About Us
EagleMed is a privately owned and operated critical care transport service that has been in business since the transport of our first patient on September 1, 1981. We offer services to the entire state of Kansas with six Beechcraft King Air fixed wing aircraft and twelve Eurocopter A-Star AS350 rotor wing aircraft EagleMed has bases in Hays, Chanute, Dodge City, Garden City, Goodland, Pittsburg and Wichita, Kansas, Ardmore, Hugo, Guymon, Stillwater, and Tahlequah Oklahoma, Joplin, Missouri, and Bentonville, Arkansas.
EagleMed is proud to be accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Services (CAMTS) since the year 2000. CAMTS is a voluntary process that verifies adherence to standards that are dedicated to improving the quality of patient care and safety of the transport environment for services providing rotorwing, fixed wing and ground transport systems.
All aircraft are completely configured for mission critical transports. We are equipped with heart monitors that have the capabilities for monitoring standard heart tracings as well as 12-Lead diagnosing biphasic defibrillation, pacing, ETCO2, and pulse oximetry. Other transport equipment includes: transport ventilators, 3 channel infusion pumps and a medical loading system. Other standard equipment truly makes EagleMed a "Flying ICU".
Our personnel are trained in ACLS, BLS, PHTLS, PALS, TNATC, NRP and other hospital operating room rotations to stay current and confident to perform RSI which is standard. Our crews consists of one RN and one Paramedic plus one highly trained and qualified pilot.
EagleMed is currently licensed in Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas.
EagleMed has an excellent safety record for 30 years and received the AAMS 2000 safety award. Our fleet consist of six prop-jet King Air's and eleven Eurocopter A-Star AS350's that are privately owned by our company.
EagleMed has developed the most advanced emergency air ambulance flight communications center in the United States. Our advanced communications center is located at our corporate office, Communications Specialists have all received highly specialized training and are NAACS certified. Service provided 24 hours a day 7 days a week.
History
EagleMed is a division of Ballard Aviation, Inc., both owned and operated by Jimmy E. and Iva L. Ballard. Ballard Aviation, Inc. has been in business since 1976, flying executive and on demand charter in the Wichita, Kansas area. We are FAA, part 135 certified with equipment ranging from Twin Engine Beech King Airs to Eurocopter A-Star helicopters.
As Ballard Aviation, Inc.'s reputation grew, requests were coming in from hospitals and patients for air ambulance transfers. As a result EagleMed was formed to accommodate this growing need in 1982.
Because of our concern for quality patient care, we added a medical director to maintain high medical standards. EagleMed was the first Type 1 licensed Air Ambulance in the state of Kansas. The state of Kansas and EagleMed revised the air ambulance regulations. We are approved by the Kansas Emergency Medical Board and are licensed in the state of Kansas. EagleMed renews their Type V Air Ambulance license annually, and has for the last 26 years of operation. This service is in compliance with all applicable FAR Part 135 requirements and provides advanced life support capabilities as decided in K.S.A. 1984 Supp 65-4306. All patient transports are reviewed and approved by our Medical Director, an aeromedical physician as defined in K.A.R. 109-1—1-(d).
We maintain a an experienced caring staff of certified MD’s, RN’s, and Paramedics, certified in ACLS, TNATC, PALS, NRP and specialized training in aeromedical care. This staff remains current on all skills needed to continues work both in the field and in the hospital.
Ballard Aviation, Inc. and EagleMed has the most professional and experienced IFR rated pilots in the country with thousands of hours flight time.
Ballard Aviation Inc. and EagleMed are both financially solvent companies.
Our first hospital contract was signed March 1982, with the Wichita Veteran’s Administration Hospital to fly our transfer patients to Topeka, and Kansas City.
1985 - St. Joseph Regional Medical Center - a second contract was signed September 1, 1985 to cover their neonatal aeromedical transports.
1986 - State of Kansas for ,Kansas University Medical Center contract was signed September 1, 1986. This contract involved a Beech King Air and pilot crew being in Great Bend, Kansas. The length of the contract was for three years and expired September 1, 1989.
1994 - Hays Medical Center contract was signed May 1, 1994 Hays, Kansas to place a King Air there. This contract was up on May 1, 1995, at which time Hay Medical Center granted an additional three-year contract because of our excellent service. A Beech King Air and three pilot crews are based in Hays due to steady Air Medical Transport activity and to better serve the community and surrounding area. One additional King Air was acquired, and is based in Wichita, Kansas. Both aircraft have the most up to date mission critical equipment.
1997 - Placed a King Air in Garden City, Kansas
1998 - Via Christi Regional Medical Center contract was signed on March 20, 1998, with Via Christi to provide helicopter transports beginning June 1, 1998.
2001 - Wesley Medical Center contract for a base in Dodge City, Kansas and all flights. This allowed us to become the exclusive vendor for both Via Christi and Wesley.
2002 - Hays Medical Center to replace fix wing with a rotor wing operation, moved the fixed wing to Goodland, and started a new base there. Also added a rotor wing operation in Ponca City, Oklahoma.
2003 - Cherokee Nation and the Tahlequah City Hospital contract to provide air medical transports for Tahlequah, Oklahoma and surrounding areas. Freeman Hospital contract in Joplin, Missouri to provide air medical transports for their patients. A helicopter was also moved to Chanute, Kansas.
2004 - Placed a helicopter in Salina, Kansas.
2005 - Placed helicopters in Ardmore, Ok., and Bentonville, Ark.
2006 - Placed helicopter in Hugo, Oklahoma. Renewed preferred provider contacts with Wesley Medical Center and Via Christi Regional Medical Center. Signed provider contract with St. Catherine's Hospital in Garden City, KS.
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 - Won one of the top 20 "Best in Business" awards for Wichita, KS. and surrounding areas.
2007 - Won one of the top 5 "Best in Business" awards for Wichita, KS and surrounding areas.
2007 - Salina, Kansas was moved to Pittsburg, Kansas.
2000 to Current - EagleMed is a Member of AAMS (Association of Air Medical Services) and has been CAMTS accredited since 2000.
EagleMed now employs 247 people. These people are hired from the local area surrounding our bases.
