Air Ambulance Membership in Meridian, Mississippi
PHI Cares offers air ambulance membership in Meridian for your whole household. PHI Air Medical has a helicopter based in Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi. Here, PHI Air Medical flies as Ochsner Rush Health. Ochsner Rush Health is a health system based in Meridian, Mississippi. Its air medical program is a cooperative venture with PHI Air Medical.
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
- Meridian, Mississippi
- County
- Lauderdale County
- Aircraft
- Airbus EC135 helicopter
- Flies as
- Ochsner Rush Health
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Towns near the Meridian base
Towns within about 60 miles of the Meridian base include Laurel, Philadelphia, Forest, Waynesboro, Ellisville, Pearl River, Newton and Quitman in Mississippi; and Demopolis, Livingston and York in Alabama.
Counties: Lauderdale County, Clarke County, Newton County, Kemper County, Jasper County, Neshoba County, Wayne County and Jones County in Mississippi; and Sumter County, Choctaw County and Marengo County in Alabama.
Other PHI Cares membership bases near Meridian: Columbus (78 miles), Jackson (87 miles) and Monroeville (102 miles).
Questions about air ambulance membership in Meridian
Does my PHI Cares membership cover an Ochsner Rush Health flight?
Yes. Ochsner Rush Health is a PHI Air Medical cooperative partner. A medically necessary flight by PHI Air Medical or a cooperative partner carries $0 out-of-pocket responsibility for members, 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 Lauderdale 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.