HALO-Flight, Inc. & CHRISTUS Spohn Sign Preferred Provider Agreement

HALO-Flight, Inc. announced today the signing of a Preferred Provider Agreement (PPA) with the renowned CHRISTUS Spohn Health System for air medical transport services from CHRISTUS Spohn facilities.

As part of the agreement, HALO-Flight and CHRISTUS Spohn have contractually solidified their preexisting partnership. The PPA will extend to all of CHRISTUS Spohn’s Hospitals in South Texas, including CHRISTUS Spohn Beeville Hospital, CHRISTUS Spohn Kleberg Hospital, CHRISTUS Spohn Alice Hospital, CHRISTUS Spohn Corpus Christi -Memorial Hospital, CHRISTUS Spohn Corpus Christi- South Hospital and CHRISTUS Spohn Corpus Christi- Shoreline Hospital.

“We are excited for the opportunity to further develop our relationship with the CHRISTUS Spohn Health System,” said Tom Klassen, Executive Director of HALO-Flight. “HALO-Flight is honored to be the preferred choice of all air transports originating at Spohn’s facilities and to offer their patients the highest quality of care.”

HALO-Flight Completion Project Awarded to United Rotorcraft Solutions

United Rotorcraft Solutions, located in Decatur, TX, recently secured the completion contract to outfit HALO-Flight, Inc’s third Bell 407 Helicopter. In late October, HALO-Flight purchased an additional aircraft to meet the needs of its 26-county service area.

“We selected United Rotorcraft for the task because of our past experience with the company and their new relationship with Air Methods,” says Tom Klassen, Executive Director of HALO-Flight. “We were pleased with their competitive pricing and swift completion timeline.”

HALO-Flight’s new helicopter will be configured to mirror their current fleet of aircraft. United Rotorcraft customized HALO-Flight’s first two Bell 407’s with their advanced Air Medical Interior providing state-of-the-art components to enhance patient care.

Upgrades on the third aircraft will include, technologically advanced avionics and communications to include a helicopter autopilot and stability augmentation system, terrain awareness and warning systems, satellite weather systems, aircraft tracking systems and multi-channel communications.  The helicopter will also be Night Vision compatible; all to enhance safety of every mission.


New partnership to provide faster patient transports to Driscoll Children’s Hospital

Driscoll Children’s Hospital and HALO-Flight, Inc. have begun a partnership that will result in an unprecedented level of service for critically ill and injured children of South Texas. Beginning in September, HALO-Flight will dedicate a helicopter exclusively to Driscoll Children’s Hospital. This partnership will significantly reduce the time it takes to transport patients to the hospital.

“The purpose of this partnership is to transport newborns, infants and children with life threatening illnesses and injuries to the hospital as fast as possible,” said Steve Woerner, president and CEO of Driscoll Children’s Hospital.

Helicopters roughly cut transport time in half compared to ambulances, according to Driscoll records. For example, the average transport time by ambulance from a hospital in Brownsville to Driscoll is seven hours. The same trip by helicopter is around three hours.

“By having a dedicated HALO-Flight helicopter, Driscoll will be able to save more lives,” Woerner said. “This is monumental in our mission of providing hope and healing to the children of South Texas.”

Excellent patient care is at the forefront of HALO-Flight’s partnership with Driscoll, said Tom Klassen, HALO-Flight, Inc.’s executive director.

“Our goal is to continue to provide advanced critical care utilizing our premier helicopters and the highly skilled flight crews at Driscoll. HALO-Flight is dedicated to ensuring that the children of South Texas have the opportunity for a better chance at life by receiving air ambulance transports. We are two companies who have been, and will continue to be, serving South Texas residents’ emergent needs.”

Driscoll Children’s Hospital is the only major hospital in South Texas to have this partnership with HALO-Flight, according to Patricia Carr, director of Driscoll’s neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and Transport Department. The hospital’s service area covers 31 counties and 33,000 square miles, with its level III NICU offering the highest level of care in the area.