Haiti Air Ambulance

What Haiti Air Ambulance does

Haiti Air Ambulance (HAA), operating in Haiti as Ayiti Air Anbilans, is a nonprofit humanitarian organization founded in 2014 to provide Haiti's only dedicated helicopter air ambulance service. The organization operates state-of-the-art medical helicopters equipped with portable ultrasound machines, infant warming pods, and specialized patient transport devices, conducting 365-day emergency medical transport for critically ill and injured patients regardless of ability to pay. Over its decade of operation, HAA has flown more than 2,000 missions, saved over 2,000 patients, established 200+ landing sites, and built partnerships with 126 rural clinics and 20+ hospitals. Its 24/7 call center dispatches medically trained flight crews that triage, stabilize, and coordinate hospital handoff for patients including high-risk obstetric cases, with pregnant women and newborns comprising 40% of patients served.

Beyond the core air ambulance operation, HAA has expanded into a diversified portfolio of service modules: Mobile Health Clinics, Maternal & Prenatal Health, Infectious Disease Prevention & Treatment, Last-Mile Medical Logistics, WASH (Water, Sanitation & Hygiene), Nutritional Support, Humanitarian Partnerships, an Internship program, and Healthcare Training (including Basic Life Support). The organization partners with Northwell Health's Center for Global Health, Mission Flights International, Gospel of Grace Ministry, U.S. Embassy Department of Family Affairs, Haiti Health Ministries, and others to deliver supplies, vaccines, and food to remote areas inaccessible by ground transport. It has delivered 60,000+ COVID-19 vaccines and responded to major disasters including hurricanes (Matthew, Irma) and the 2021 earthquake.

HAA is funded entirely through donations and charitable contributions rather than service fees. It operates a tiered donation portal ($250-$10,000), annual fundraising events (Miami Awards Luncheon, Bridgehampton inaugural event), partnership-driven campaigns, and direct donor solicitation via website, email newsletter, and social media. It is governed by a Board of Directors, led by Executive Director David Ellis (appointed 2020) with founder Pat Dolan and Chief Flight Physician Dr. Wesner Jacotin in leadership roles. The organization holds a U.S. mailing address in Melville, NY and operational headquarters in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

Name

Haiti Air Ambulance

Legal name

Haiti Air Ambulance

Website

https://www.haitiairambulance.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Haiti Air Ambulance is a nonprofit humanitarian organization founded in 2014 that operates Haiti's only dedicated helicopter air ambulance service, providing 365-day emergency medical transport regardless of ability to pay. It serves the country's 11.4 million people through helicopter missions, mobile clinics, last-mile medical logistics, and disaster response, funded entirely by donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Air Ambulance Services

NAICS

Ambulance Services (62191), Nonscheduled Air Transportation (4812), Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230)

SIC

Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090), Transportation Services (4700)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Ambulance Fleet, Equipment & Logistics Services (HLAFANAN), Medical Air Transport (Air Ambulance/Patient Transfer) (TLAFABAG), Humanitarian Health & Emergency Medical Relief NGOs (HLAJAKAE), Air Ambulance & Medical Passenger Charter Operators (THABADAK)

Keywords

• Emergency medical transport
• Air ambulance services
• Helicopter medical evacuation
• Humanitarian healthcare nonprofit
• Disaster medical response

Headquarters

HQ city

Melville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: As a nonprofit organization, Haiti Air Ambulance operates entirely on donations from individuals, corporations, and foundations. Donors can contribute at various levels with specific impact metrics tied to their contribution amounts. The organization hosts fundraising events including an annual Awards Luncheon & Fundraiser in Miami.
2. Partnership Funding: Strategic partnerships with organizations like Northwell Health's Center for Global Health provide dedicated fundraising campaigns and support for ongoing operations. The organization also collaborates with international partners for mission support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Haiti Air Ambulance operates Haiti's only dedicated helicopter air ambulance service, providing 24/7 emergency medical transport 365 days a year to critically ill and injured patients across the country. Flight crews triage, stabilize, and coordinate hospital care for the best possible outcomes, delivering services regardless of patients' ability to pay. Beyond transport, the organization runs Mobile Health Clinics, Maternal & Prenatal Health programs, Last-Mile Medical Logistics for supplies and vaccines, WASH, Infectious Disease Prevention, Nutritional Support, and community Healthcare Training programs.

