Our Program

We are a community based program that provides air medical transport service throughout New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Massachusetts and Connecticut.  We have seven aircraft strategically located across our service area:

• LifeNet 7-1 is located at Albany Medical Center in Albany County, NY
• LifeNet 7-2 is located in the Town of Glen, Montgomery County, NY
• LifeNet Air 2 is located at Stewart International Airport in Orange County, NY
• LifeNet 7-5 is based at Catskill Regional Medical Center in Sullivan County, NY
• Guthrie Air is located in the Town of Sayre, Bradford County, PA
• LifeNet 7-7 is located at the Sidney Municipal Airport in Delaware County, NY
• LifeNet 7-8 is located at the Hornell Airport in Stuben County, NY

The LNNY flight crew consists of a Flight Nurse, Flight Paramedic and Pilot. In addition each aircraft has a certified mechanic assigned to it to provide 24/7 maintenance.

There has been a continuous air medical service operating 24/7 in the Hudson Valley since 1992.The history of our formation into the program we are today begins with Albany Medical Center’s MedFlight program that transitioned into a community based model in 2002 with the addition of the Glen ship in 2003. Westchester Medical Center’s STAT Flight program with 2 aircraft transitioned into a community based model in 2004. At this time LifeNet of New York was born. The addition of our 5th aircraft occurred in January of 2007 providing access to the western part of our service area. Two additional aircraft were added in 2009. 

We are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems (CAMTS). This accreditation is based on the highest standards in safety, clinical practice, quality assurance and training.

Our program is owned and operated by Air Methods Corporation, based in Denver CO. Air Methods Corporation (www.airmethods.com) is a leader in emergency aeromedical transportation and medical services. The Air Medical Services Division is the largest provider of air medical transport services for hospitals. The LifeNet Division is the largest community based provider of air medical services. The Products Division specializes in the design, manufacturing, and installation of aircraft medical interiors and other aerospace or medical transport products. The Company's fleet of owned, leased or maintained aircraft features approximately 200 helicopters and fixed wing aircraft.

VISION: Be the partner of choice to our customers, employer of choice to our employees, and investment of choice to our investors.

MISSION: Air Methods is uniquely positioned to serve as a partner of choice to our customers and our employees by providing safe, professional and quality services, while delivering measurable benefits to our investors.

CORE VALUES:

• Accountable
• Ethical Standards
• Stewardship
• Respectful
• Innovation
• Empowered Decisions
• Leadership