Global Rescue

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Global Rescue
Company type Private
Industry Medical Evacuation, Security Evacuation, Crisis Response
Founded2004 (2004)
Headquarters Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States
Key people
Daniel Richards (founder and CEO)
Website https://www.globalrescue.com
Dan Richards in October 2019 Leading By Example (48858883871) (cropped - Dan Richards).jpg
Dan Richards in October 2019

Global Rescue is a crisis response, medical evacuation and security extraction company with additional services such as field rescue, [1] medical advisory, and telehealth. The company performs field rescues, [2] sending critical care paramedics and military special forces veterans [3] to the site of an emergency. Founded in partnership with Johns Hopkins Medicine, Global Rescue identifies, monitors, and responds when members experience a medical or security emergency away from home. Global Rescue provided services to its members during major events including the 2024 Washington wildfires, [4] the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, [5] the Sudanese civil war, [3] the COVID-19 pandemic, [6] the April 2015 Nepal Earthquake, [7] [8] the 2013 civil unrest in Egypt, the 2011 Arab Spring uprisings, the 2011 tsunami in Japan, [9] and the 2010 Haiti earthquake.

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Organization

Global Rescue is a membership organization offering individual and corporate memberships on a short-term or annual basis. Global Rescue has operations centers and offices in Manila, Philippines; Islamabad, Pakistan; San Juan, Puerto Rico; and Lebanon, New Hampshire. [10] Clients include the U.S. Ski Team, [11] United States Postal Service, LPGA and NASA. [12]

Global Rescue conducts thousands of rescue operations per year. [12]

History

Global Rescue was founded in 2004 by Daniel Richards, an investment banker and private equity investor. [13] Global Rescue was recognized as a Fast Company "Most Innovative Company" in 2024. [14] Inc. awarded Global Rescue its "Best in Business" honor in 2022, [15] the same year the firm received its ISO 9001 certification. [16] CNN calls Global Rescue an "extra layer of protection" for Olympic athletes [17] and National Geographic advises trekkers to "Join Global Rescue." [18] Among the global events for which Global Rescue has provided crisis response services in the 2006 Israeli conflict in Beirut, Lebanon; the 2008 terror attacks in Mumbai, India; the 2010 ash cloud in Western Europe; the 2012 coup attempt in Mali; and the 2015 earthquake in Nepal. [19]

Awards and Recognition

Global Rescue has earned accolades and wards from several travel publications.

References

  1. ↑ "Global Rescue eliminates distance limit". www.travelweekly.com. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
  2. ↑ "Hero Complex", Outside Magazine , 9 March 2011.
  3. 1 2 "Asia Pacific Security Magazine". April 26, 2023.
  4. ↑ staff, Source ONE News (2024-06-10). "Teen hiker rescued after going missing amidst Lake Chelan wildfire chaos". Source ONE News. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
  5. ↑ "Live Now Fox". YouTube . November 6, 2023.
  6. ↑ "San Francisco Newlyweds Stuck on Honeymoon in Sri Lanka Amid Coronavirus Pandemic". NBC Bay Area. April 26, 2020.
  7. ↑ Streep, Abe. "The Tricky Ethics of the Lucrative Disaster Rescue Business". Wired. ISSN   1059-1028 . Retrieved 2022-02-08.
  8. ↑ "Thousands of Travelers Face Extreme Weather Every Year. This Firm Comes to the Rescue". Bloomberg.com. 14 October 2021. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
  9. ↑ "Health: Happy, Healthy Trails", Robb Report , 1 February 2013.
  10. ↑ "Lebanon-Based Global Rescue: 'They Saved My Life' - Enterprise". Enterprise. 2016-12-28.
  11. ↑ "At the Ready, At the Sochi Games", New York Times , 15 February 2014.
  12. 1 2 "Global Rescue in demand as travelers go farther, encounter more risk", Boston Globe , 1 September 2013.
  13. ↑ "The Business Of Evacuation In Egypt", Forbes , 31 January 2011.
  14. ↑ Kelso, Stirling (2024-03-19). "This company protects travelers, wherever they may venture". Fast Company. Archived from the original on 2025-10-07. Retrieved 2025-11-05.
  15. ↑ "Inc. Magazine Names Global Rescue "Best In Business" for Travel | Global Travel Media" . Retrieved 2025-11-03.
  16. ↑ APSM_admin (2022-07-19). "Global Rescue Receives ISO 9001 Certification". Asia Pacific Security Magazine. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
  17. ↑ Martinez, Laura Smith-Spark, Michael (2014-02-06). "Sochi: After weeks of worry, a pretty smooth start to Olympics spectacle". CNN. Retrieved 2025-11-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  18. ↑ "Tips Every Himalayan Trekker Should Know". Adventure. 2025-11-03. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
  19. ↑ "How to Save Stranded People on Mount Everest", Boston.com , 1 May 2015.
  20. ↑ ["skift, v.²". Oxford English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. 10 April 2025. Retrieved 5 December 2025.{{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  21. ↑ Kelso, Stirling (19 March 2024). "This company protects travelers, wherever they may venture". Fast Company. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  22. ↑ ["EDF Ad Names Names". Business Ethics: The Magazine of Corporate Responsibility. 1998. pp. 8–8. doi:10.5840/bemag199812220 . Retrieved 5 December 2025.{{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  23. ↑ Davidson, Nick (9 November 2021). "The 50 Best Places to Work in 2021". Outside Online. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  24. ↑ Martinez, Laura Smith-Spark,Michael (6 February 2014). "Sochi: After weeks of worry, a pretty smooth start to Olympics spectacle". CNN. Retrieved 5 December 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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