Accreditations determines if a provider meets or exceeds established standards of safety and quality patient care. In this industry, accreditation is a completely voluntary evaluation process. The difficult process to hinders many air ambulance providers from obtaining an accreditation. Rather, they might say, “We follow the standards of accrediting bodies” or “we don’t need to be accredited” to provide good care. It is highly unlikely they are performing at the stringent standards accreditations demand. Recognized accreditations in the air ambulance industry are: Established in 1991, The Commission on Accreditation of [...]

The FAA requires every jet aircraft to undergo mandatory inspections. An FAA certified Airframe and Power Plant (A &P) mechanic is required to perform these inspections. At AirCARE1 our mechanics not only perform routine inspections and maintenance, but do weekly proactive inspections to catch ensure small problems are caught before they turn into bigger problems

AirCARE1 owns and operates our fleet of Learjet aircraft under our own Part 135 Air Carrier Certificate. We can provide tail numbers of each aircraft which you can use to look up on www.faa.gov and verify you are using an aircraft owned by AirCARE1.

Each of our patients are under the oversight of a phenomenal Medical Director, as well as the hands-on care of a nurse and paramedic. He is involved with every flight to ensure each flight proceeds smoothly. Our medical director has over 20 years of emergency medicine experience, he oversees our day-to-day operations as well as hiring, training, quality management, and improvements in policies and procedures. An involved medical director brings a higher standard to the program. This additional commitment to patient care is an example of how AirCARE1 is different [...]

AirCARE1 carries a $50 million in aircraft liability insurance and $1 million in medical malpractice insurance. AirCARE1 maintains these insurances and copies are available upon request.

AirCARE1 is operated by Critical Air Response Enterprises LLC-dba AirCARE1. We own and operate our fleet of Learjet aircraft under our own Part 135 Air Carrier Certificate. We have a stellar safety record with no accidents or incidents. Each air ambulance company operating for hire must operate under an FAA approved Part 135 Air Carrier operating certificate.  A Part 135 Air Carrier Certificate is approved by the FAA. Those companies that cannot produce a 135 Air Carrier Certificate are not legitimate air ambulance companies, or are brokers, and should be [...]

AirCARE1 is licensed in the State of New Mexico as well as the state of Arizona. Each air ambulance provider should be licensed in the state in which they do business. Our license information can be easily seen inside the aircraft, and a copy is included in paperwork you receive with the quote. If you are working with a provider who cannot provide you with their license, you are either working with a non-legitimate company or a broker

All AirCARE1 aircraft are equipped to be Airborne Critical Care Units and are equipped the same as any ICU/CCU at premier hospitals.

AirCARE1 has no history of fatal accidents, the company has a 100% safety record. Safety is the highest priority while transporting a patient. There are some companies who have had fatal accidents so always ask if the company has every had an accident to ensure you avoid those providers. Read more about our Safety Management Systems here.

AirCARE1 is a dedicated air ambulance provider utilizing Learjet aircraft equipped with Airborne Critical Care Units. We also utilize our aircraft for organ transplant flights, patients who are needing to be quickly transported for an Organ transplant, as well as obtaining organs. There are many aircraft charter operators who will occasionally fly air ambulance flights, as an added revenue stream, in an aircraft not dedicated for air ambulance operations. Beware of those companies as they will not hold up to the same safety and patient care standards as those who [...]