Product overview

Haiti Air Ambulance is a nonprofit organization established in 2014 offering a unified emergency helicopter air ambulance service as its core product, supplemented by multiple community health service modules. The core Emergency Helicopter Air Ambulance Service provides 365-day medical transport regardless of ability to pay, while integrated service modules include Mobile Health Clinics, Maternal & Prenatal Health, Infectious Disease Prevention, Last-Mile Medical Logistics, WASH programs, Nutritional Support, Humanitarian Partnerships, an Internship program, and Healthcare Training. The organization serves as Haiti's only dedicated air ambulance service, transporting patients, delivering medical supplies and vaccines, and training community members in Basic Life Saving Skills. The portfolio forms a comprehensive humanitarian healthcare delivery ecosystem addressing emergency transport, community health, and healthcare infrastructure development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Emergency Helicopter Air Ambulance Service Haiti's only dedicated helicopter air ambulance service providing emergency medical transport 365 days a year to critically ill or injured patients, regardless of ability to pay. Flight crews triage, stabilize, and coordinate hospital care during transport to ensure the best possible outcome.
• Mobile Health Clinics Traveling medical clinics that bring essential healthcare services directly to remote Haitian villages, providing preventative care, chronic disease management, and maternal/child health services where hospitals are scarce.
• Maternal & Prenatal Health Services Programs reducing maternal and infant mortality through prenatal care, emergency obstetric transport, and skilled birth assistance, addressing Haiti's highest maternal mortality rate in the Western Hemisphere. Pregnant women and newborns comprise 40% of patients served.
• Infectious Disease Prevention & Treatment Vaccination distribution and disease prevention programs targeting cholera, malaria, tuberculosis, and vaccine-preventable illnesses in rural and underserved areas, including delivery of 60,000+ COVID-19 vaccines and essential medical supplies.
• Last-Mile Medical Logistics Logistics network ensuring medical supplies, vaccines, medications, and equipment reach remote communities via helicopter transport, overcoming Haiti's challenging terrain where ground transport is difficult or impossible.
• Water, Sanitation, & Hygiene (WASH) Program Initiatives providing water filtration systems, hygiene education, and sanitation infrastructure to prevent waterborne diseases like cholera and typhoid in high-risk Haitian communities.
• Nutritional Support Emergency food aid delivery to vulnerable populations addressing food insecurity affecting nearly half of Haiti's population, working with local organizations to provide sustenance during crises.
• Humanitarian Partnerships Program Collaborative programs with NGOs, government agencies, hospitals, and disaster response teams to strengthen Haiti's medical infrastructure and build sustainable healthcare systems.
• Humanitarian Affairs & Leadership Internship Training program for students in international relations, political science, public administration, disaster management, emergency response, or humanitarian affairs, involving partner engagement, research, and project support.
• Healthcare Training Programs Basic Life Support (BLS) training and community health education programs that empower Haitian community members and healthcare workers with emergency response skills, including EMT training and licensure. Thousands of community members have been trained.

