New Hangar for OSF Saint Anthony Lifeline, OSF Saint Francis Life Flight and OSF Aviation, LLC

OSF HealthCare has brought together the life saving services of Lifeline (based in Rockford at OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center, Life Flight (based in Peoria at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center) and OSF Aviation (based in Peoria) at this new facility located near the Greater Peoria Regional Airport. The construction of this new aeromedical operations facility began in the Fall of 2006 and was completed in the Summer of 2007. It is the base for the Life Flight crew members and the OSF Aviation staff and operations, which include the aviation support for both Lifeline and Life Flight.

Lifeline was introduced to the Rockford area in 1981 as the first hospital-based flight program in Illinois and serves 11 counties. Life Flight has served Peoria and the surrounding region since 1984 and has become the busiest helicopter service in Illinois. Both programs continue to serve their respective areas.

OSF Aviation was established in January 2002 to provide aviation support services to both Lifeline and Life Flight. OSF Aviation owns and operates four Bell 230 helicopters under its own air carrier certificate, and employs the pilots and aircraft maintenance technicians that serve our helicopter programs.