Service Models
Air Methods provides services through two basic programs; Community-Based Model (CBM) and Hospital-Based Model (HBM) operations. Under both programs Air Methods transports persons requiring intensive medical care from either the scene of an accident or general care hospitals to highly skilled trauma centers or tertiary care centers.
The CBM operates 105 bases at hospitals, fire stations or airports, operating more than 127 helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft and Air Methods employees provide medical care to patients en route.
The HBM delivery model serving 80 hospital customers in 33 states and operates a fleet of more than 170 hospital-based aircraft and medical care en route is provided by employees or contractors of customer hospitals.
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