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Life Flight Network

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Life Flight Network
Established 1978 as Emanuel Life Flight . In 1993 became Life Flight Network when Emanuel Hospitals Life Flight program and St.Vincents AirCare program came together.

The Life Flight Network is the largest not-for-profit air medical transport service in USA. Headquartered in Aurora, Oregon, is operated by Air Methods and TriState Careflight. Accredited by CAMTS and NAAMTA.
On April 2016 Northwest MedStar integrated into LFN.

As of 2017 operates the following bases:
- Oregon: Aurora, Cottage Grove, Ontario, La Grande, Redmond, Astoria and Pendleton
- Idaho: Boise, Lewiston, Coeur dAlene, Rexburg, Burley and Sandpoint
- Montana: Bozeman and Butte
- Washington: Longview and Dallesport

In 2019 added Port Angeles, WA
In 2021 celebrated 70,000 flight hours with AW119Kx since 2013
In 2022 added Salem, Oregon

From 2020 LFN is adding the Bell 407GXi to the fleet with 16 ordered as of 2022.



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PAC Completes VIP to Medical Conversion on LFN EC135

PAC Completes VIP to Medical Conversion on LFN EC135

24-Aug-23 - PAC International, part of Metro Aviation, completed conversion of a VIP EC135 helicopter to air ambulance configuration with a medical interior and a Garmin single pilot avionics suite for Life Fight Network (LFN)
More Bell 407GXi for Life Flight Network

More Bell 407GXi for Life Flight Network

19-Jul-22 - Life Flight Network (LFN) ordered 4 Bell 407GXi in addition to the 12 ordered last year. LFN is the US largest not-for-profit air ambulance operator with 27 helicopters bases and 10 fixed-wing bases throughout the Pacific Northwest and Intermountain West
New Air Ambulance Base in Salem, Oregon

New Air Ambulance Base in Salem, Oregon

28-May-22 - Life Flight Network adds a 24/7 helicopter critical care transport base in Salem, Oregon joining existing bases in Cottage Grove, Newport and Aurora. The new station is scheduled to open in July with a Leonardo AW119Kx #Salem
New Air Ambulance at Coeur d’Alene, Idaho

New Air Ambulance at Coeur d’Alene, Idaho

20-Jan-22 - Life Flight Network (LFN) to add a critical care transport base to Coeur d’Alene, Idaho with a AW119Kx Koala that will augment its existing air ambulance services in north-central Idaho, eastern Washington, and western Montana
Life Flight Network and Life Link III New Alliance

Life Flight Network and Life Link III New Alliance

10-Dec-21 - Two U.S., hospital-owned, not-for-profit air ambulance programs, Life Flight Network and Life Link III, signed letter of intent (LoI) to launch a strategic alliance #Alliance
Leonardo at AMTC 2021

Leonardo at AMTC 2021

04-Nov-21 - Leonardo new orders at the SHIFT Air Medical Transport Conference (AMTC) 2021 in Fort Worth, Texas include 2 AW119K and 1 AW169 for Life Link III and 1 AW169 for Intermountain Life Flight #AMTC2021
03-Nov-21 Life Flight Network Orders 12 Bell 407GXi #AMTC21
15-Jan-21 Life Flight Network Adds Bell 429
28-Jan-20 LFN Closed Rexburg, Idaho Base #Idaho
04-Jan-20 Life Flight Network Orders Frasca Bell 407GXi Simulator #FlightTraining
05-Nov-19 Life Flight Network Signs for Eight Bell 429/407GXi #AMTC2019
31-Aug-19 HAI-APS Certificate for Life Flight Network #Safety
20-Aug-19 Life Flight Network Implements Ramco Software #software
18-Aug-19 NAAMTA Accreditation Renewal for Life Flight Network #ISO9001
20-Feb-19 Life Flight Network Opens Por Angeles Base #PortAngeles
26-Oct-18 Life Flight Network 40K Flight Hours in AW119Kx #LFN
13-Jun-18 Life Flight Network 40th Anniversary #anniversary
23-May-18 New App for Hospitals and Emergency First Responders #APP
02-Aug-17 LFN Renewed with PeaceHealth
29-Jun-17 LFN to Open Medical Base in Bozeman, MT
11-May-17 LFN Achieves IS-BAO Level 2 Accreditation
04-Mar-17 Life Flight Network New Base at Newport Oregon
23-Nov-16 LFN Reached 20,000 Flight Hours on the AW119Kx
22-Nov-16 LFN AW119Kx Moves to Kelso
05-Oct-16 #1 Large Nonprofit to Work for in Oregon
08-Aug-16 NAAMTA Accreditation for Life Flight Network
28-Apr-16 Life Flight Network New Base at Portland-Hillsboro
16-Mar-16 Northwest MedStar to Integrate into LFN
01-Mar-16 LFN Achieve Two Distinguished Safety Accreditations
20-Oct-15 Life Flight Network AW119Kx 10,000 Flight Hours
18-May-15 Life Flight Network Begins Operations at Astoria Oregon
04-Mar-15 Life Flight Network Signs for 4 AW119Kx and 5 Trekkers
11-Feb-15 Life Flight Network New Base at Astoria Oregon
09-Jan-15 Life Flight Network New Base at Burley Idaho
02-Jan-15 Life Flight Network New Base at Rexburg Idaho
07-Oct-14 Life Flight Network Relocates to Cottage Grove
16-May-14 Life Flight Network New Base at Coeur d Alene, Idaho
13-Dec-13 Life Flight Network New Base at Butte, MT
02-Oct-13 150th AW119 from Philadelphia assembly line
05-Mar-13 First AW119Kx to Life Flight Network
12-Feb-12 Life Flight Network Orders 15 AW119Ke Helicopters



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