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Air Ambulance Provider Sets Timeline for Hawaii Expansion

Life Flight Network expects to launch operations in the state by fall.

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A helicopter at Hilo Airport. [Shutterstock/Chris Allan]
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Key Takeaways:

  • Oregon-based nonprofit air ambulance provider Life Flight Network is expanding its operations to Hawaii's Big Island, with services set to begin later this year from three new bases.
  • The expansion includes a $27 million investment for aircraft and medical equipment, supplemented by a $15 million grant from the Daniel R. Sayre Memorial Foundation.
  • Life Flight Network aims to improve access to timely, high-quality emergency medical transportation, deploying a mix of helicopters and a fixed-wing aircraft from bases in Waimea, Kona, and Hilo.
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Oregon-based nonprofit air ambulance provider Life Flight Network will start operations in Hawaii later this year.

The organization announced plans in March to set up bases on Hawaii’s Big Island in collaboration with the Daniel R. Sayre Memorial Foundation, which provides equipment and training to the island’s fire department. Life Flight Network said Thursday that it will ramp up operations in the fall from bases at Queen’s North Hawaii Community Hospital in Waimea, Kona Community Hospital in Kona, and Hilo International Airport (KITO).

Zach Vasile

Zach Vasile is a writer and editor covering news in all aspects of aviation. He has reported for and contributed to the Manchester Journal Inquirer, the Hartford Business Journal, the Charlotte Observer, and the Washington Examiner, with his area of focus being the intersection of business and government policy.

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