Northwest MedStar

In 1994 Providence Health Care merged with Empire Health Services, creating Inland Northwest Health Services.[1][2] Through this merger, the companies air ambulance services were also merged, creating Northwest MedStar.[1][2] Also in 1994, the company partnered with Metro Aviation for operation services.[2][3]

In October 2009, Northwest MedStar took over management of AirLink Critical Care Transport, owned by Cascade Healthcare Community.[2] In 2009, Eveline Bisson, a director at the company, was named Program Director of the Year by the national Association of Air Medical Services.[2]

In 2012, the company earned the air medical industry's Program of the Year award.[3][4][5] Also that year, Northwest MedStar earned the Communicator of the Year Award for the work of Stephen Thompson.[5]

In September 2015, the company hired Matt Albright as its new director.[6] In 2016, Life Flight Network purchased the company from Inland.[1]

MedStar offers a membership program allowing families to cover any emergency flights during the year for one price.[2]

Life Flight Network operates multiple bases in:

• Spokane[1][3]
• Pullman, WA[1][3]
• Moses Lake[1][3]
• Richland, WA[1][3]
• Brewster, WA[1][3]
• Missoula, MT[1][3]

Since 1996, Northwest MedStar had been accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems (CAMTS).[3]

• Life Flight