PHI Air Medical, has announced that its Cedar Creek base in Central Texas has added new and clinical capabilities at a pace unmatched in the region – setting a new set of life-saving health standards for advanced patient care.
In 2025, Cedar Creek expanded its service line to include innovative life-saving devices and skills that are transforming patient outcomes in the region. In addition to introducing Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump and Impella services in 2024, the base added four new devices and two advanced skills in 2025:
- First iNO (Inhaled Nitric Oxide) Transport for Cedar Creek
- First iEPO (Inhaled Epoprostenol) Transport in Central Texas
- First POCUS (Point of Care Ultrasound) eFAST (Extended Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma) Exam for Cedar Creek
- First ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation) Transport for Cedar Creek – first known transport by air by any service in Austin, Texas
- First Arterial Line Placement for Cedar Creek – with ultrasound and Arrow Arterial Catheter
- First High Flow Nasal Cannula Transport with iEPO
The HEMS operator has provided more than 20 years of service in Central Texas and the company says that these first of-a kind additions to the Cedar Creek base reinforce PHI as the provider of choice for communities across the region.
Christopher Hardman, Chief Operating Officer at PHI Air Medical, explains, “The crew at this base provides a service that goes above and beyond in every facet of their role, and these accomplishments reflect a crew that has the tools to elevate emergency medical care for communities in Central Texas. Their dedication, innovation, and clinical excellence are a testament to why PHI is the air medical provider of choice in Central Texas.”
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