Medaire founder Joan S. Garrett joins NAHF
Medaire (an international SOS company) founder and chairman Joan Sullivan Garrett was ceremoniously enshrined into the National Aviation Hall of Fame (NAHF) during the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) conference in Las Vegas.
Joan S. Garrett was inducted into the class of 2020 for being a visionary who pioneered telemedicine and in 1985 founded the aviation industry’s first global remote medical emergency response company, Medaire, which directs real-time safety services to thousands annually in all parts of the aviation industry.
She recently published her autobiography, "One Life Lost, Millions Gained". With the enshrinement, she now joins the company of aviation legends such as the Wright brothers, William Boeing, Charles Lindbergh, Amelia Earhart, Buzz Aldrin, and Neil Armstrong. (cj)