Midlands Air Ambulance Charity is a lifesaving emergency service providing advanced pre-hospital critical care across Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Worcestershire and the West Midlands. Since launching in 1991, the charity has grown into one of the busiest and longest-established air ambulance organisations in the UK, serving a population of more than 7 million people across six counties.
Today, the charity operates three helicopters and a fleet of critical care cars from strategically located airbases at Cosford, Strensham and Tatenhill. Its highly skilled pilots, critical care paramedics and doctors are equipped to deliver hospital-level treatment at the scene of an incident, providing specialist care for patients suffering serious injury, trauma and life-threatening medical emergencies.
Operating 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, Midlands Air Ambulance Charity responds to 4,000 missions annually. Since its first mission in 1991, the charity has attended more than 80,000 missions, helping to save lives and improve outcomes for patients across the region. Crews regularly attend incidents including road traffic collisions, cardiac arrests, falls, sporting injuries and other critical emergencies where rapid access to specialist care can make all the difference.
Unlike NHS emergency services, Midlands Air Ambulance Charity receives no regular government funding for its day-to-day operations and relies entirely on the support of local communities, fundraisers, volunteers, lottery players and donors. The charity must raise £20 million per year to keep its helicopters flying, critical care cars responding and specialist crews ready to answer the next emergency call.
The charity’s weekly lottery continues to play a vital role in funding its lifesaving work. Tower Lotteries has been proud to support Midlands Air Ambulance Charity since 2009, helping to grow lottery membership and generate vital income that contributes directly to keeping this essential service operational for the communities it serves.
Through ongoing investment in people, technology and clinical excellence, Midlands Air Ambulance Charity remains committed to delivering the very highest standards of emergency critical care, ensuring patients receive expert treatment when every second counts.
