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Pilots for Patients

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Pilots for Patients is a 501(c) 3 non-profit volunteer pilot organization based in Monroe, LA.

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Our Story

Pilots for Patients is a 501(c) 3 non-profit volunteer pilot organization based in Monroe, LA. Our mission is to provide free air transportation to those patients needing diagnosis and treatments at medical facilities not available to them locally. We provide these services to patients in Louisiana and surrounding areas.

The mission of Pilots for Patients is to assist those in need of air transportation for medical purposes. the goal is to eliminate the burden of travel and to let the patient concentrate on getting better.

Pilots for Patients, a Louisiana based 501 (c) 3 non profit organization, established in 2008, provides this service completely free of charge for qualified patients and requesting agencies. The pilot volunteers donate their time and aircraft which they own or rent.

What is a qualified Pilots for Patients flight?

Qualified patients are those needing help getting to a medical facility for diagnosis or treatment that is not available locally. This need may be financial, medical, or logistical.

Agencies PFP Serves

Patients needing travel assistance have access to M.D. Anderson in Houston, St. Jude in Memphis, TN, and the Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Little Rock, AR as well as other medical centers.

Patients that travel with PFP must be medically stable and ambulatory. They must be able to climb into a small private aircraft and sit upright for the complete flight. They must not have any medical condition that prevents them from flying in an unpressurized aircraft. No medical care is provided in flight.

Pilots for Patients currently limits flights to approximately 300-350 miles. Requests for longer distances may be considered on a case by case basis.

Requests can be made by qualified medical personnel online at our website. Patients can also download the necessary forms and take them to their medical facility to be completed and faxed to the Pilots for Patients office. Patients can also contact the office to discuss their travel needs. We currently require a five to seven day lead time to arrange the flights.

Telephone

+13183225112

Website

http://www.pilotsforpatients.org/

Address

5518 Operations Road
Monroe, LA
71203

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 5pm
Tuesday	8am - 5pm
Wednesday	8am - 5pm
Thursday	8am - 5pm
Friday	8am - 5pm