David Baumgardner, President & CEO
Bachelor’s in Strategic Business Management
University of North Texas
David Baumgardner serves as the corporation’s President and CEO. He is responsible for the management of LifeNet, Inc., for enforcing policies and orders issued by the Board of Directors, and for acting as the authorized representative of the Board in all matters not designated by another person. He serves at the pleasure of the Board of Directors. In this role, David has been extremely successful in providing high-quality EMS and in dealing with the changing face of healthcare reimbursement.
David is the former Managing Director of the Montana, Idaho, and North and South Dakota area operations for American Medical Response (AMR). He brings to the organization nearly four decades of diverse EMS field and management experience, including serving as a paramedic, as a district manager of human resources, as an operations manager for AMR’s Western Region, and for holding numerous operations positions.
David is also a member of Rotary International and serves on the board of the Texarkana Regional Airport Authority. He is a former board member of the Texas Ambulance Association and the Texarkana Chamber of Commerce.