Air Ambulance Membership in Columbus, Mississippi
PHI Cares offers air ambulance membership in Columbus for your whole household. PHI Air Medical has a helicopter based in Columbus, Lowndes County, Mississippi, 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
- Columbus, Mississippi
- County
- Lowndes County
- Aircraft
- Airbus EC135 helicopter
- Flies as
- PHI Air Medical, in PHI yellow and black
Search your ZIP code or city on the Coverage Map to see the bases near you.
Towns near the Columbus base
Towns within about 60 miles of the Columbus base include Starkville, West Point, Amory, Louisville, Aberdeen, Fulton and Houston in Mississippi; and Tuscaloosa, Northport, Hamilton and Winfield in Alabama.
Counties: Lowndes County, Noxubee County, Clay County, Oktibbeha County, Monroe County, Winston County, Chickasaw County and Choctaw County in Mississippi; and Pickens County, Lamar County, Fayette County, Greene County, Tuscaloosa County and Marion County in Alabama.
Other PHI Cares membership bases near Columbus: Meridian (78 miles), Jackson (133 miles) and Monroeville (148 miles).
Questions about air ambulance membership in Columbus
Does my PHI Cares membership cover a flight from the Columbus 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 Lowndes 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 Mississippi?
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.