Private company

Mercy Flights

Air medical transport service

Mercy Flights is a ground ambulance and air medical transport service based in Medford, Oregon, United States. Mercy Flights was founded as a non-profit organization in 1949 by George Milligan, an air traffic controller in Medford, after a friend of his died of polio in Southern Oregon, unable to survive the long, slow ground transport to Portland.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Mercy Flights is a ground ambulance and air medical transport service based in Medford, Oregon, United States. Mercy Flights was founded as a non-profit organization in 1949 by George Milligan, an air traffic controller in Medford, after a friend of his died of polio in Southern Oregon, unable to survive the long, slow ground transport to Portland.2

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