Rochester Business Journal

The founder and CEO of Mercy Flight Central Inc. has retired, the organization said Friday.

Paul Hyland, who started the non-profit organization in 1992, will be replaced by Neil Snedeker, president and chief operating officer, officials said. Snedeker will assume additional responsibilities, including overall strategic and financial leadership. 

“My experience with this organization has been the most rewarding and humbling of my career.” Hyland said in a statement. “It is with great confidence that I transition leadership of the team.”

Snedeker, who joined Mercy Flight Central in 1992 as a flight paramedic, was named president and COO in September 2010. He has filled several operational leadership roles, including chief flight paramedic and director of Central New York operations. He served also on the board of directors for 12, including an eight-year term as chairman.
   
Hyland founded Mercy Flight Central to provide air medical services to residents of New York and beyond. The organization has grown to close to 50 employees and has bases of operations in Canandaigua and Marcellus, Onondaga County.

The organization began operations as an advanced life support air ambulance service and has  grown to become a critical care air medical service with three helicopters and one turboprop jet airplane staffed year-round, Mercy Flight Central officials said. 

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