Published in Midwest Flyer – December 2019/January 2020 issue
Airlift Hope of America is a program of Mercy Medical Angels utilizing over 150 volunteer pilots to transport patients to specialized medical care. The organization is a coordinating service matching volunteer pilots who are willing to donate their time and use of their aircraft to individuals in need.
All Airlift Hope pilots hold instrument ratings, and maintain a perfect safety record.
Airlift Hope pilots own or rent the aircraft they fly. The aircraft range from four to six-place single-engine aircraft, to twin-engine pressurized cabin-class aircraft.
Airlift Hope is available to children and adult patients and their escorts who need transportation for medical evaluation, diagnosis or treatment. Patients must be ambulatory, which means they must be able to walk, enter and exit the aircraft with little or no assistance, and require no medical care (i.e., doctor or nurse) en route. Airlift Hope will also fly persons with a compassion need on a case-by-case basis. Airlift Hope can only assist when the destination is within a few hundred miles.
Airlift Hope will accept requests from anyone directly involved in the need (doctors, nurses, patients, social workers, transportation coordinators, family members, etc.). A minimum of five business days is required to coordinate flight.
For additional information or to request assistance, visit https://airlifthope.org or call 1-800-325-8908. Airlift Hope is headquartered in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
