Air Evac Offers Local Memberships
Memberships in Air Evac Lifeteam are now available for Glasscock County residents. The company, which recently relocated from Sweetwater to Big Spring, is an independently owned and operated membership-supported air medical service with operations offered through 74 air medical bases across 12 states, with 19 in Texas.
Lead pilot Rhyse Gehrett said, “(Air Evac) ….makes flights directly to the scenes of medical emergencies, decreasing the amount of time it takes for residents of rural communities to receive critical, life saving care.”
The air ambulance crew recently flew to Garden City and held a helicopter safety and landing zone class for Glasscock County’s EMS group. They provided instruction on interacting safely with helicopters, selecting landing zone sites, guiding the helicopter to the ground and patient loading. Future educational classes and events are being planned.
Annual memberships are $60 per year for a family of three or more all in the same house; $55 for a household of two, and $50 for a household of one. With memberships, there is no further charge for the air medical transportation if it is needed.
For more information, or to acquire memberships, call Lynette Harman, 325/737-1051.