MAMA - Mountain Area Medical Airlift
Hospital
Why pick this one
MAMA provides 24-hour critical care air transport from Asheville and Franklin for trauma, respiratory distress, and premature infant emergencies.
Best for
- emergency air transport from remote mountain communities
- serious traumatic injuries requiring critical care during flight
- premature infants in respiratory distress
- medical emergencies across western North Carolina, eastern Tennessee, northeast Georgia, or northern South Carolina
Look elsewhere if
- routine outpatient care
- non-emergency medical transportation
- care that does not require air medical transport
Specialties
- critical care air transport
- in-flight emergency treatment
- premature infant transport
- respiratory distress transport
- serious trauma transport
Certifications
- Licensed by the North Carolina Office of Emergency Services
- Licensed by the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
What makes them different
- Two helicopters available 24 hours a day from bases in Asheville and Franklin
- Serves 18 western North Carolina counties, eastern Tennessee, northeast Georgia, and northern South Carolina
- Covers 10,000 square miles and performs approximately 2–3 flights per day
- Has transported more than 21,000 patients
- First civilian EMS helicopter service in the United States to use night vision goggles
- Emergency
- Available
- Serves
- Asheville, Franklin
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
- Address
- 509 Biltmore Ave, Asheville, NC 28801-4601
- Phone
- +18009624354
- Website
- https://missionhealth.org/services-treatments/t...
- mama@hcahealthcare.com
Services
- air medical transport
- emergency care during flight
- medical transport for remote communities
- community helicopter landing-site assessment