CareFlight Services
CareFlight provides the fastest air medical transport in the region. We transport to Miami Valley Hospital’s Level 1 Trauma Center for patients with serious conditions, including:
- Trauma
- Cardiac
- Surgical
- Obstetric
- Other critical care needs
We work with local:
- Law enforcement
- Fire departments
- EMS departments
- Dispatch centers
- More than 150 hospitals
CareFlight Air and Mobile Services began in 1983 as the first air medical program in the region and the 65th civilian air ambulance program in the nation. We have been accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems since 1994.
We also provide continuous education and outreach to emergency medical personnel, dispatchers, fire and police departments, and the community.
Rapid Care Response
Miami Valley Hospital has many systems in place to ensure a rapid response when:
- Patients need CareFlight transportation
- Patients arrive at the trauma center or emergency room
- Doctors are needed at the scene of an accident
Special alerts, such as trauma, heart attack, and stroke alerts, ensure the right trauma care specialists are ready and waiting to provide immediate and appropriate treatment.
Superior Communication
The CareFlight Air and Mobile Services Communications Center is staffed 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Our Communications Specialists have extensive emergency medical services (EMS) experience and are certified by CommLink.
The Communications Center works with the Regional Referral Center to get patients the care they need quickly. They use sophisticated:
- Mapping programs
- Satellite tracking systems
- Advanced radio communication systems, such as Multi-Agency Radio Communications system (MARCS)
- Computer-aided dispatch
Drive Smart
For more than 20 years, CareFlight Air and Mobile Services has offered Drive Smart, a nationally recognized mock crash education program designed to reach young drivers at a critical age—before poor decisions behind the wheel can change lives forever.