When your baby is born, he or she is automatically included in your active household membership. We ask that you call membership services at (816) 200-7400 as soon as practical [...]
he membership remains active for both spouses until the expiration date. Following expiration, each former spouse will need to purchase their own separate household memberships.
Dependent children can be retained on your household membership until they no longer meet dependent criteria. Please remember that LifeFlight Eagle may not be the closest provider to their college [...]
Metro-area residents live in close proximity to several hospitals in Kansas City; however, there are times that rapid transport to a specialty center may be necessary. Your closest hospital may [...]
Yes. LifeFlight Eagle transports patients based on medical need, not on ability to pay. In these cases, LifeFlight Eagle works with insurance companies, patients and others to help meet its [...]
Normally yes, but not right now. We have temporarily suspended these as part of our COVID-19 precautions. Under normal circumstances, we do these presentations regularly, and you can request one [...]
No. Membership fees are not considered to be donations by the IRS because a service may be provided by LifeFlight Eagle. Therefore, membership fees are not tax-deductible. However, donations to [...]
LifeFlight Eagle is used for life threatening situations when rapid transport to a specialty center is necessary. Oftentimes, these are called time-critical diagnoses, and may include trauma, burns, strokes, heart [...]
All requests for transport are initiated by medical professionals, including personnel from EMS agencies, law enforcement, fire departments, 911 Dispatch, and hospitals/physicians. Private Individuals cannot request LifeFlight Eagle directly. Each [...]
LifeFlight Eagle transports patients to the closest appropriate hospital that can provide the services needed. For interfacility (hospital-to-hospital) transports, the referring hospital’s physician will make arrangements with the receiving hospital [...]
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 early 2022. 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.
