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FlightCare Program

A symbol of Enloe's commitment to the local communities

Enloe Medical Center's FlightCare helicopter took to the air in August 1985 as the first ambulance helicopter north of Sacramento. The FlightCare Program grew out of the need to rapidly transport patients from the growing mountain communities of Chester, Quincy and Greenville to Enloe.

Outfitted with advanced life-support equipment, FlightCare:

• Flies at an average speed of 135 miles per hour
• Responds to an average of three calls per day
• Was one of the first programs in the country whose pilots use night-vision goggles
• Is backed by a full team of emergency and critical care experts
• Has transported more than 12,700 patients
• Touches the lives of many by responding to emergencies within a 75-mile radius of Enloe, in counties including Butte, Tehama, Glenn, Plumas, Colusa, Sierra, Yuba and parts of Lassen
• Is affiliated with the Association of Air Medical Membership Programs (AAMMP), which means members' FlightCare benefits transfer to the sister programs

FIND OUT more

• Call us at 530.332.6774 or contact us via e-mail.
• Learn about becoming a FlightCare member.