Florida Flight 1 is the Emergency Air-Medical Transport Service of Florida Hospital Medical Center, located in Orlando, Florida.

Florida Flight 1 is responsible for the safe, rapid transport of critically ill patients, providing quality emergency intervention while enroute to a facility where definitive care will be administered. The professional flight teams of Florida Flight 1 will extend the Christian philosophy and services of Florida Hospital Orlando into referring facilities and communities by example and by expanding their knowledge base through education of the latest concepts and technology in health care.

Currently Florida Flight 1 flies the American Eurocopter EC-135 twin jet turbine helicopter. This German made helicopter represents one of the latest designs in air-medical transport helicopters in the United States.The EC-135 offers a climate controlled, , rapid transport system that combines mobility and speed as well as enough cabin space for the medical crew to function in any in-flight medical emergency.

Unlike a ground ambulance, Florida Flight 1 is set up similar to a mobile intensive care unit and is staffed with only the highest qualified Critical Care Registered Nurses and Respiratory Therapists. Their only goal is to insure you, or your loved one, a speedy and safe transport to Florida Hospital Medical Center or any of the other hospitals in the Florida Hospital system. Some of the advanced technologies used by the flight team are: cardiac monitoring, emergency medication administration and oxygen support.

For more information about our services, please contact us:

Florida Flight 1
Communication Center
(800) 824-0085 or (407) 897-1610
Fax: (407) 893-6978
email: Florida Flight 1