Three months of use demonstrates improved safety and outcomes for patients in cardiac arrest DENVER, CO – August 22, 2025 – Air Methods, the nation’s leading air medical service provider, today announced positive results from its nationwide deployment of the ZOLL AutoPulse® NXT Resuscitation System, following three months of use across its fleet. The innovative […]
Emergency air medical program joined by American Legion and Caldwell County first responders to celebrate the arrival of the area’s newest asset LOCKHART, TX – Aug. 21, 2025 – Theribbon was cut on AirLIFE TEXAS’ newest emergency air medical helicopter during a ceremony on Wednesday, Aug. 20 at Henry T. Rainey American Legion Post 41 […]
First in the state to improve patient outcomes by transfusing whole blood to save lives in the air TULSA, OK, Aug. 21, 2025 – Tulsa Life Flight, based in Pryor and Okmulgee, and MediFlight of Oklahoma, based in Stillwater, are proud to announce they are the first emergency air medical programs in the state to […]
Reunion Coincided with World Helicopter Day, Marking Importance of Air Medical Service HAGERSTOWN, MD — Aug. 18, 2025 — In a moment filled with emotion and gratitude, former patient Jason Fisher and his family reunited with LifeNet 8-1’s Flight Paramedic Mike Peck at Rider Jet Center in Hagerstown. The reunion took place on World Helicopter […]
AutoPulse® NXT device provides advanced cardiac care by delivering uninterrupted, high-quality compressions during transport WESTERNVILLE, NY – Aug. 14, 2025 – LifeNet of New York 7-14, based in Westernville, is reinforcing its commitment to safety and clinical excellence by integrating the ZOLL AutoPulse® NXT automated CPR device into its emergency air medical helicopters. As part of Air Methods, […]
Visit Highlights Importance of Air Medical Services in Rural Care GETTYSBURG, PA – Aug. 14, 2025 – On Monday, U.S. Rep. John Joyce, M.D. (R-PA-13) visited the WellSpan WellFlight base in Gettysburg to learn firsthand how emergency air medical services are saving lives across south-central Pennsylvania, particularly in rural communities where access to immediate critical care […]
Senator Marshall Experiences Firsthand the Lifesaving Role of Air Medical Services in Kansas EMPORIA, Aug 12, 2024 – U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) spent the morning on Aug. 8 with the dedicated crew of LifeSave Kansas in Emporia to gain a firsthand understanding of the critical care they provide across the region and how Medicare […]
Agreement ensures rapid and reliable critical care transport BONIFAY, FL – Aug. 6, 2025 – In order to ensure the most efficient and reliable air medical transport for patients in need of critical care, Doctors Memorial Hospital in Bonifay recently signed a preferred provider agreement (PPA) with Air Methods, the nation’s leading emergency air medical […]
The Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems will conduct an accreditation site visit of: Air Methods’ community service bases in the Northeast Region on Sept. 22, 23 & 24. The purpose of the site visit will be to evaluate the program’s compliance with nationally established medical transport standards. The site visit results will be used […]
Air medical team brings new service line to the Silver State N. LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, Aug. 7, 2025 – Mercy Air announced today the opening of its new fixed wing air medical base, Mercy Air 51, in N. Las Vegas, NV. This airplane adds to the program’s rotor wing ecosystem in Henderson, Pahrump, and Mesquite, transporting […]
Device proven to be critical in emergency air medical transport of cardiac patients STILLWATER, OK, Aug. 4, 2025 – Stillwater-based MediFlight of Oklahoma and its sister bases, Tulsa Life Flight in Okmulgee and Pryor, are reinforcing their commitment to safety and clinical excellence by integrating the ZOLL AutoPulse® NXT automated CPR device into their emergency […]
Legislation Would Modernize Medicare Reimbursement Rates and Preserve Lifesaving Care GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO, August 1, 2025 – Air Methods today praised the introduction of the Protecting Air Ambulance Services for Americans Act, a bipartisan bill designed to modernize outdated Medicare reimbursement rates and protect access to emergency air medical services across rural America. The bill […]