MedFlight

Name

MedFlight

Legal name

MedFlight

Website

https://medflight.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Air Medical Transport / Critical Care Medical Transport Services

NAICS

Ambulance Services (621910), Nonscheduled Air Transportation (4812)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Critical Care Transport (CCT) & Specialty Transport Teams (HLAFANAE), Interfacility Transport (IFT) & Patient Transfer Services (HLAFANAF), Medical Air Transport (Air Ambulance/Patient Transfer) (TLAFABAG), Air Ambulance & Medical Passenger Charter Operators (THABADAK)

Keywords

• Air medical transport
• Critical care transport
• Mobile intensive care
• Helicopter EMS
• Emergency medical transport

Headquarters

HQ city

Columbus

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Critical Care Medical Transport Services: MedFlight generates revenue through service fees for air and ground critical care patient transports. As a not-for-profit organization, transport services are billed to healthcare facilities, insurance providers, Medicare, Medicaid, and patients directly. The company is owned by a consortium of healthcare networks (OhioHealth, Ohio State Wexner Medical Center, Kettering Health) who subsidize and support operations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

MedFlight delivers critical care medical transport using EC-130 helicopters operating from 9 Ohio bases and ground-based Mobile Intensive Care Units (MICUs) operating from 3 additional bases. Each transport is staffed by nurse-paramedic teams working under protocols developed by physician specialists and is coordinated 24/7 through the MedComm Communication Center. Services are sold to hospitals, healthcare systems, EMS agencies, fire departments, and patients across Ohio and parts of neighboring states.

Product overview

MedFlight is a not-for-profit, CAMTS-accredited air and ground critical care transportation company founded in April 1995 by OhioHealth and The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. The company operates a unified critical care transport network comprising three core service lines: Helicopter Air Medical Transport (9 helicopter bases statewide), Mobile Intensive Care Units (3 MICU bases), and MedComm Dispatch Center for 24/7 coordination. Supporting services include the MetroAlert mobile app for first responders, Partner Connect portal for authorized partners, Outreach Education with CE lectures and mobile simulation training, Observer Program for industry professionals, MedFlight Radio podcasts, and the Center for Medical Transport Research. MedFlight completes nearly 7,000 critical care transports annually across approximately 66 of Ohio's 88 counties. All FAA Part 135 aviation services are provided by Metro Aviation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Helicopter Air Medical Transport Critical care helicopter transport services operating from 9 strategically located bases throughout Ohio, providing rapid air medical transportation for patients requiring emergency care, trauma response, cardiovascular care, and specialized medical transport including high-risk pregnancies and pediatric patients. Operations are standardized on EC-130 aircraft under FAA Part 135 by Metro Aviation, staffed by nurse-paramedic teams under physician-developed protocols.
• Mobile Intensive Care Unit (MICU) Ground-based critical care transport vehicles equipped with state-of-the-art medical technologies and highly trained medical teams for bedside-to-bedside patient transfers, serving intensive care, coronary care, cardiac catheterization lab, and emergency department transport needs. Three MICU bases complement MedFlight's helicopter network.
• MedComm Dispatch Center 24/7 communications center coordinating dispatch of helicopter and MICU transport teams, managing activation requests, and providing real-time coordination between transport teams, medical control physicians, and receiving facilities across Ohio.
• MetroAlert Mobile App Mobile application enabling authorized first responders to capture and send GPS coordinates, photos, and patient information to MedFlight's Communication Center, request helicopter activation, receive immediate ETA and availability information, and communicate securely with dispatch specialists via encrypted SSL transmission. Available on Apple App Store and Google Play.
• Partner Connect Portal Web-based partner portal (Partner Connect Version 10.1.1) for authorized MedFlight partners to access transport request management, patient information, and coordination tools.
• Outreach Education Program Continuing education services offering free CEU lectures, landing zone safety training, simulation center access, and a mobile simulation RV for on-site training, delivered to EMS providers, fire personnel, and healthcare professionals across Ohio (up to 4 lectures per agency per year).
• Observer Program Rideshare program allowing eligible 911 dispatchers, EMTs, firefighters, law enforcement, hospital personnel, and physicians to spend a day observing helicopter or MICU operations, supporting relationship-building between MedFlight and first-responder agencies.
• MedFlight Radio Podcast Ongoing podcast series providing CEU-earning education on relevant medical transport topics with over 8,400 downloads across 41 countries.

