Life Flight Network News
Lower Health Care Costs Act (S.1895) Member Alert – ASSOCIATION OF AIR MEDICAL SERVICES
Lower Health Care Costs Act (S.1895) Member Alert AAMS Members, AAMS needs our members to engage your Senators and Members of Congress in defense of the air medical services you provide. Yesterday, Sens. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., and Patty Murray, D-Wash., introduced...
read morePUBLIC NOTICE: Don’t be deceived by the claims of pre-paid “medical transportation solutions.”
Life Flight Network Membership protects you and your family while supporting your local community. Don’t be deceived by the claims of pre-paid “medical transportation solutions.” These organizations are commonly based far outside their target areas, are for-profit...
read moreLife Flight Network Announces Opening of Port Angeles, Washington Base Serving Western Washington and Southeast Alaska
New base to strengthen air medical services in underserved Olympic Peninsula Aurora, Ore., February 20, 2019— Life Flight Network, the largest not-for-profit air medical transport service in the United States, is opening a new base at the William R. Fairchild...
read moreAAMS Responds to CNN’s recent article “Sky-high prices for air ambulances hurt those they are helping”
As part of our mission to represent the work done by air medical services, we must fight against inaccurate information from the media and those who seek to limit access to air medical services. We believe if we all consistently provide accurate information, in as...
read moreDr. Jim Bryan, MD, PhD honored as EMS Medical Director of the Year
Aurora, Ore., October 1, 2018—Life Flight Network’s Medical Director, Dr. Jim Bryan, has been honored as Medical Director of the Year by the Oregon Health Authority for his commitment to excellence and education in Emergency Medical Services (EMS). The Oregon EMS...
read moreLife Flight Network Launches New App for Hospitals and Emergency Responders
Life Flight Network, the largest not-for-profit air medical transport service in the United States, has released a new app called LFN Respond that allows hospitals and first responders to call for a life-saving air ambulance transport with the touch of a button. The...
read moreLife Flight Network CEO Joins AAMS Board of Directors
Michael Griffiths, CEO of Life Flight Network and president of Life Flight Network Foundation, has been appointed to the board of directors of the Association of Air Medical Services (AAMS). AAMS is an international trade association serving the air medical transport...
read moreThe Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems will conduct an accreditation site visit of Life Flight Network
The Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems will conduct an accreditation site visit of Life Flight Network on September 21-22, 2017 The purpose of the site visit will be to evaluate the program's compliance with nationally established medical...
read moreLife Flight Network Announces In-Network Provider Agreement with Allegiance and Cigna for Montana Transports
Life Flight Network announced today it has entered into an agreement with Allegiance and Cigna to become an in-network air ambulance provider in Montana. The announcement is a major milestone just days before Life Flight Network opens a new helicopter base at the...
read moreLife Flight Network and PeaceHealth Oregon Network Renew First Call Agreement
Life Flight Network and PeaceHealth Oregon Network announced they renewed a First Call Agreement. The agreement improves patient care and operational efficiency for patients at hospitals in Eugene, Springfield, Cottage Grove, and Florence, Oregon, who need ICU level...
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