Mercy Flights Inc. is a non-profit Air & Ground ambulance service. Mercy Flights began in 1949 as the first Air Ambulance service in the United States. In 1992 Mercy Flights also added the largest Emergency Medical Ground Ambulance Service in Jackson County. Mercy Flights is not tax subsidized and operates solely on user fees, a membership program, and grants. Mercy Flights is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization, your tax-deductible contribution is always appreciated.

Mercy Flights California services include:

• Pressurized Fixed Wing Advanced Life Support Emergency Air Ambulance serving the Western United States (within 1,000 air miles of Medford, OR, in the continental United States).

• Advanced Life Support Emergency Medical Transport Helicopter Ambulance serving Southern Oregon (within 150 air miles of Medford, OR.) and Northern California (as determined by NORCAL EMS)

Mercy Flights, Inc. is based in Medford, Oregon, and provides this California ambulance membership program to cover only the provision of helicopter and fixed-wing ambulance services for emergency medical air responses and transportation. Only Mercy Flights-provided, medically necessary transportation is included or covered by this membership plan.

Mercy Flights offers a membership program that allows for quality emergency care at little or no cost to our members. Two types of membership programs are offered, Individual and Group. Members enrolling in the Group program receive discounts on their annual membership rates. Membership benefits and services are the same for both programs. Mercy Flights membership fees are non-refundable.

Mercy Flights will bill your insurance company for the services our organization provides. As a member of Mercy Flights, the insurance payment or payments will be considered payment in full.

Mercy Flights membership benefits apply only to services rendered by Mercy Flights for all eligible household members.  Eligible household members consist of the head of household and immediate family members who live at the same physical location, are legal dependents (as determined by Internal Revenue Service guidelines) and are under 19 years of age.  These legal dependents can include unmarried dependent fulltime students, under the age of 22, who reside at a different physical location or a spouse who resides in a care facility.  Qualifying household members also include: disabled children, minor children of non-custodial parents, domestic partners, and dependent parents residing at the same physical location. Disabled children and dependent parents will continue their membership, if they move from the household into a care facility.

In the past year, Mercy Flights has met the needs of over 19,000 patients. Mercy Flights can be your lifeline in an emergency. Even if you never have the need for Mercy Flights services, you can feel good knowing your membership contribution helps to save lives and ensure the continuation of Mercy Flights quality service. Become members of the Mercy Flights family by enrolling today you never know when an accident might happen.

For questions regarding Mercy Flights membership and services, please call our office and any of our staff would be glad to help.