Air Ambulance Membership in Albuquerque, New Mexico
PHI Cares offers air ambulance membership in Albuquerque for your whole household. PHI Air Medical has a helicopter based near Albuquerque, Sandoval County, New Mexico, flying in PHI yellow and black. Like every PHI Air Medical base, it has a dedicated crew of pilots, nurses, paramedics, mechanics and communications specialists.
PHI Cares members have $0 out-of-pocket responsibility for medically necessary flights by PHI Air Medical or a cooperative partner, under the membership Terms and Conditions.
- Base
- Albuquerque, New Mexico
- County
- Sandoval County
- Aircraft
- Airbus AS350 B3 helicopter
- Flies as
- PHI Air Medical, in PHI yellow and black
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Towns near the Albuquerque base
Towns within about 60 miles of the Albuquerque base include Rio Rancho, Santa Fe, South Valley, Los Lunas, Los Alamos, North Valley, Bernalillo, Corrales, Belen, Eldorado at Santa Fe and Los Ranchos de Albuquerque.
Counties: Sandoval County, Bernalillo County, Valencia County, Santa Fe County and Los Alamos County.
Other PHI Cares membership bases near Albuquerque: Grants (68 miles) and Tucumcari (168 miles).
Questions about air ambulance membership in Albuquerque
Does my PHI Cares membership cover a flight from the Albuquerque base?
Yes. PHI Cares members have $0 out-of-pocket responsibility for medically necessary flights by PHI Air Medical or a cooperative partner, under the membership Terms and Conditions.
Who decides if a helicopter is sent?
In a medical emergency, always call 911. In most cases, the ground EMS crew first on the scene decides whether a helicopter is needed and requests one. For a transfer between hospitals, the patient's doctor requests the flight, and members can ask for PHI Air Medical when possible.
Does my membership work outside Sandoval County?
Yes. Membership benefits apply to medically necessary flights by PHI Air Medical or a cooperative partner, wherever those flights happen. What matters is who performs the flight, not where you live. PHI Air Medical has 71 membership bases in 14 states.
How much is a PHI Cares membership in New Mexico?
One membership covers your whole household: $75 for 1 year, $195 for 3 years, $295 for 5 years or $585 for 10 years. You can also pay $8.99 a month.
Membership in the PHI Cares Program is not an insurance product. PHI Cares does not cover and will not pay or reimburse you for services performed by any other air medical transport services provider or any ground ambulance services provider.