The AMS would like to take this opportunity to thank all the staff and volunteers that participated in the Pick n Pay Cape Argus Cycle Tour. A special thank you to Medscheme for the sponsorship of the AMS cycling kit as well as the support teams that cheered the riders along the way and welcomed them at the finish.
After a grueling 2 500km walk Tommy Michael (60), Cliff Beautement (72), Eddie Michael (65) and Malcolm Johnson (49) were welcomed by AMS at their head office at the Cape Town International Airport on Sunday 03 June 2007. The welcoming event to acknowledge their remarkable dedication was proudly sponsored by Medscheme.
Ms Sandhya Vedalankar (Deputy General Manager: Discovery CSI) handed over eight ear thermometers valued at R3 500 to John Stone (CEO of the SA Red Cross Air Mercy Service - AMS) as a gesture of goodwill to mark Discovery's donation of R320 000.
The SA Red Cross Air Mercy Service (AMS) today unveiled its refitted addition to its fleet of specialist medical rescue aircraft. The Red Cross AMS provides flying doctor services to outlying rural towns of the Northern Cape, and transfers patients by specially converted aircraft to treatment centers in Kimberley.
AMS launched its new vehicles, funded by De Beers. This sponsorship will complement the services delivered by AMS to the community of the Northern Cape.
The support vehicles will be used to transport medical teams to rural areas when the AMS aircraft cannot land due to bad weather thereby preventing the cancellation of much needed clinics.
The AMS in partnership with Eurocopter Southern Africa and Agusta Westland participated in the African Aerospace and Defence (AAD) that took place at the Air Force base in Ysterplaat from the 17th of September until the 21st of September.
After what has been described as the ‘most gruelling Cape Argus Cycle Tour' ever, we are proud to say well done to all our cyclists for venturing into the howling wind on Sunday, 08 March 2009 to participate in the Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour. To our support team who cheered our cyclists along the way, thank you for your contribution for making the day a success.
The KwaZulu - Natal base would like to take this opportunity of thanking Toyota Forklift for their generous donation of R28 729 towards the refurbishment of the Toyota Tug. A special thank you to Myen Naidoo for his efforts in making this possible and for his offer to service the Tug, at no cost to AMS. We are proud to be associated with Toyota Forklift and look forward to a long working relationship with them. A special thank you to Jan Badenhorst for being instrumental in the refurbishing of the tug and Hayden Ford for the design.
The SA Red Cross Air Mercy Service and the Western Cape Department of Health Metro emergency medical service launched the Eden District / Central Karoo rescue service on the 17 November 2009.
