The Life Flight program is solely operated by OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria, Illinois. Life Flight provides rapid stabilization and transportation for the critically ill or injured patients from the scene of an emergency or during interhospital transfer. The program began in June 1984 and continues to be operated by OSF Saint Francis Medical Center. Life Flight transports more than 1,800 patients per year making its program the busiest in the state of Illinois

Life Flight is staffed by a dedicated team of specially trained flight paramedics, flight nurses, Emergency Medicine Resident Physicians, EMS Pilots, and Communication Specialists, ready to respond to your transport needs 24 hours a day. The program has proven its effectiveness with some dramatic results involving accident victims, premature infants, high-risk obstetric, cardiac, and pediatric patients.

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Life Flight does make a difference.