No "Golden Hour" in Alaska: Characteristics and Implications of Medevac-Centered Emergency Care

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Examines the usage of air medical ambulances (medevacs) in remote, tribally administered village clinics in Northwest Alaska to provide physician emergency medical care. Utilizes 2020-2024 data from 11 Alaskan village clinics and 1,579 medevacs and analyzes flight time, decision time, and ground time. Discusses the importance of timely emergency care for rural patients.

Brian Rice, Chelsea Williams, Cindy Y. Chang, et al.

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health, 27(4)

06/2026

Access · Emergency medical services · Frontier and remote areas · Statistics and data · Transportation · Tribal communities · Alaska