It operates in 48 states with air medical as its primary business focus[citation needed].
Air Methods purchased CJ Systems Aviation Group, a leading provider of aeromedical transport, in October 2007.
[4] In 2011, Air Methods acquired Omniflight Helicopters, Inc., operating it as a wholly owned subsidiary.
In October 2012, Air Methods opened its state-of-the-art technologically advanced training center in Aurora, Colorado.
The company stated that it has plans to shed high amounts of debt, and that it would continue to operate normally during the bankruptcy process.
[8] On December 28, 2023, Air Methods would emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy, successfully achieving its goal of eliminating around $1.7 billion of debt.
Air Methods employees provide medical care to patients en route.
[14] The headquarters moved to the current location in May 2017, one month after it was acquired by American Securities LLC.
[19] Along with dispatching aircraft, Air Methods has teamed up with Community Health Systems and sister company Quorum Health Systems to allow for hospitals owned by those companies to have a transport call center that they can use for ease of access in finding an aircraft.