Memorial Hermann Life Flight is a critical care air medical transport service based in Houston, Texas. Life Flight serves the community within a 150mile radius of the Texas Medical Center with helicopters and worldwide using fixedwing transport. Founded in 1976 by James "Red" Duke, M.D., medical director, the service operates around the clock – weather permitting – 24hours a day, 365 days a year. Crews perform more than 3,000 missions each year, making the John S. Dunn Helistop one of the busiest helipads in the world. Since its inaugural flight, Memorial Hermann Life Flight has flown more than 140,000 missions. Learn about the program’s history: http://trauma.memorialhermann.org/lif...

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