Life Flight Network

Life Flight Network is an air and ground ambulance service in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Montana in the United States.[1][2]

Operations

Service area

It has 18 locations throughout the Columbia, Willamette and Snake river watersheds. [1]

Bases

Life Flight Network is based in Aurora, Oregon in the northern Willamette Valley.[1] In Oregon, the company has helicopter bases in Aurora, Eugene, Ontario and La Grande. In Washington there are bases in Longview and Dallesport; In Idaho there are bases at Boise, McCall, Mountain Home, Pocatello, and Lewiston. It also has fixed-wing bases in Hillsboro, Boise, Lewiston, and Pocatello.[2]

Fleet and Equipment

As of 2001 Life Flight Network has a combined fleet of 11 medical helicopters, 5 fixed-wing aircraft, and 4 ground ambulances. [3]

Specific fleet vehicles include:

  • Agusta A119E Power helicopter [1]
  • Eurocopter B-3 A-Star [2]

Crew

Each medical flight includes a pilot, a nurse and a paramedic. Life Flight also gleans about half of its pilots from the military. [1] At the La Grande base, Life Flight employs four pilots, two mechanics, five nurses and five paramedics.[2]

Ownership and Funding

Ownership is shared with Saint Alphonsus Health System and several other regional hospitals.[2]

Life Flight is supported by annual membership fees and other sources of revenue.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Stratton, Edward. "Life Flight to the rescue". The Daily Astorian. The Daily Astorian. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Life Flight replaces Air Link". La Grande Observer. 8 June 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "Life Flight Network Partners with Grande Ronde Hospital; Works with AirLink for Seamless Transition of Transport Services for Northeast Oregon". Grande Ronde Hospital. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
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