Jacksboro , Texas (3/10/08) The Jack County Commissioners’ Court approved the sale of CareFlite memberships within Jack County at their meeting today. County Judge Mitchell Davenport (third from the left) is pictured above with the four Jack County Commissioners and CareFlite President & CEO James C. Swartz. CareFlite’s membership offers protection against the high cost of medical transport by accepting a member’s health insurance as payment in full for air or ground medical transports. Members without health insurance automatically receive a 50% discount on any medical transport. The CareFlite Membership costs just $49 per household per year. It covers CareFlite’s helicopter EMS up to 150 miles around DFW, CareFlite’s fixed wing air ambulance up to 500 miles around DFW and 911/ground services where available. For more information, call Member Services (877) DFW – Care or click here . CareFlite is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems. CareFlite’s membership program is approved by the Texas Department of State Health Services.

About CareFlite:

♥ Non-profit 501 (c) 3 company based in Grand Prairie

♥ Oldest joint use air medical program in the United States , founded 1979

♥ Over 375,000 air and ground patients transported since 1979

♥ Six air bases and eight ground ambulance bases across North Texas

♥ Only Helicopter IFR program in the region with instrument approaches to 17 hospitals

♥ Fixed wing air ambulance available 24/7 for rural communities

♥ Provides 911 EMS services in Johnson County

♥ Provides standby medical services for Dallas Cowboys, Texas Rangers, SMU, TCU, Texas

    Motor Speedway , Byron Nelson Golf Tournament, Mesquite Rodeo among others

♥ Sponsored by Arlington Memorial, Baylor Health Care System, Harris Methodist Hospitals ,

JPS Health Network, Methodist Health System, Parkland Health & Hospital System, Presbyterian Hospitals