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 7,000 critical care transports completed annually
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Aeroterra HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 November 2025MedFlight joined four other nonprofit medical transport organizations (Advocate Health, Flight For Life Wisconsin, HealthNet Aeromedical Services, Intermountain Health) in forming Aeroterra Health, a nonprofit transport medicine Health Care Utility. The alliance aims to share resources, solve systemic problems in medical transport, reduce costs, and advance transport medicine through collaboration guided by the Mindshare Institute.
• Metro AviationcoreTechnology or IntegrationMetro Aviation provides FAA Part 135 aviation services and maintains exclusive operational control over all aircraft. They oversee helicopter operations, operational control center coordination, and pilot management for MedFlight's air medical transport services.
• OhioHealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOhioHealth is one of MedFlight's owner healthcare networks (along with Ohio State Wexner Medical Center) providing governance, medical direction, patient referrals, and financial support for the not-for-profit critical care transport company.
• The Ohio State University Wexner Medical CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOhio State Wexner Medical Center is one of MedFlight's owner healthcare networks providing governance, medical direction, patient referrals, and financial support. The consolidation in 1995 combined OSU's SkyMed with OhioHealth's LifeFlight.
• Kettering Health NetworkmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKettering Health serves as an affiliate-member of MedFlight's consortium, providing additional support and affiliation to the not-for-profit transport service.
• Nationwide Children's HospitalmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPediatric center of excellence partnership providing specialized pediatric patient transport and care coordination.
• Adena Health SystemminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional hospital partner utilizing MedFlight services for patient transfers and emergency transport in Adena's service area.
• Berger HealthminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional hospital partner utilizing MedFlight services for patient transfers and emergency transport.
• Holzer Health SystemminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional hospital partner utilizing MedFlight services for patient transfers and emergency transport in the Meigs County area.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• HealthNet Aeromedical Services: Nonprofit critical care air and ground transport program operating in West Virginia and surrounding states. Direct alliance partner in the Aeroterra Health utility, sharing a similar hospital-consortium ownership structure and mission.
• Flight For Life Wisconsin: Hospital-affiliated nonprofit air medical transport program serving Wisconsin and northern Illinois. Aeroterra Health alliance partner with a comparable consortium model and similar mix of helicopter and ground critical care services.
• Boston MedFlight: Nonprofit critical care transport program providing helicopter, fixed-wing, and ground MICU services across New England. Closely comparable in CAMTS-accredited critical care mission, hospital consortium funding, and clinical staffing model.
• STAT MedEvac (UPMC): Hospital-owned air medical program affiliated with UPMC operating a multi-state helicopter and ground critical care transport network. Highly comparable in hospital-system ownership, scale, and clinical governance.
• LifeFlight Network: Not-for-profit air and ground critical care transport program serving the Pacific Northwest and intermountain West. Comparable mission, CAMTS accreditation, and nonprofit hospital partnership model.
• Geisinger Life Flight: Hospital-owned helicopter air ambulance program operated by Geisinger Health System in Pennsylvania. Directly comparable in integrated health-system ownership and dedicated critical care transport mission.

Broad incumbents

• PHI Air Medical: One of the largest US air medical transport operators, providing helicopter and fixed-wing services nationally. Comparable in mission and dispatch model, but a for-profit commercial operator with broader geographic reach than MedFlight.
• Air Methods: Largest air medical transport operator in the United States, providing helicopter EMS services nationwide. Comparable in clinical mission and aircraft fleet, but operates as a for-profit incumbent across many states.
• Med-Trans Corporation: National air medical transport company partnering with hospitals and health systems to operate helicopter EMS programs. Comparable in hospital-partnered delivery model, though a for-profit operator with broader geographic scope.

Others

• Metro Aviation: FAA Part 135 operator that exclusively provides aviation services, pilots, and operational control for MedFlight's helicopter fleet. A vendor/partner rather than a competitor, but critical to MedFlight's operating model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/MedFlightOhio
• YouTubedirectory.libsyn.com/shows/view/id/medflightradio
• Facebookfacebook.com/MedFlightOhio

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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