STRATEGY:

Independent, Patient First Operations in Rural Communities

Independence

Air Evac Lifeteam is the largest independent air medical company in the United States. The company is not financially supported by a particular receiving hospital. As such, the company is known for its ability to impartially work and collaborate with a variety of health care providers, 911 centers and EMS agencies to place the patient first providing individualized care in transporting patients to the most appropriate medical facility.

Location, Location, Location

Prompt access to trauma care for the critically injured often means the difference between life and death. Air Evac Lifeteam is committed to locating its bases and crews in communities with the most need, typically at least 100 miles from major metropolitan areas and the nearest trauma center. Air Evac Lifeteam provides rapid response through a contiguous footprint of mutually-supporting air medical bases located in the communities it serves.

Furthermore, Air Evac Lifeteam's footprint is broad, well-penetrated and consistent across the central U.S. The company does not exclude states or communities with challenged reimbursement environments. Simply put, Air Evac Lifeteam focuses on the medically underserved areas of rural America. Often these areas are where other air ambulance providers may not venture due to low population densities, high Medicaid populations or poor insurance reimbursement environments. As a result, Air Evac Lifeteam is the sole or dominant air ambulance service provider in many of the communities it serves.

Grassroots Membership Support

Rural communities want improved standards of living derived from enhanced public services, but often it is too costly for municipalities with low population densities to fund critical air medical services. Air Evac Lifeteam fills the gap by partnering with communities to provide rural areas with critical air medical services on an unsubsidized, tax-free basis.

Air Evac Lifeteam is the largest membership-supported air medical service in the United States. Its membership structure allows the private sector to invest in this critical component of rural community development and support. Local citizens provide grassroots monetary support by becoming members of Air Evac Lifeteam. These individuals ensure air medical service to their community by helping offset the expense of this essential service.