CareFlite is a Texas, nonprofit 501(c) 3 corporation governed by a Board of Directors with representatives from Texas Health Resources, Methodist Health System, Baylor Health Care System, Parkland Health and Hospital System, and the JPS Health Network. CareFlite is a nonprofit entity committed to high-quality patient care and community service. CareFlite is the only fully-integrated medical transport company serving North Texas. Established in 1979, CareFlite is the nation's eighth-oldest air medical transportation service and the second-oldest in Texas. CareFlite began with one helicopter shared between Methodist Dallas Medical Center and Harris Methodist Fort Worth Hospital, transporting about 20 patients monthly. In 1981, CareFlite began operating a ground ambulance division in Dallas to support the helicopters and provide non-emergency transportation to hospital patients. CareFlite’s Ground Ambulance Division has bases in the following counties: Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Erath, Hill Johnson, Palo Pinto and Parker. CareFlite operates 911/EMS services in the City of Burleson, Hill County and Kaufman County.