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Community Growth and Changing Healthcare Access: Why Air Medical Transport Matters More Each Year
Healthcare access across the United States is changing in ways that influence how quickly patients can reach emergency and specialty care. Population growth, rural hospital instability, and the consolidation of advanced medical services have increased the distance between communities and the treatment they need. These shifts have strengthened the role...
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5 Steps to Heart-Health After Summer: Tips for Families
As summer gives way to fall, families often feel the shift. School schedules resume, work ramps up, evenings get darker sooner, and the pace of daily life changes. That transition makes September an ideal time to pause, regroup, and refocus on health. With World Heart Day on September 29, it’s...
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Inside Air Medical Safety: Helmets, Flight Gear, Avionics, and the 360° Walkaround
At PHI Air Medical, safety is more than procedures — it’s a culture shaped by people. Pilots, flight nurses, flight paramedics, and mechanics work together with proven habits that keep every mission safe. Helmets, protective suits, advanced avionics, disciplined maintenance, careful landing zone evaluation, and a life-saving walkaround before each...
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From Highway to Hospital: How Air Medical Teams Coordinate with Ground EMS
When a major car crash blocks the highway, when a farmer suffers a crushing injury miles from town, or when a cardiac arrest strikes far from a hospital, minutes matter. In those moments, lives often hinge on the coordinated efforts of two groups: ground emergency medical services (EMS) and air...
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When Recovery Is Hard Enough: Why PHI Cares Membership Helps Families Focus on Healing, Not Bills
Recovery is hard enough. When a medical emergency strikes, recovery becomes the focus. Whether it is a cardiac event, stroke, trauma, or serious illness, patients and their families face a long path back to health. Recovery requires physical strength, emotional resilience, and family support. It also requires clarity, because when...
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