MedEvac Administration
John McCarthy DO, FACEP
Medical Director
Dr. McCarty is the Medical Director of LVHN MedEvac since 1993. He became a Firefighter/EMT in 1979, and later licensed as a private pilot.
He is currently an Emergency Physician after graduating from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, the Emergency Medicine
Residency and EMS Fellowship at the Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia. At LVHN, Dr. McCarthy is the Chief of the Division of EMS.
He is the Director of the Research and Data Committee for the PA Air Medical Task Force as well as the Air Medical Task Force representative
in the PA EMS Medical Advisory Committee.
Keith D. Micucci MSN, CRNP, PHRN, CEN
Director Medical Transportation / MedEvac
Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network
Keith has over twenty years experience in the emergency medical services field, in addition to 14 years as a professional
nurse which includes numerous roles such as: a critical care RN, flight RN, Emergency Department Patient Care Coordinator,
previous Director of MedEvac and the Emergency Department at 17th & Chew, and his latest position as an Emergency
Department Nurse Practitioner. Keith has been with LVHN since 2001.
Keith holds a BSN from Immaculata University as well as an MSN from DeSales University. He is a Board Certified Family Nurse
Practitioner through the American Nurse Credentialing Center, and a Board Certified Emergency Nurse through the Emergency
Nurses Association. He is also a long standing member of the Emergency Nurses Association and Air & Surface Transport Nurses Association.
Joseph Rycek RN, CFRN, CEN, CCRN, PHRN, CMTE
Chief Flight Nurse
Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network
Joe, appointed to the Chief Flight Nurse position at The Lehigh Valley Hospital in 1999, has been a member of the
Flight Team since 1996 after working as a staff/charge nurse in the Emergency Department from 1984. Joe's pre-hospital
career started while he was in high school prior to his undergraduate studies at St. Francis College and Temple
University. He completed his nursing education at the Albert Einstein Medical Center School of Nursing in Philadelphia in
1981 and worked in their busy inter-city Emergency Department until arriving at the Lehigh Valley's Level I Trauma Center.
Joe has obtained a wide variety of experiences with numerous organizations like the city of Allentown EMS, Cetronia
Ambulance Corp, and Northampton Regional EMS to mention a few. Joe also is a Deputy Coroner for the County of Lehigh.
Joe presently co-coordinates the paramedic training program at the George E. Moerkirk - Emergency Medicine Institute with
fellow flight nurse, Tom Rothrock.
Joe believes that his 25+ years in EMS, 20+ years as an Emergency Nurse, along with being a husband and father of
three daughters has prepared him for most of life's challenges in the aeromedical industry.
Joel C. Calarco MS, NREMT-P
Medical Transportation Business & Operations Coordinator
Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network
Joel has over twenty years experience in the emergency medical services field, which includes numerous roles such as: field paramedic,
emergency medicine educator, regional EMS council representative, and most recently, the EMS Bureau Manager with the City of Allentown
EMS and MedEvac flight paramedic. Joel has been with LVHN since 2004. Joel holds a B.S. in Health Science as well as an M.S. in Emergency
Health Services from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. He is a current member of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE).
Barry Mitchneck RN, MSN, CEN
Patient Care Specialist, MedEvac
Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network
Barry is a graduate of Northampton County Community College with an Associate Degree in Nursing, Kutztown
University with a Bachelors degree in Nursing, and DeSales University with a Masters Degree in Nursing.
Barry became a member of the flight crew in 1986 as a flight paramedic and continued in that role until he completed his
nursing education. In his current role Barry is responsible for the education of the flight crew members as well as being
involved in the development and implementation of policies and protocols in conjunction with the medical director and chief
flight nurse.
Barry has also been actively involved in the creation of a professional practice model that encourages crew members to
take an active role in the daily operation of the program.