Skyline Healthcare Group

Skyline Healthcare Group is a New Zealand aviation group. It provides air ambulance services and specialist aviation operations. The group serves patients and clients across New Zealand and the South Pacific. It operates twenty four hours a day, seven days a week. It coordinates missions from its base network. It serves clients in New Zealand and beyond.

The group operates the New Zealand Air Ambulance Service. This service performs international and national air ambulance missions. It also provides Level 1 and Level 2 inter hospital transfers throughout New Zealand. It handles specialized pediatric and neonatal transfers through the National Starship Air Ambulance. The service offers global medical escort services and ground ambulance support. It completes more than four thousand five hundred missions every year. This includes national and international patient transfers.

The group also runs MedAssist NZ. This service helps patients and families from New Zealand and the Pacific Islands access healthcare. It works with governments, medical aid programs, insurance companies, and private individuals. It coordinates medical evacuations for patients of all ages. It provides case coordinators for international patients arriving in New Zealand. Its finance department monitors costs to ensure optimal value for healthcare investments.

The group operates additional aviation businesses. These include Jet Charters NZ, aerial surveillance, and Skyline AeroMaintenance. The group states it has the largest aeromedical fleet in New Zealand. Its air ambulance service holds the highest level of aeromedical accreditation available in New Zealand. It provides patient centered care with high safety standards.

The group has bases in six regions across the country. These are Whangārei, Auckland, Taranaki, Hawke's Bay, Queenstown, and Dunedin. Its headquarters are in Hawke's Bay. The New Zealand Air Ambulance Service holds contracts with Te Whatu Ora. It also holds contracts with the Accident Compensation Corporation and the Ministry of Health. The group carries out domestic missions for private individuals and insurance companies. Assistance companies and government agencies also use its services.

Services

• Air ambulance
• Jet charters
• Medical assistance
• Aerial surveillance
• Engineering services
• Pediatric and neonatal transfers
• Global medical escort services
• Ground ambulance support
• Inter hospital transfers
• Medical evacuation