Angel Flight Alberta, a registered Canadian charity, was founded in 2006 to help improve access to - often specialty - healthcare services for those living in rural communities. Thanks to a dedicated network of volunteer pilots, aircraft owners and ground support. Angel Flight Alberta (AFA) pilots have conducted nearly 1,500 missions, with a few even venturing into British Columbia and Saskatchewan to support the needs of some specific non-emergency patients. In several instances encountered by AFA over the years, patients have been flown by air ambulance from rural Alberta communities around Grande Prairie or Fort McMurray to Edmonton for treatment, but then once treated the patient often no longer easily qualifies to be flown home, or the availability of a hospital bed to be transferred to at their local hospital doesn't exist. As a result, the patient ends up waiting a significant period of time to be flown home by air ambulance, or has to find their own means to get home. AFA has stepped in several times in these circumstances to bring patients home, offering a clear benefit to the patient and healthcare system.
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