06/16/2026
When C**t Coffman, professional flight paramedic, STAT MedEvac, first climbed into a rescue boat with the U.S. Coast Guard, he knew he wanted to build his career around helping people in critical moments.
Now, that path has led him back home.
C**t, a Montoursville native and former paramedic with Susquehanna Regional EMS (SREMS), is part of the inaugural crew for the new STAT MedEvac base at UPMC Muncy — bringing expanded air medical capabilities to communities across north central Pennsylvania.
“It’s awesome to be in on the ground floor of something,” C**t said. “I know the community we’ll be serving is very excited to see us come in so there’s more robust and available air medical coverage in the area.”
The addition of the STAT MedEvac base marks a significant investment in emergency response across the region, helping provide faster access to critical care transport for patients in rural communities. The base at UPMC Muncy officially opened and began responding to emergencies on June 1.
After graduating from Lock Haven University with degrees in athletic training and exercise science, C**t served four years of active duty in the Coast Guard as a small boat coxswain, conducting search and rescue missions and federal maritime law enforcement operations.
Following his military service, he knew he still wanted to work in health care, but in a fast-paced, emergency response setting.
“I wanted to do something more in the search and rescue and first responder capacity,” he said.
He attended paramedic school and spent a year with Geisinger EMS before joining SREMS, where he worked for the past three years. During that time, he frequently served the Muncy area — the same communities the new STAT MedEvac base is expected to support.
“Air medical has always been my overall career goal,” C**t said. “When they announced they were putting a base at UPMC Muncy, which is very close to home for me, I thought I would at least apply and see how the process went.”
Emergency medicine also runs deep in C**t’s family.
His grandfather, Kaohlin Coffman, MD, was among the original emergency medicine physicians at Williamsport Hospital in the 1950s and served in the emergency department at Divine Providence Hospital — helping shape emergency care in the region decades ago.
“I always thought emergency medicine was cool, and he started that for me,” C**t said.
Transitioning from ground EMS to flight medicine required additional specialized training and certifications, including advanced trauma education, neonatal resuscitation certifications, and flight paramedic certification through the International Board of Specialty Certification.
Still, C**t credits his experience at SREMS with preparing him well for the move into critical care transport.
“SREMS is an excellent agency. They’ve won both state and national EMS agencies of the year since I’ve worked with them,” C**t said. “They definitely prepared me well to make the transition to critical care.”
As a flight paramedic, C**t will help care for critically ill and injured patients during scene responses and interfacility transfers, often managing complex medical situations while in the air.
“I enjoy the medicine of it,” C**t said. “The critical care component is a little beyond what we would do on the ground EMS side, and the medicine can be more challenging, which is fun for me.”
