LifeMed Alaska

LifeMed Alaska is an emergency medical transport company in Anchorage, Alaska. It moves seriously ill or injured patients by air and by ground, and gives medical care on the way.

Services

The site says LifeMed responds to calls from accident scenes and also does planned transfers, including some international ones. Medical flight teams are on standby around the clock. The company also runs ground ambulances in Alaska.

Aircraft and bases

The site lists a Bell 407 GXP helicopter based at Palmer and Soldotna. Fixed wing aircraft include the Learjet 31, 35 and 45 and the Beechcraft King Air 200. Bases are in Anchorage, Bethel, Fairbanks, Palmer, Soldotna, Kodiak and Dutch Harbor. The aircraft are set up as flying intensive care units. Pilots and mechanics, and the FAA Part 135 air services, come from Air Methods, Aero Air and Grant Aviation.

Coverage area

LifeMed serves communities across Alaska, including remote villages. Its jets can also fly patients elsewhere in the United States.

Facts

• Owners named on the site: Providence Alaska Medical Center and Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation
• Certified by the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems (CAMTS), as stated on its About page
• Has a membership program for Alaskans
• Describes itself as Alaska owned

Community work

LifeMed lists outreach programs on its site. These include partner training and education, a ride along program and a scholarship at the University of Alaska Anchorage. The site also shows a safety management system and clinical simulation training for its crews.