Clinton couple share their story of cardiac arrest survival As was their custom, Russ and Annette Charles rose before the sun Thursday morning to spend time talking, checking Facebook, and [...]
Speed is essential when treating strokes It was a typical Wednesday evening at work on Dec. 2, 2009, for mechanic Harold Denman. He was working on a truck when [...]
Flight after heart attack helped save St. Clair County man's life Charles Braithwait was always on time. That's why his wife, Sandra, was worried when he was several minutes late [...]
Cleatus Burnine was feeling achy and sore like he was coming down with the flu, so he went to see his doctor. Burnine, of Richmond, Mo., said he didn't think [...]
Because Jean and Jim Bishop were LifeFlight Eagle members, they owed nothing out-of-pocket for the flight that helped save Jim’s life after he suffered cardiac arrest and collapsed. Jim Bishop [...]
Jackson Hill had his summer planned out. He was working out, getting ready for his senior football season at Lee's Summit High School. The 17-year-old had a well-paying job with [...]
"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 [...]
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.
