No one expects to need a helicopter flight to the hospital but when time matters the most, helicopter emergency transportation may be the difference between life and death. The trademark term “Life Flight” was created when the service began, at Memorial Hermann Health Care System in Houston, Texas during 1976. Founded by James “Red” Duke, M.D., medical director for Life Flight. Memorial Hermann Health Care System had the second helicopter air medical program in the United States. In most areas of the country Life Flight, or a similar service, is now available to transport critically ill or injured patients to … Continue reading →