Ambulance Healthcare Taxonomy Code 3416A0800X
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As of today, the following are the total number of Air Ambulances nationally, in your state, and near your location.
Medicare
The following are the total number of Air Ambulances that accept Medicare in your state, the number that have opted out of Medicare, and the total number excluded from participation in Medicare nationwide.
Alaska – Alabama – Armed Forces Pacific – Arkansas – American Samoa – Arizona – California – Colorado – Connecticut – District of Columbia – Delaware – Florida – Federated States of Micronesia – Georgia – Guam – Hawaii – Iowa – Idaho – Illinois – Indiana – Kansas – Kentucky – Louisiana – Massachusetts – Maryland – Maine – Marshall Islands – Michigan – Minnesota – Missouri – Northern Mariana Islands – Mississippi – Montana – North Carolina – North Dakota – Nebraska – New Hampshire – New Jersey – New Mexico – Nevada – New York – Ohio – Oklahoma – Oregon – Pennsylvania – Puerto Rico – Palau – Rhode Island – South Carolina – South Dakota – Tennessee – Texas – Utah – Virginia – Virgin Islands – Vermont – Washington – Wisconsin – West Virginia – Wyoming
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What do Air Ambulances do?
Air ambulances provide critical patient transport via helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft, serving as flying intensive care units equipped with medical equipment and trained medical staff.
Their primary function is to rapidly move critically ill or injured individuals to advanced medical facilities when ground transport is too slow, inaccessible, or inadequate.
They also facilitate long-distance and international medical transfers and are vital for accessing care in remote or disaster-stricken areas.
Transport Critically Ill Patients: Air ambulances are used for patients with severe, life-threatening conditions such as heart attacks, strokes, or severe injuries.
Provide In-Flight Medical Care: The aircraft are outfitted with hospital beds, ventilators, cardiac monitors, defibrillators, and IV pumps, allowing medical staff to provide critical care during the flight.
Facilitate Timely Access to Specialized Care: Air ambulances shorten travel times to hospitals offering specific treatments, which is essential for patients who cannot wait or travel by road.
Serve Remote & Rural Areas: They bridge the gap in areas where ground transportation is ineffective or unavailable, connecting isolated communities to necessary medical facilities.
Enable Long-Distance & International Transfers: Air ambulances enable patients to be transported from abroad back to their home country for recovery near their family.
Support in Disaster Situations: In disaster-stricken regions, air ambulances provide critical medical access when roads are impassable or damaged, ensuring timely and effective care.
Why They Are Necessary
Logistical Challenges: Roads may be impassable due to traffic accidents, natural disasters, or the patient’s remote location, making air transport the only viable option for transportation.
Unstable Medical Conditions: Some patients are too unstable for commercial flights or cannot be transported safely by ground due to atmospheric conditions or the need for continuous, high-level monitoring.
Time Sensitivity: For conditions where treatment must be given within a critical timeframe, air transport can be life-saving.
Specialty Ambulances
Land Ambulances
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 3416L0300X
Air ambulances provide critical patient transport via helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft, serving as flying intensive care units equipped with medical equipment and trained medical staff.
Their primary function is to rapidly move critically ill or injured individuals to advanced medical facilities when ground transport is too slow, inaccessible, or inadequate.
They also facilitate long-distance and international medical transfers and are vital for accessing care in remote or disaster-stricken areas.
Water Ambulances
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 3416S0300X
Water ambulances are specialized boats that provide emergency medical care and transport to patients in areas where ground ambulances are inaccessible, such as islands, coastal regions, or bodies of water.
Equipped with medical equipment and staff, these high-speed vessels provide prompt medical assistance and efficient transportation to medical facilities in aquatic environments, ensuring patients receive care comparable to that in a land-based ambulance.