25-Nov-25 - ARCH Air Medical’s Granite City, Illinois base, ARCH 1 operated by Air Methods, has upgraded from its Bk117 helicopter to a Airbus EC145 model #GraniteCity
20-Apr-24 - The SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri, has upgraded its air ambulance helicopter operated by PHI Air Medical to an IFR-capable aircraft. This upgrade allows for safe operation in various weather conditions #Missouri
23-Nov-20 - Missouri air ambulance ARCH, part of Air Methods, opening new medical helicopter base ARCH 5, with a Bell 407, in Northern Lincoln County, north of St. Louis, one mile west of U.S. 61 on Highway E #LincolnCounty
17-Aug-20 - Missouri air ambulance CoxHealth, operated by Air Methods, completed 5,000 hours overhaul of one of its two MD902 at the MD Helicopters service center in Mesa, Arizona #overhaul
06-Jul-20 - Missouri Air Evac’s Kirksville air ambulance base which opened in March 2004 is now University of Missouri Health Care MU 4 and will continue to serve area residents living within a 70-mile radius in northern Missouri and southern Iowa #Moberly
19-Oct-19 - ARCH Air Medical base (ARCH 4) at Sparta, IL which is operated by an Air Methods’ Bell 407GX helicopter now carrying blood and plasma on its missions for patients with traumatic injuries that require transfusions #blood
08-Oct-19 - ARCH Air Medical base (ARCH 3) at Effingham, IL which is operated by an Air Methods’ Bell 407 helicopter now carrying blood and plasma on its missions for patients with traumatic injuries that require transfusions #blood
25-Aug-19 - Missouri based ARCH Air Medical, part of Air Methods, honored current and past crews of one of the earliest air medical programs in the nation that has provided life-saving care to the region for four decades #Anniversary
22-Jul-19 - Mercy Life Line air ambulance service celebrating 35th anniversary. Operated by Metro Aviation serving Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma has completed over 43,000 accident free missions since 1984 #Mercy
23-Feb-18 - The Maternity Care Transport program at SSM Health St Mary’s Hospital celebrating 10th anniversary serving St Louis, East St. Louis and surrounding communities