Quantifiable outcome

• 2,000+ patients saved through swift transport, triage, and treatment
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Northwell Health (Center for Global Health)coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 24 September 2024Northwell Health's Center for Global Health has partnered with Haiti Air Ambulance in a crucial fundraising campaign to support the ongoing mission in Haiti. This partnership comes at a pivotal time as the country faces unprecedented challenges in healthcare access due to civil unrest, natural disasters, and lack of medical infrastructure. Northwell Health provides fundraising platform and global health credibility to help sustain HAA's operations.
• Gospel of Grace MinistrycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for food delivery missions to address Haiti food insecurity crisis. Gospel of Grace Ministry has delivered 8,000 food packages in Haiti, with another 16,000 awaiting shipment in Florida. HAA provides transportation for these essential supplies to reach vulnerable populations in high mountain communities.
• Mission Flights InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMission Flights International has played a pivotal role by providing the transportation needed to bring essential food and medical supplies to Haiti. Partnership enables delivery of humanitarian aid to remote areas that would otherwise be inaccessible.
• Sunrise AirlinesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Sunrise Airlines facilitates the transport of essential medical supplies to hospitals in Haiti. These partnerships ensure that hospitals receive medications, surgical equipment, and emergency kits needed to provide adequate care.
• Global-XminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Global-X for medical supply delivery missions. Global-X helps transport essential supplies to healthcare facilities across Haiti.
• LIFTminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with LIFT for medical supply delivery missions. LIFT contributes to logistics and transportation support for humanitarian aid operations.
• U.S. Embassy Department of Family AffairscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with U.S. Embassy Department of Family Affairs for critical mission to save orphaned teens from gang-controlled territory. The oldest was experiencing a sickle cell crisis, and HAA worked with Haitian National Police to create a secure landing zone and extract the children safely.
• Haiti Health MinistriescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Haiti Health Ministries for patient transport and care coordination, including emergency response for Viergela's health crisis involving heart complications and infection.
• 126 Rural Clinics and HospitalscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHAA facilitates seamless transfer of patients requiring specialized care by partnering with 126 rural clinics and major hospitals in Haiti. These partnerships are crucial for providing timely and effective medical interventions when patients need emergency surgery or advanced medical treatment that local facilities cannot provide.
• Partners in Health HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDelivery of essential medical supplies to Partners in Health Hospital through partnerships with Sunrise Airlines, Global-X, and LIFT. Supplies are crucial to maintaining the hospital's capacity to treat those in need.
• University of Miami (Executive Dean, Global Health)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdvisory Group member Dr. Barth Green from University of Miami, Executive Dean, Global Health, providing strategic guidance and healthcare expertise.
• MSF (Médecins Sans Frontières) Burns UnitcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMSF Burns Unit in Port-au-Prince is a receiving facility for HAA patient transports, providing specialized burn care that HAA transports patients to when local facilities cannot handle severe burn cases.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• International SOS: World's largest medical and security assistance company, providing air evacuation, remote-site medical services, and humanitarian medical support globally. Comparable in international medical evacuation and remote-area healthcare delivery.
• Global Medical Response: One of the largest air and ground medical transport providers in the U.S., formed through multiple acquisitions including Air Evac Lifeteam and REACH. Comparable integrated air-ground EMS model with similar hospital partnership structure.
• PHI Air Medical: Major air ambulance operator in the U.S. with helicopter EMS, hospital-based programs, and medical crew configurations. Directly comparable service delivery model to HAA, though at much larger scale and in regulated U.S. markets.
• Air Methods Corporation: Largest U.S. air medical transport operator with a national helicopter EMS fleet. Highly comparable business model (helicopter EMS, hospital partnerships, in-flight medical care) but operates in the developed U.S. market rather than humanitarian settings.

Direct peers

• Partners In Health: Global health nonprofit operating hospitals and clinics in Haiti and other resource-poor settings. Direct operational overlap — HAA delivers supplies and patients to Partners in Health Hospital facilities in Haiti.
• Life Flight Network: Nonprofit air medical transport program serving the Pacific Northwest U.S. Highly comparable as a nonprofit helicopter EMS with hospital consortium ownership, rural service area focus, and similar mission-driven operating model.
• Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF): International medical humanitarian NGO providing emergency care in conflict and disaster zones. Comparable as a humanitarian healthcare provider operating in Haiti with hospitals (e.g., MSF Burns Unit that HAA transports patients to).
• REVA Air Ambulance: International fixed-wing air ambulance operator specializing in long-distance patient transport and medical evacuations worldwide. Closely comparable as an international medical transport service, though using fixed-wing aircraft rather than helicopters.

Regional players

• HawkMed Air Ambulance: Africa-focused air ambulance operator providing helicopter EMS across multiple African nations. Comparable international helicopter air ambulance business model serving underserved regions with rugged terrain similar to Haiti.

Emerging players

• Angel Flight West: Volunteer pilot nonprofit providing free air transport for medical patients in need. Comparable as a nonprofit aviation-based medical access service, though using volunteer fixed-wing pilots rather than dedicated helicopters.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Haiti_Air_Amb
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCjD-kV3xT2C2K3kLqXjD5cQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/haitiairambulance
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/air-haiti
• Instagraminstagram.com/haitiairamb

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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