As cruise ship tourism returns and grows, the demand for emergency services is growing, too.
"Airlift Northwest"
New Juneau-based medevac jet has more room for patients and families
Airlift Northwest’s newest aircraft replaces a slightly smaller Lear Jet 31.
Seattle-based medevac operator adds life-saving service for Alaskans
A new, life-saving service has just been added to some medevac aircraft in Southeast Alaska. Airlift Northwest now is offering blood transfusions on two planes stationed in Juneau.
Do you have $130,000 for an air ambulance ride?
If you’re in a car accident, have a heart attack or your baby is born prematurely, you may need to get a medical flight to another city. But a medevac out of Southeast Alaska can cost you tens of thousands of dollars.
Parnell signs medevac membership bill
Emergency medical flight membership programs will once again be legal in Alaska at 12:01 a.m. Thursday
Alaska lawmakers vote to allow medevac membership programs
Legislation reinstates such programs as Airlift Northwest’s AirCare
House considers medevac membership program
A bill aimed at restoring a popular medevac insurance program is getting some attention in the House.
Legislation would reinstate medevac membership programs
Southeast lawmakers have introduced the legislation in both the House and Senate
Medevacs face more competition, sicker patients
Medical evacuations are taking more and more Alaskans to in-state and Lower-48 critical-care facilities. But the medevac system is undergoing changes, with new aircraft, more competition and a shift in patients’ needs.
Update: State tells medevac payment program to drop Alaska members
A medevac service popular in Southeast will no longer offer its insurance program in Alaska