LifeFlight® has a dedicated 24-hour-a-day Communications Center staffed by highly skilled communications specialists. Your one phone call will coordinate all necessary arrangements. Your call to 1-888-LIFEFLT is answered promptly, with the LifeFlight® medical team airborne within minutes of notification to reach you and your patient. Accurate flight tracking and up-to-the-minute weather bulletins are obtained through constant weather briefings, flight service and weather mapping equipment.
When arranging for a patient's transport, our communications specialist will ask you for the following information:
· Patient name
· Age
· Sex
· Weight
· Type and extent of illness or injury
· Vital signs
· Treatment received
· Ground contact phone number
LifeFlight® is very cost-competitive. Although air travel is more expensive than ground transportation, the difference is offset by the reduction in the transport time. Cost varies depending on the distance traveled; however, LifeFlight®'s state-of-the-art Sikorsky helicopter delivers a low operating cost per mile. Costs include a base lift-off fee and fee for each patient-loaded mile.
As the referring hospital, you are not responsible for payment of fees. LifeFlight® accepts all responsibility for collecting fees for patients transported. Transport charges are billed to the patient or insurance provider by LifeFlight®. Most insurance companies now recognize air transport as a legitimate cost of patient care.
When every second counts and a patient must be transferred to receive immediate care, LifeFlight® responds with fast, safe and cost-effective air transportation using the latest in state-of-the-art technology. We're available 24 hours a day to serve patients requiring medical services that aren't available in their hospital or community.
When you need the highest level of critical care in the air, LifeFlight® is there. Just call 1-888-LIFE-FLT toll-free.
As a free service of LifeFlight®, we will assist you in establishing an approved landing zone so that you will be able to utilize LifeFlight®'s aeromedical services for your patients. Please contact the Program to arrange for a helicopter safety orientation.