North Mississippi Health Services

North Mississippi Emergency Services (NMES) operates an air ambulance service that serves north Mississippi. The helicopter service operates under the name CareFlight with the helicopter leased from Air Methods, the largest medical aviation provider in America. Air Methods also provides NMMC with pilots who have many years of flight experience and thousands of hours of flight time, and an experienced, full time aircraft mechanic who is responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of the aircraft. Based at Tupelo Regional Airport, Careflight has logged thousands of flights to various destinations in Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Louisiana, and Arkansas. CareFlight, regulated by the Mississippi State Department of Health's Emergency Medical Services Division, is licensed as a critical care transport service, the highest level of care obtainable in the United States for EMS. When requested, the flight crew provides critical care treatment to patients at any scene or referring facility within a 150-mile radius at their time of need. The helicopter cruises at 120 miles per hour.

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