Air Ambulance Membership in San Antonio, Texas
PHI Cares offers air ambulance membership in San Antonio for your whole household. PHI Air Medical has a helicopter based in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. Here, PHI Air Medical flies as CHRISTUS Children's. CHRISTUS Children's is a children's hospital in San Antonio. Its air medical program is operated with PHI Air Medical.
PHI Cares members have $0 out-of-pocket responsibility for PHI Air Medical's billing on medically necessary flights, under the membership Terms and Conditions. PHI Air Medical bills your insurance company and accepts the insurance payment as payment in full.
- Base
- San Antonio, Texas
- County
- Bexar County
- Aircraft
- Airbus EC135 helicopter
- Flies as
- CHRISTUS Children's
Search your ZIP code or city on the Coverage Map to see the bases near you.
Towns near the San Antonio base
Towns within about 60 miles of the San Antonio base include New Braunfels, Schertz, Cibolo, Seguin, Kerrville, Converse, Canyon Lake, Universal City, Live Oak, Boerne and Timberwood Park.
Counties: Bexar County, Wilson County, Comal County, Guadalupe County, Atascosa County, Medina County, Kendall County, Bandera County, Karnes County and Frio County.
Other PHI Cares membership bases near San Antonio: Cedar Creek (79 miles), Victoria (101 miles) and Columbus (120 miles).
Questions about air ambulance membership in San Antonio
Does my PHI Cares membership cover a CHRISTUS Children's flight?
Yes, for PHI Air Medical's billing. CHRISTUS Children's is a PHI Air Medical cooperative partner, and members have $0 out-of-pocket responsibility for PHI Air Medical's billing on medically necessary flights, under the membership Terms and Conditions. PHI Air Medical bills your insurance company and accepts the insurance payment as payment in full.
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 Bexar 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 Texas?
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.