HealthNet Aeromedical Services

HealthNet Aeromedical Services is a nonprofit critical care transport program in Charleston, West Virginia. It flies helicopters to patients across Central Appalachia.

Services

The program provides air medical and critical care transport. It also teaches critical care transport courses, runs landing zone training for emergency crews, and answers community and event requests. With Marshall Health Network, it manages Mason County EMS.

Aircraft and bases

Air Methods Corporation provides the aircraft and pilots. The site shows Airbus H135 helicopters, including new aircraft added in 2025 and 2026. The timeline lists bases at Morgantown, Jackson County, Huntington, Beckley, Buckhannon, Martinsburg, Lewisburg and Moundsville, all in West Virginia.

Coverage area

Crews serve patients in West Virginia and the wider Central Appalachia region, around the clock. HealthNet has three dispatch centers: Charleston MedBase, Huntington Medical Command and WVU Medical Command.

Background

HealthNet calls itself a safety-first program that serves patients around the clock. Its history page shows a training center and an aircraft simulator. The site says the program has served more than 130,000 patients over 40 years.

The site also links to a newsroom and a media contact page for reporters.

Facts

• Began flying in 1986 with two helicopters and two bases
• Fully accredited by CAMTS, according to the site
• Eight air bases in West Virginia
• Founding member of Aeroterra Health, a nonprofit group of medical transport organizations
• Won the AAMS Program of the Year award in 2019