Every second counts in a medical emergency. No one knows that better than the flight crew at AirLink Critical Care Transport, an emergency air ambulance service that covers 130,000 square miles in Oregon. With bases in Bend and La Grande, AirLink is ready to respond at a moment's notice 24-hours-a-day, every day.AirLink averages more than four lifesaving missions each day, carrying seriously ill or injured patients to the nearest appropriate medical facility. Since its inception in 1985, AirLink has flown more than 15,000 missions. Currently, AirLink flies an American EUROCOPTER EC-145 helicopter and two PILATUS PC-12 airplanes. In addition to a full-time pilot, a critical care nurse and a respiratory therapist with advanced training in heart, trauma and emergency care are aboard each flight. A nurse specializing in the care of expectant mothers and newborns is also available.AirLink offers affordable membership plans that protect members and their families from emergency air transport expenses, which can cost as much as $25,000. In addition, AirLink offers ground and ground/air combination memberships in select communities