Tag: air ambulance safety

Patient Faces $65,000 Air Ambulance Bill After Insurance Denial

Air Ambulance InsuranceJune 30, 2025

Woman receives a bill for $65,000 because her insurance company denies coverage for the air ambulance flight used in a critical situation.

Fairfields Farm Crisps Partners with Air Ambulances UK to Support Lifesaving Missions

Air Ambulance CharityJune 14, 2025

Fairfields Farm Crisps, a chips manufacturer, has announced that it will raise funds for Air Ambulances UK to support air ambulance charities across the United Kingdom.

STAR Air Ambulance Service and Death of Nurse McLain

Air AmbulanceJune 16, 2015

We had recently discussed the unfortunate death of Nurse Kristin McLain. After the tragedy had occurred in Barton Creek Greenbelt, the air ambulance service...

Air Methods Medical Flight Services fined $1.5 Million

Air AmbulanceApril 28, 2015

It was only a few years back in 2011 that an Air Methods medical flight crashed killing 4 people onboard. The same medical flight...

Air Ambulance Tragedy Results in Death of Pilot, Matt Mathews

Air AmbulanceMarch 20, 2015

Just as the air ambulance industry is gearing up to meet the new FAA standards, another tragedy has struck reminding the air ambulance industry...

Air Ambulance Transport Company, Air Methods Corp, in Trouble with Authorities Again

Air AmbulanceFebruary 6, 2015

It was mid 2014 when Air Methods Corporation, a well-known air ambulance transport company was in trouble with the FAA. The regulatory authority had...

Pilot Shortage Affecting Medical Air Services

Air AmbulanceJanuary 14, 2015

It is said that about a decade ago, the minimum flight time requirement of medical air services was around 3000 hours, but today this...

This Innovative US Air Ambulance Company uses Simulation for Training

Air AmbulanceDecember 3, 2014

EagleMed, a US Air Ambulance company, has come up with an innovative method to train its clinical practitioners through a Mobile Air Medical Education...

FAA Confirms the Date for Air Ambulance Safety Rule Implementation

Air AmbulanceNovember 13, 2014

After several delays, the Federal Aviation Administration has finally confirmed that the new air ambulance safety rules will go into effect from April 22,...