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AirLink Critical Care Transport
AirLink of Oregon, an emergency air ambulance service estab-
lished in 1985, covers 130,000 square miles in Oregon. With a
base in Bend, AirLink is ready to respond at a moment’s notice 24-
hours-a-day, every day.
AirLink maintains an air ambulance and FireMed ground ambu-
lance membership program. Members and their families are
offered critical care transport, whether at home, on the road, or
playing in the outdoors.
An annual AirLink membership offsets the charges for emer-
gency air transport. AirLink bills a patient’s insurance and accepts
that reimbursement as payment in full.
An annual air membership costs $50 for a one-person family,
$55 for a two-person household, and $60 for a family of three or
more.
As a member of the AirMedCare network, AirLink provides peo-
ple with reciprocity among more than 200 helicopter and airplane-
based locations across 27 states, plus they can be flown by any
AirMedCare network partner and experience the same benefits,
such as no out-of-pocket costs for a medically-necessary flight.
For more information, call 1-800-353-0497 or 541-706-6305,
or visit
Life Flight Network
Life Flight Network opened a new helicopter base in 2012 in
Redmond. The regional air ambulance service operates throughout
Oregon, Washington, and Idaho, providing transport to seriously ill
or injured patients from the scene of an emergency to a hospital
or from one hospital to another. Their service typically covers a
150-mile radius, but has the capabilities to fly further if necessary.
Life Flight supports and works together with local EMS, fire
departments, and hospitals to ensure every patient gets the best
care possible for the best outcome.
With a membership, Life Flight or any partner in neighboring
areas can transport a person or their family at no cost. In addition,
they will bill the patient’s insurance company directly for medical
transport to prevent paying deductibles or out-of-pocket expenses.
Memberships cost $60 for one year, $110 for two years, $250 for
five years, and $1,000 for a lifetime membership. To obtain a
membership, call 1-800-982-9899 or visit
Crook County Health Department
The Crook County Health Department offers a variety of servic-
es, including immunizations, WIC (Women’s, Infants and Children’s
nutrition program), family planning services, screening, and test-
ing. They issue birth certificates and death certificates within six
months of the death. They also serve as the county’s emergency
preparedness and communicable disease agency. It now offers
male reproductive health services, tobacco prevention services,
and nurse home visiting programs.
Address:
375 N.W. Beaver St., Suite 100, Prineville
Phone:
541-447-5165
Environmental Health Services
Crook County Health Department provides environmental health
services as well. Those services include inspecting and licensing
all Oregon Health Division facilities (food, RV parks, hotels, pools,
spas, school and youth authority inspections), as well as monitor-
ing all public water systems under 3,000 connections.
Phone:
541-447-8155
Director:
Muriel DeLaVergne-Brown
Crook County School-based Health Center
The Crook County School-based Health Center provides health
care to all children ages 3-19. It helps students get back to the
classroom faster, lessens the demand on parents to take time off
to get children to health-related appointments, and improves
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