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Air Methods – Largest US air ambulance operator under a single FAA part 135 certificate. AMR Air Ambulance – Provides domestic and international air medical transportation using specially equipped fixed wing aircraft. ARCH Air Medical Service – Missouri, Illinois, and the surrounding regions.
An air ambulance is a specially outfitted helicopter or fixed-wing aircraft that transports injured or sick people in a medical emergency or over distances or terrain impractical for a conventional ground ambulance. Fixed-wing aircraft are also more often used to move patients over long distances and for repatriation from foreign countries.
The first Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard AE units were established in the late 1950s and early 1960s, the Air Force entered the jet age in 1961 with the addition of the C-135 transport which was a military version of the 707 airliner; it could carry 44 litters and fly more than 30% faster than piston engine aircraft.
Air Evac EMS, Inc. was founded in 1985 to serve the rural Missouri Ozark area and was originally headquartered in West Plains, Missouri.At the time, air ambulances were primarily based in metropolitan areas but Air Evac's founders believed that residents of rural areas, often far from hospitals, had the most critical need for these services.
Air ambulance services in the United States can be operated by a variety of sources. Some services are hospital-operated, [18] while others may be operated by Federal, State or local government; or through a variety of departments, including local or State police, [19] the United States National Park Service, [20] or fire departments. [21]
CareFlite is a nonprofit ambulance service based in Grand Prairie, Texas, which operates throughout North and Central Texas. [1] CareFlite's original namesake service is helicopter air ambulance, though today it also performs fixed-wing and ground transport. [2]
ARCH is the only air ambulance service in the St. Louis region to have CAMTS Critical Care designation. 2000: ARCH Air Medical Services, Inc. was acquired by Air Methods Corporation, which operates air ambulance programs across America. 2000 also saw the acquisition of LifeBeat Air Medical, from Southeast Missouri Hospital. ARCH is now known as ...
Flight for Life is a prehospital care service with many bases of operation across the United States. [1] Flight for Life is primarily known for its emergency medical helicopter transport, but also operates a fleet of land vehicles and fixed-wing aircraft for the transport of critically ill patients to specialized medical care. [2]