Established 1978 as Emanuel Life Flight . In 1993 became Life Flight Network when Emanuel Hospitals Life Flight program and St.Vincents AirCare program came together.
The Life Flight Network is the largest not-for-profit air medical transport service in USA. Headquartered in Aurora, Oregon, is operated by Air Methods and TriState Careflight. Accredited by CAMTS and NAAMTA.
The Life Flight Network is the largest not-for-profit air medical transport service in USA. Headquartered in Aurora, Oregon, is operated by Air Methods and TriState Careflight. Accredited by CAMTS and NAAMTA.
On April 2016 Northwest MedStar integrated into LFN.
As of 2017 operates the following bases:
- Oregon: Aurora, Cottage Grove, Ontario, La Grande, Redmond, Astoria and Pendleton
- Idaho: Boise, Lewiston, Coeur dAlene, Rexburg, Burley and Sandpoint
- Montana: Bozeman and Butte
- Washington: Longview and Dallesport
In 2019 added Port Angeles, WA
In 2021 celebrated 70,000 flight hours with AW119Kx since 2013
In 2022 added Salem, Oregon
From 2020 LFN is adding the Bell 407GXi to the fleet with 16 ordered as of 2022.
As of 2017 operates the following bases:
- Oregon: Aurora, Cottage Grove, Ontario, La Grande, Redmond, Astoria and Pendleton
- Idaho: Boise, Lewiston, Coeur dAlene, Rexburg, Burley and Sandpoint
- Montana: Bozeman and Butte
- Washington: Longview and Dallesport
In 2019 added Port Angeles, WA
In 2021 celebrated 70,000 flight hours with AW119Kx since 2013
In 2022 added Salem, Oregon
From 2020 LFN is adding the Bell 407GXi to the fleet with 16 ordered as of 2022.
News about Life Flight Network |
PAC Completes VIP to Medical Conversion on LFN EC135
24-Aug-23 - PAC International, part of Metro Aviation, completed conversion of a VIP EC135 helicopter to air ambulance configuration with a medical interior and a Garmin single pilot avionics suite for Life Fight Network (LFN)More Bell 407GXi for Life Flight Network
19-Jul-22 - Life Flight Network (LFN) ordered 4 Bell 407GXi in addition to the 12 ordered last year. LFN is the US largest not-for-profit air ambulance operator with 27 helicopters bases and 10 fixed-wing bases throughout the Pacific Northwest and Intermountain WestNew Air Ambulance Base in Salem, Oregon
28-May-22 - Life Flight Network adds a 24/7 helicopter critical care transport base in Salem, Oregon joining existing bases in Cottage Grove, Newport and Aurora. The new station is scheduled to open in July with a Leonardo AW119Kx #SalemNew Air Ambulance at Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
20-Jan-22 - Life Flight Network (LFN) to add a critical care transport base to Coeur d’Alene, Idaho with a AW119Kx Koala that will augment its existing air ambulance services in north-central Idaho, eastern Washington, and western MontanaLife Flight Network and Life Link III New Alliance
10-Dec-21 - Two U.S., hospital-owned, not-for-profit air ambulance programs, Life Flight Network and Life Link III, signed letter of intent (LoI) to launch a strategic alliance #AllianceLeonardo at AMTC 2021
04-Nov-21 - Leonardo new orders at the SHIFT Air Medical Transport Conference (AMTC) 2021 in Fort Worth, Texas include 2 AW119K and 1 AW169 for Life Link III and 1 AW169 for Intermountain Life Flight #AMTC2021
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