Med-Trans

What Med-Trans does

Med-Trans Corporation, founded in 1982 by Vietnam-era Dust Off crew chief Dennis Rohlfs and headquartered in Denton, Texas, is a leading U.S. air medical transport provider and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Global Medical Response (GMR). The company operates a fleet of more than 100 aircraft spanning rotor-wing (Bell 407, H135, EC145, H125, EC130) and pressurized twin-engine fixed-wing (Beechcraft King Air B200, operated via sister company EagleMed LLC), delivering customized air ambulance programs to leading health systems, medical centers, and EMS agencies. Service delivery is structured around three partnership models — alternative delivery/shared resource, community-based, and traditional hospital-based — and is supported by an industry-leading Safety Management System (SMS) and a comprehensive avionics stack including Night Vision Goggles, HTAWS, TCAS, satellite flight tracking, GPS navigation, and XM satellite weather.

The company generates revenue through two primary streams: managed-service air ambulance contracts with enterprise healthcare customers, and a recurring consumer subscription product via its participation in the AirMedCare Network (AMCN) membership program ($99/year household, with senior discounts). Named enterprise partners include AdventHealth (AirStar 1), Northwell Health and Yale New Haven Health (joint-venture SkyHealth), Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital (LifeLine), a Virginia consortium of VCU Health System, Bon Secours, Mary Washington Healthcare, and Riverside Health System (Life Evac), HCA TriStar (SkyLife), University of Tennessee Medical Center (UT LIFESTAR), and Erlanger Medical Center (LIFE FORCE). GTM motion is enterprise field sales anchored in deep hospital-system relationships; Med-Trans reports 50,000+ UT LIFESTAR patients transported since 1984.

Differentiated infrastructure includes a Clinical New Hire Academy in Denton, TX hosting 11 annual training sessions, an Advanced Trauma Course (TPATC) delivered with ASTNA, and a TEAMS Partner Site for collaborative clinical simulation. Med-Trans sits within the broader GMR portfolio (alongside AMR, Air Evac Lifeteam, REACH, Guardian Flight, and AirMed International), enabling integrated ground-and-air response across 36+ states via the AMCN network's 320+ locations, 350+ aircraft, and 3M+ members. Long-tenured clinical leadership and continued on-boarding of tier-1 health system partners evidence a mature, contract-driven growth profile rather than venture-style scaling.

Name

Med-Trans

Legal name

Med-Trans Corporation

Website

https://med-trans.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Med-Trans Corporation, a Denton, Texas-based subsidiary of Global Medical Response, operates a 100+ aircraft air medical transport fleet delivering customized rotor-wing and fixed-wing ambulance programs to U.S. health systems and EMS agencies via long-term partnerships, supported by co-founded AirMedCare Network membership coverage.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Air Medical Transport Services

NAICS

Ambulance Services (621910), Ambulance Services (62191)

SIC

Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Air Medical Transport (Helicopter/Fixed-Wing) (HLAFANAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Interfacility Transport (IFT) & Patient Transfer Services (HLAFANAF)

Keywords

• Air medical transport
• Air ambulance services
• Helicopter EMS
• Medical flight services
• Emergency air transport

Headquarters

HQ city

Denton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Air Medical Transport Services: Customized air ambulance transport services provided to healthcare systems, medical centers, and EMS agencies through various partnership models including alternative delivery/shared resource, community-based, and traditional hospital-based programs.
2. Membership Program: Annual membership program through AirMedCare Network (AMCN) providing coverage for air medical transport services. Membership is $99 per year covering entire household with discounted rates for seniors over age 60.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Med-Trans provides customized air medical transport services to healthcare systems, medical centers, and EMS agencies across the United States through a fleet of more than 100 aircraft (Bell 407, H135, EC145, EC130, H125 helicopters and Beechcraft King Air B200 fixed-wing). Programs are structured as alternative delivery/shared resource, community-based, or traditional hospital-based models. The company also enrolls households in the AirMedCare Network membership program for emergency air transport coverage.

Product overview

Med-Trans is a leading national air medical transport provider that operates a fleet of more than 100 aircraft (Bell 407, H135, EC145e, H125, EC130 helicopters, and Beechcraft King Air B200 fixed-wing). The company offers customized air ambulance programs through three partnership models: alternative delivery/shared resource models, community-based models, and traditional hospital-based models. Services include emergent air operations with industry-leading Safety Management Systems, clinical training through the New Hire Academy and Advanced Trauma Course, and membership through the AirMedCare Network (America's largest air ambulance membership network). Fixed-wing services are operated by sister company EagleMed LLC.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Med-Trans Air Medical Transport Programs Customized air ambulance programs providing emergency medical transport services to healthcare systems and EMS agencies across the United States through alternative delivery/shared resource models, community-based models, and traditional hospital-based models.
• Emergent Air Operations Customized emergency transport programs offering tailored flight solutions including maintenance, equipment, flight options, professional medical teams, pilots, and safety management systems.
• AirMedCare Network (AMCN) Membership Annual membership program ($99/year) covering households for air ambulance services through America's largest air ambulance membership network; provides discounted rates for seniors over 60.
• Fixed Wing Air Transport (EagleMed) Pressurized twin-engine Beechcraft King Air B200 fixed-wing aircraft operated by EagleMed LLC, providing inter-facility and long-distance patient transport with capacity for 1 patient and up to 4 medical personnel.

