"I knew right away it was his heart," said Helen Ramsey. "He was setting up his guitar when he started gasping for air and he fell forward and hit his head." [...]
As part of their 60th wedding anniversary celebration, Members Bob and Maurine Clem visited LifeFlight Eagle's base and helicopter in Trenton and met its crew. When Bob Clem woke up, [...]
On a cold mid-November morning last year, Gayle Hunt finished fixing breakfast for her two kids and went into her bedroom to finish getting ready to head off to work. [...]
Speeding drunk driver crashes into trailer carrying three generations of one family It was a perfect family day. Shane and Jennifer Hall and their four children spent Saturday morning attending their [...]
At LifeFlight Eagle the Communications Center is where all of our flight requests originate. The Communications Specialist must answer the incoming call then discern the facts about patient location, [...]
LifeFlight Eagle strongly prefers 5 years of experience in a critical-care area (Emergency Department and/or Intensive Care Unit) for RN's. The required certifications for a Critical-Care Transport/Flight Nurse are: Missouri [...]
2,178 Americans will have a stroke today. 365 people will die as a result. Countless others will be left with life-altering disability. Strokes are the 4th leading cause of death [...]
LifeFlight Eagle is expanding its service and adding its first ground critical care ambulance in the Kansas City region. LifeFlight Eagle's Ground Critical Care Transport Ambulance alongside one of its [...]
Winter weather can be the best flying weather for EMS helicopter pilots. On good days dense, stable air masses create smooth flying, better aircraft performance and less traffic. Unfortunately, winter [...]
LifeFlight Eagle is a 501c3 non-profit organization. Why does that make a difference? Simply put, it’s our long-term commitment to serving the community. We were founded right here in Kansas [...]
LifeFlight Eagle is fully accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems (CAMTS), which is a peer review organization dedicated to improving patient care and transport safety by providing a dynamic accreditation process through the development of standards, education, and services.
LifeFlight Eagle has been CAMTS accredited since 2001, and it received full triennial accreditation after its most recent survey in 2025. LifeFlight Eagle believes it is important to maintain this accreditation to continually review our processes to assure best practices are being met.
Additionally, LifeFlight Eagle is a licensed air and ground ambulance in the state of Missouri and Kansas. All of its nurses and paramedics are fully licensed in both states as well.
