Air Med Helicopter
They fly trauma burns medical pediatric neonate high risk ob and cardiac assist device patients 24 hours a day with six helicopters and two airplanes placed throughout northern utah and wyoming.
Air med helicopter. As an faa certified air carrier with worldwide operating authority our air ambulance fleet consists of part 135 atp certified flight crew that are simulator trained annually and are type specific rated. Airmedcare network is an alliance among air evac lifeteam guardian flight med trans corporation and reach air medical services creating america s largest air ambulance membership network. On average medicare pays 5 900 per transport medicaid pays 3 500 per transport and the. Reach provides emergency air medical transport services for 911 requests and patient transfers between hospitals based on a physician s orders.
Personnel provide comprehensive prehospital and emergency and critical care to all types of patients during aeromedical evacuation or rescue operations aboard helicopter and propeller aircraft or jet aircraft. Air evac lifeteam is part of the global medical response family of companies. Global medical response inc is the industry leading air ground specialty and residential fire services and managed medical transportation organization. Airmed was established on june 16 1978 as the eighth air medical transport program in the nation.
Air medical services is a comprehensive term covering the use of air transportation aeroplane or helicopter to move patients to and from healthcare facilities and accident scenes. Today four private air ambulance companies including air medical group holdings which owns med trans the company that transported ashlyn account for half of the industry s revenue. Airmedcare network is an alliance among air evac lifeteam guardian flight med trans corporation and reach air medical services creating america s largest air ambulance membership network. The following information regarding the aviation consumer protection division is provided to comply with 49 u s c.
Airmed was established on june 16 1978 as the eighth air medical transport program in the nation. The median cost of a helicopter air ambulance flight is 10 200 the aams said in a statement.