Unlike other NHS emergency services the Herts Air Ambulance is a Charity providing a free life-saving Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) for your County.

Accidents and illnesses happen and when they do, patients, whatever their age, circumstances or location need vital treatment fast. The speed with which our Air Ambulance Doctors & Paramedics can reach a patient, identify and administer processes to slow, halt or even reverse the effects of life-threatening injury, is crucial in helping to save the patient and return them to full health.

A large proportion of Herts Air Ambulance missions are trauma victims. Trauma is a leading cause of death among children and young adults and a major cause of disability. Our highly skilled teams of Doctors & Paramedics play an integral role in reducing disability and death from Trauma.

We hope you or your loved ones never need us but thanks to the generous support of the people of the County our service remains operational.

Facts of Flight

• The Herts Air Ambulance is operational 5 days a week.
• It costs in the region of £130,000 per month to cover all charitable costs and aircraft operations. The MD902 Explorer flies at around 150mph (138 knots).