Legislation reinstates such programs as Airlift Northwest’s AirCare
"medevac"
Legislation would reinstate medevac membership programs
Southeast lawmakers have introduced the legislation in both the House and Senate
Medevacs face more competition, sicker patients
Medical evacuations are taking more and more Alaskans to in-state and Lower-48 critical-care facilities. But the medevac system is undergoing changes, with new aircraft, more competition and a shift in patients’ needs.
SEARHC medevacs turned over to private company
Guardian Flight takes over all SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium medevacs on Tuesday, Oct. 1.
81-year-old woman medevac’d from Diamond Princess
A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew from Air Station Sitka medevac’d a cruise ship passenger from the Diamond Princess early this morning (Tuesday).