Life Flight Memorial Hermann Life Flight, the first air-ambulance to serve the Houston area, is offered as a public service to the community by Memorial Hermann Hospital. Memorial Hermann Life Flight responds to calls within a 150-mile radius, which encompasses Harris County, southeast Texas and part of western Louisiana.
Most calls are to motor vehicle accidents.
Approximately one out of four calls involves a child. Each flight carries a pilot, paramedic and flight nurse and can transport up to two patients. Each helicopter is inspected and serviced daily. Memorial Hermann relies on community support and fund- raising efforts to pay for the service, which receives no tax dollar support. Move your mouse over the different parts of the helicopter to learn more about it .