYEE & CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT | 40 | $166,253 |
| Paul Macheledt Senior Director | OF STRATEGIC PLANNING & ANALYTICS | 40 | $163,989 |
| Lee Mccammon | VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS | 40 | $156,958 |
| Kevin Rixmann | REGISTERED NURSE | 36 | $140,982 |
| Amy Saylor | REGIONAL OPERATIONS MANAGER | 40 | $130,724 |
| Michael Sinkule | REGISTERED NURSE | 36 | $129,103 |
| Keith Velaski | REGISTERED NURSE | 36 | $125,808 |
| Steven Sterner Md | DIRECTOR THEN INTERIM CEO | 40 | $23,987 |
| Brad Plowman | DIRECTOR (THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2019) | 2 | $0 |
| Narayana Murali Md Facp | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| David Miller | DIRECTOR (THROUGH JANUARY 2019) | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Mcmahan | DIRECTOR (APRIL THRU NOVEMBER 2019) | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Mcavoy | DIRECTOR (THROUGH JANUARY 2019) | 1 | $0 |
| Dr John Hick | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| James Garvey | DIRECTOR (THROUGH JULY 2019) | 2 | $0 |
| Bret Haake Md | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Kevin Boren | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Robert Beacher Rph | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Andrew Bagnall Fache | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Dr Ralph Frascone Md Facep | DIRECTOR & CMO | 2 | $0 |
| Eric Lohn Mba Fhfma | SECRETARY/TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Joseph Hellie | VICE CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
| Jim Leste Ms Chsp | CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
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