Holzer Health System Establishes Agreement with MedFlight

Holzer Health System and Meigs County have joined with MedFlight of Ohio as the preferred provider (First-Call) for critical care transportation services, effective immediately. Holzer, Meigs County and MedFlight have worked together for decades to save lives, and this formal partnership will build on that foundation to continue to improve care for our communities.

In 1995, MedFlight was created through a partnership between OhioHealth and The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. The purpose of the consortium was to establish a shared non-profit medical transportation system to serve patients, their caregivers, and those needing access to high quality critical care air and ground resources. In 1998, Akron General Medical Center joined the consortium, and Kettering Health Network recently became an affiliate member in April 2014.

MedFlight has eight medical helicopters, with a ninth shared with HealthNet of West Virginia. MedFlight, Meigs County EMS and Holzer will work together to provide enhanced critical care and trauma-related outreach education resources to hospitals and EMS providers in the area. Together we will continue to improve access, education and outcomes related to critical care medical transportation for those we serve.

In addition, Meigs County EMS is working to provide critical care transport resources in partnership with Holzer Health System and MedFlight. In October 2014, Holzer will be opening a stand-alone Emergency Services facility in the Meigs County area.