Air St. Luke's

Air St. Luke's is the medical transport service of St. Luke's Health System based in Boise, Idaho. It offers fast and safe transport for patients needing critical care. The service operates 24 hours a day to respond to emergency scenes and transfer patients between hospitals in southern Idaho, eastern Oregon, and northern Nevada.

The service is equipped with advanced life-saving tools to care for newborns, children, and adults with serious medical conditions. Air St. Luke's teams include specialized maternal and child transport staff trained to meet the unique needs of these patients. Its communication center coordinates transports around the clock.

Air St. Luke's operates a Critical Care Transport certified fleet. The rotor wing fleet includes Bell 429 helicopters based primarily in Twin Falls and Boise, with a backup helicopter also in Boise. Helicopter flights are operated under FAR Part 135 by Idaho Helicopters, Inc. The fixed wing fleet consists of King Air 200 airplanes based in Boise, capable of transporting two patients with extended-range capability. These airplanes are operated by Turbo Air, Inc. Ground transport uses seven ambulances owned and run by Air St. Luke's, including two equipped for neonatal isolettes, mainly for inter-facility transfers.

The service covers a helicopter transport area exceeding 114,000 square miles. In 2025, Air St. Luke's completed more than 1,850 air transports and over 8,000 ambulance transports. To help cover costs not paid by insurance, Air St. Luke's offers membership starting at $65 per year. Membership benefits include local medically necessary flights and extended coverage through the Association of Air Medical Membership Programs (AAMMP).

Air St. Luke's holds accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems (CAMTS), recognizing its standards of safety and quality. The ALS-trained transport teams include EMTs and paramedics licensed in Idaho, qualified to care for a broad range of patients within the St. Luke's Health System in the Treasure Valley.

The service maintains a strong community presence through training and partnerships, such as avalanche rescue training in southwestern Idaho. Additional resources are available online, including membership applications, FAQs, coverage maps, and membership agreements. The main base of operations is in Boise, Idaho.

Services

• Emergency scene response
• Hospital-to-hospital transport
• Helicopter transport
• Airplane transport
• Ambulance transport
• Advanced life-saving equipment support
• 24/7 communications and coordination
• Maternal-child critical care transport
• Inter-facility ground transport
• Membership coverage for flights