[1] CareFlite's original namesake service is helicopter air ambulance, though today it also performs fixed-wing and ground transport.
[3] CareFlite augmented their air ambulance service with ground operations in 1981.
CareFlite aircraft provide emergency support for 9-1-1 services, as well as interfacility transfers.
Specialty transports performed in cooperation with sponsor facilities include ECMO, IABP, Impella, and field amputation teams.
If insurance deems a fixed-wing transport usage not medically necessary or denies claim, the member is responsible 50% of the charges.