Air Evac Lifeteam

Air Evac EMS, Inc., operating as Air Evac Lifeteam (sometimes known as simply Air Evac), is the largest company within AMGH (Air Medical Group Holdings). Air Evac is still the largest independently owned and operated HEMS (Helicopter Emergency Medical Service), or air ambulance provider. Air Evac currently operates helicopters at 131 bases, covering most of the central and southern states; Service Area. While primarily a HEMS provider, they do operate 2 fixed-wing aircraft in Missouri and Kentucky. Originally based in West Plains, Missouri, the headquarters, dispatch (CenComm), and a few other departments were moved to a new facility in O'Fallon, Missouri in 2013.

Air Evac Lifeteam was founded in 1985 to serve the rural Missouri Ozark area. Although air ambulances were primarily based in metropolitan areas at the time, the company founders believed that the people who needed air medical transport the most were those living in rural areas, often far away from a hospital. Air Evac now focuses on providing services to the medically underserved areas of rural America, often in those rural areas which other air ambulances may not adequately service or may not look at servicing. Serving those areas where advanced or critical care access may be limited or nonexistent continues to play a large role in the areas that it serves. As the company has grown and evolved since 1985, it has remained true to its original mission and a patient first focus.

Air Evac Lifeteam is now a subsidiary of AMGH (Air Medical Group Holdings), along with EagleMed, Med-Trans, and REACH. Although a subsidiary of AMGH, Air Evac is still considered an independent provider. Air Evac is also the largest membership-supported air ambulance service in the country.

Air Evac Lifeteam was accredited in 2008 by the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems, and is the largest medical transport program under one name to achieve this accreditation.

Financially, part of the company's funding comes from a membership program it operates. Although membership is not required for service, it does prevent any out of pocket expenses if you are transported by Air Evac or another provider in the AirMedCare Network

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