About Us

Mission Statement

The association shall promote and enhance safety, education and

communication in critical care air and ground medical transport within the State of Illinois.

The following goals have been developed to fulfill the mission statement.

To develop standards for optimally safe air medical operations in the State of Illinois.

To improve patient care in the State of Illinois.

To promote the proper utilization of air medical services.

To provide a mechanism for the exchange of information between

programs to facilitate mechanical and operation education.

To provide a unified voice in the representation of the industry and its interests and

concerns to the Illinois Department of Public Health, Illinois Department of Transportation

and legislators in the State of Illinois on issues affecting medical transport of the critically ill and injured.

To develop common elements of operational, dispatch, and communication standards for the purpose of

clarity and consistency throughout the regional EMS systems, law enforcement, and health care agencies.

To develop a coordinated air medical response to multiple casualty incidents.

To develop a downed aircraft response plan in the event of an accident or incident involving an air medical aircraft.

To develop mutual aid policies between the state's air medical programs.

To investigate alternative and improved financing mechanisms.