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RED CROSS AIR MERCY SERVICE
Message from the CEO
The Air Mercy Service (AMS) has enjoyed
exponentional growth over the past few years.
It was recognised that the management structure
of the AMS would need to be altered and
strengthened in order to ensure that the AMS
continued to develop with confidence to meet
the growing need to serve all the communities
in South Africa and possibly those of our less
fortunate neighbours.
In order to address the current and future needs
of the AMS a management restructuring process
was initiated in 2009. The objective of this
process was to strengthen the management
structure and to provide a career path for AMS
personnel that in turn will provide a succession
plan and ensure management continuity of
the AMS for the future. The restructuring plan
developed by the AMS management group was
endorsed by the Trustees and enthusiastically
embraced by the AMS team. It is gratifying to
note that all the new management positions that
emerged have been filled by internal promotions.
This was made possible by the focus that the
AMS has had on the development of its staff over
the past years.
In February 2009 the AMS was awarded the
national EMS contract by the National Treasury
for all the Provinces, with the exception of the
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2009-2010 ANNUAL REPORT