Life-Guard

Life-Guard All three Life-Guard aircraft are dual engine, IFR capable and NVG equipped to maximize safety and capability.

Founded in 1981 as the first air medical service in Virginia, Carilion Clinic Life-Guard operates three Airbus EC-135 air medical helicopters covering over 15,000 square miles, and responding to requests throughout Virginia and the bordering states. Founded in 1981 as the first air medical service in Virginia, Carilion Clinic Life-Guard operates three Airbus EC-135 air medical helicopters covering over 15,000 square miles, and responding to requests throughout Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee and Kentucky. Carilion Clinic Life-Guard is a CAMTS accredited provider, and a partner of Med-Trans Corporation (owner / operator of aviation services).

Congrats to our flight nurse, Rebecca Cox, who passed her panel with our medical director and earned her wings today! Pi...
12/10/2025

Congrats to our flight nurse, Rebecca Cox, who passed her panel with our medical director and earned her wings today! Pictured below with preceptor, Adam Berger, and Dr. Inman. 

Let’s hear it for Kasey Thomas, our newest Flight Follower! Kasey did a great job working through some complex scenarios...
12/05/2025

Let’s hear it for Kasey Thomas, our newest Flight Follower! Kasey did a great job working through some complex scenarios in her final orientation panel with her manager and director and the Life-Guard director. Well done, Kasey! We are glad you are here.

Come see our Neo-Peds team at the Bonsack Walmart collecting for Toys for Tots today until 6pm
11/30/2025

Come see our Neo-Peds team at the Bonsack Walmart collecting for Toys for Tots today until 6pm

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! And now it’s time to start thinking about Christmas! If you’re in the area, we w...
11/28/2025

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! And now it’s time to start thinking about Christmas! If you’re in the area, we would love to see you this Saturday or Sunday at our Neonatal-Pediatric Transport team’s Toys for Tots Drive!

The legend has retired! Thank you, Mark Hannon, for your 31 years of dedication as our trusted aviation maintenance tech...
11/21/2025

The legend has retired! Thank you, Mark Hannon, for your 31 years of dedication as our trusted aviation maintenance technician!

11/21/2025

At Life-Guard, we honor a tradition that began shortly after the pandemic—providing a Final Flight for our transitioning flight crew who have dedicated 10 or more years of service. Recognizing that such commitment is only possible with the unwavering support of family, we invite their loved ones to join them for this special moment.

Today, we celebrate Aviation Maintenance Technician Mark Hannon, who has retired after 31 years of extraordinary service. We were honored to provide Mark with his VIP Final Flight, joined by his wife Robin, who was surprised (and a bit teary-eyed) to hear the final tones broadcast while they were in the air.

Thank you, Mark, for more than three decades of dedication, expertise, and heart. Your legacy is woven into the very fabric of Life-Guard. Congratulations on a well-earned retirement.

These final tones are dedicated to Aviation Maintenance Technician Mark Hannon. For 31 years, Mark has faithfully maintained all of our Life-Guard Aircraft and has earned the trust and gratitude of the entire flight crew. Mark, thank you for taking such exceptional care of us throughout your exceptional career. We wish you the best in your well earned retirement. The legend has retired.

The Life-Guard team extends our strength, care, and solidarity to Vanderbilt LifeFlight. We fly together.
11/15/2025

The Life-Guard team extends our strength, care, and solidarity to Vanderbilt LifeFlight. We fly together.

Welcome to Rebecca, one of our new flight nurses at Life-Guard 12. She joins our team with previous flight and critical ...
11/11/2025

Welcome to Rebecca, one of our new flight nurses at Life-Guard 12. She joins our team with previous flight and critical care ground transport experience. In 2017, she took an Intro to Flight Nursing class that was taught by one of our flight nurses and had her first Life-Guard ride along. Glad to have you back here now as one of Life-Guard flight nurses!

Welcome to Jessica, one of our new flight nurses at Life-Guard 12, who completed her first patient flight today. Glad yo...
11/11/2025

Welcome to Jessica, one of our new flight nurses at Life-Guard 12, who completed her first patient flight today. Glad you have you as part of the Life-Guard team!

We are deeply saddened to hear about the tragic helicopter crash involving our colleagues at Vanderbilt. While we may no...
11/09/2025

We are deeply saddened to hear about the tragic helicopter crash involving our colleagues at Vanderbilt. While we may not cross paths in our everyday lives, we all share the same mission — to serve, to heal, and to help others in their time of need. Our thoughts are with the crew, their families, and everyone affected by this heartbreaking loss.

Our flight crew had the opportunity to teach a Life-Guard Airway Class at WVEMS Mini EMS Symposium. The hands on class f...
11/08/2025

Our flight crew had the opportunity to teach a Life-Guard Airway Class at WVEMS Mini EMS Symposium. The hands on class focused on airway management with use of SALAD manakin, rapid sequence intubations, surgical crics, and pediatric airways. ALS providers were able to further practice these valuable skills while BLS providers gained better insight on airway management with being able to support ALS interventions.

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Roanoke, VA
540-981-8731

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