Air St. Luke's

Air St. Luke's is the air medical transport service of St. Luke's Health System, based in Boise, Idaho. It is a hospital programme. It flies helicopters and planes and runs ambulances for critically ill patients.

Services

The site lists emergency scene response, hospital to hospital transport and helicopter, airplane and ambulance support. It has advanced life saving equipment and a communications center that runs 24 hours a day. Teams care for newborns, children and adults. A maternal and child transport team is listed too.

Aircraft and bases

• Helicopters: Bell 429 aircraft based in Twin Falls and Boise, with a backup in Boise. Idaho Helicopters, Inc. provides the flying.
• Planes: King Air 200 aircraft based in Boise, with room for two patients. Turbo Air, Inc. provides the flying.
• Ground: seven ambulances owned and operated by Air St. Luke's, two of which can carry a newborn isolette.

Coverage area

Air St. Luke's serves southern Idaho, eastern Oregon and northern Nevada. The site says its helicopter transport area is more than 114,000 square miles.

The site says Air St. Luke's made more than 1,850 air transports and more than 8,000 ambulance transports in 2025. Its membership also covers medically necessary flights beyond the local area through the Association of Air Medical Membership Programs.

Facts

• Type: hospital programme of St. Luke's Health System
• Rotor wing operator: Idaho Helicopters, Inc.
• Fixed wing operator: Turbo Air, Inc.
• Memberships that help with flight costs start at $65 a year, according to the programme