Quantifiable outcome

• 50,000+ patients transported by UT LIFESTAR since 1984
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• AirMedCare Network (AMCN)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1985AMCN is an alliance among Air Evac Lifeteam, Guardian Flight, Med-Trans Corporation and REACH. It is America's largest air ambulance membership network with over 3 million members. Affiliate providers operate more than 350 aircraft in over 320 locations in 38 states. Med-Trans participates as a provider in this network.
• AdventHealth (AirStar 1)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIn partnership with AdventHealth, AirStar 1 provides critical care air ambulance services strategically positioned at Lakeland Linder International Airport to serve AdventHealth facilities throughout West and Central Florida.
• Northwell Health and Yale New Haven Health (SkyHealth)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSkyHealth is a joint venture between Northwell Health and Yale New Haven Health, providing air transports for any hospital in the Northeast region to any hospital of choice within New York and Connecticut.
• Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital (LifeLine)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Johns Hopkins All Children's LifeLine team provides 24/7 air medical transport services for critically ill newborns, infants, children and teens throughout the state of Florida.
• VCU Health System, Bon Secours, Mary Washington Healthcare, Riverside Health System (Life Evac)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIn partnership with VCU Health System, Bon Secours, Mary Washington Healthcare and Riverside Health System, Life Evac improves response times and offers greater alignment for air ambulance services in Virginia.
• HCA TriStar Division (SkyLife)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIn partnership with HCA's TriStar Division in Nashville, SkyLife serves communities in Middle Tennessee, Southern Kentucky and North Alabama.
• University of Tennessee Medical Center (UT LIFESTAR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIn partnership with The University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville, UT LIFESTAR Aeromedical Services serves communities across East Tennessee, Southeastern Kentucky and Western North Carolina from five East Tennessee bases.
• Erlanger Medical Center (LIFE FORCE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWith six bases serving communities in Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama and North Carolina, LIFE FORCE provides air medical transport services in partnership with Erlanger Medical Center.
• EagleMed LLCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTwin engine fixed-wing aircraft are operated by EagleMed LLC. EagleMed serves Southeast Kansas and surrounding states with Helicopter EMS and Critical Care Transport services.
• Global Medical ResponsecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMed-Trans is a part of the Global Medical Response family of companies, which includes AMR, Air Evac Lifeteam, REACH, Guardian Flight, and AirMed. GMR provides ground and air emergency, interfacility and managed transports in communities across the United States.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Air Evac Lifeteam: Sister company under Global Medical Response and the largest U.S. helicopter air ambulance provider. Operates a comparable rotor-wing fleet, partnership model with health systems, and participates in the same AirMedCare Network membership program as Med-Trans.
• Air Methods Corporation: Largest independent air ambulance operator in the United States, providing rotor-wing and fixed-wing emergent and inter-facility transport under hospital partnership and community-based models directly comparable to Med-Trans's offerings.
• PHI Air Medical: Major U.S. air ambulance provider operating hospital-based and community-based rotor-wing programs across multiple states. Competes head-to-head with Med-Trans for health-system partnership agreements.
• REACH Air Medical Services: GMR-owned air medical brand serving California, Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon, and Wyoming. Operates the same helicopter EMS business model and shares AirMedCare Network membership infrastructure with Med-Trans.
• Guardian Flight: GMR-affiliated air ambulance provider focused on rural and remote community transport to metropolitan hospitals. Directly comparable fleet, clinical model, and partnership structure as Med-Trans.
• AirMed International: GMR-owned international and long-range fixed-wing air medical transport brand with bedside-to-bedside service. Comparable to Med-Trans's fixed-wing EagleMed operations for inter-facility and long-distance transfers.

Regional players

• CALSTAR (California Shock Trauma Air Rescue): Non-profit rotor-wing air ambulance serving California and neighboring states. Competes with Med-Trans for hospital partnerships and community-based contracts on the West Coast.
• Boston MedFlight: Northeast-based critical care transport program providing rotor-wing and ground critical care services to major academic medical centers. Comparable to Med-Trans's SkyHealth-type hospital-based joint ventures in the Northeast.
• LifeFlight (Vanderbilt/Various): Multiple regional LifeFlight-branded air medical programs (e.g., Vanderbilt LifeFlight) providing hospital-partnered rotor-wing transport. Directly comparable delivery model in specific U.S. regions.

Broad incumbents

• American Medical Response (AMR): GMR-owned ground ambulance leader operating in 36 states plus DC. Comparable transport and managed-transport customer base (EMS agencies, health systems) and overlapping safety/clinical training infrastructure with Med-Trans.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Investors

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