What does PHI Air Medical do?

PHI Air Medical is an aviation-based critical care service. It provides emergency scene response, interfacility transfers to higher-level care, and specialty critical care transport, operating more than 80 bases across the United States.

What advanced care can PHI Air Medical provide during a flight?

Crews can manage advanced therapies in flight, including ventilators, ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation), intra-aortic balloon pumps, and blood transfusions. PHI was the nation's first air medical provider to offer ECMO during transport.

Who is on a PHI Air Medical flight crew?

Each flight is staffed by a critical care nurse and a paramedic who specialize in emergency, trauma, and intensive care medicine, and every mission is backed by a board-certified Medical Director available 24 hours a day.

How does PHI Air Medical maintain safety?

Pilots must have at least 2,000 flight hours and complete regular simulator training, proficiency checks, and pre-shift alertness testing, using night vision goggles and advanced navigation. FAA-certified mechanics perform daily pre-flight and post-flight inspections.

How does PHI Cares membership protect me financially?

PHI Cares adds financial protection so an emergency flight does not become a financial shock. When PHI Air Medical or a cooperative partner flies a member on a medically necessary transport, PHI Cares covers your out-of-pocket cost for that flight, with no copays, no deductibles, and no coinsurance.

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