Global Medical Response
Edward M. Racht, M.D. is the Chief Medical Officer for American Medical Response and Associate Chief Medical Officer of Evolution Health. Racht has more than 20 years of experience in emergency medical services and healthcare systems.
Previously, Racht served as the Chief Medical Officer and Vice President of Medical Affairs for Piedmont Newnan Hospital in metro Atlanta and as Medical Director for the Austin/Travis County EMS System in Texas, which was nationally recognized for its collaborative approach to resolving challenging health care integration issues.
Racht has served three successive terms on the Virginia State Governor's EMS Advisory Board and chaired the state of Texas Governor's EMS and Trauma Advisory Council for 10 years. He received his undergraduate and medical degrees from Emory University in Atlanta and completed his residency at the Medical College of Virginia.
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With more than 38,000 employees, Global Medical Response teams deliver compassionate, quality medical care, primarily in the areas of emergency and patient relocation services in the United States, the District of Columbia and around the world. GMR was formed by combining the industry leaders in air, ground, managed medical transportation, and community, industrial/specialty and wildland fire services. Each of our companies have long histories of proudly serving the communities where we live: American Medical Response (AMR), Rural Metro Fire, Air Evac Lifeteam, REACH Air Medical Services, Med-Trans Corporation, AirMed International and Guardian Flight.