SEATTLE, July 24, 2015 – Remote Medical International® (RMI) actively devotes a portion of its time and resource towards focusing on the needs of military, veterans, and their families through direct employment, training, and the sponsorship of organizations that assist…
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Global Community: RMI Provides Medical Support for Kenyan Marathon
NAIROBI, July 9, 2015 – Committed to deliver excellent care on a global level, Remote Medical International provided medical support during the 16th Annual Safaricom Marathon and Half Marathon that took place at the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy in Kenya on…
RMI’s Remote First Aid Kit Receives Overland Journal’s Editor’s Choice Award
SEATTLE, June 23, 2015 – Overland Journal, the publication for worldwide expedition and adventure travel, has awarded Remote Medical International (RMI) the Editor’s Choice Award for their Remote First Aid Kit. The publication’s Medical Editor, Dr. Jon S. Solberg, evaluated…
RMI Awarded $95M USAID Contract, Opens Federal Office in Washington, D.C.
SEATTLE, June 16, 2015 – Remote Medical International (RMI), a leading global provider of remote medical logistics, supplies, personnel, and training, announced today that it has been awarded a $95 million contract from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).…
RMI Health Alert: MERS Symptoms, Transmission, & Treatment
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) is a viral illness that affects the respiratory system. MERS was first identified in Saudi Arabia in 2012. Since that time the vast majority of cases have occurred on the Arabian…
RMI Ebola Health Alert: Travel & Commercial Flights
Travel The CDC has advised non-essential travellers to avoid traveling to Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia. The WHO has not issued any travel warning. Commercial Flights Liberia has closed all borders except major entry points including Roberts International Airport, James…
RMI Health Alert: Ebola Symptoms, Treatment & More
Symptoms The disease starts with a high fever, signs of what appears to be an upper respiratory infection, with muscle aches and pains, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, headache, weakness and finally bloody discharge from all orifices. These symptoms are vague and…
RMI Health Alert: Ebola Updates by Country
Democratic Republic of Congo According to the CDC as of October 9, 2014, there have been 68 cases of the Ebola virus reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). In total, 49 deaths have been reported. According to…
RMI to Deploy Upgraded EMR System Designed for Remote Environments
With full-scale implementation scheduled for early 2015, Remote Medical International (RMI) is currently in the beta phase of updating its electronic medical record (EMR) system, which supports and strengthens RMI’s patient care capabilities. By adopting new software dedicated to tracking…
RMI Welcomes LOGCAP Project Coordinator Kelly Isham to Seattle Headquarters
Despite being hired to work full-time out of RMI Headquarters, RMI Project Coordinator Kelly Isham spent his first six weeks serving as a paramedic in Kuwait. With over eight years of experience as a paramedic in a wide variety of…