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U.S. Medical Relief & Air Transport (MAT) Program

The Wings of Hope Medical Relief & Air Transport (MAT) Program provides medical air transport services, free of charge, to individuals who need specialized medical care that is not available to them locally. Using aircraft specially outfitted with stretchers to accommodate fragile & non-ambulatory patients, we fly individuals to hospitals & treatment centres in 26 states within a 600-mile radius of our St. Louis headquarters.

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Although we place no age restrictions on those we transport, a majority are children with congenital disorders, & rare or life-threatening health conditions. Once we start transporting these individuals, we commit to transporting them to post-op care & treatment for as long as necessary. The MAT Program relieves these individuals & their families of the stresses & financial burdens of arranging & paying for travel.

We rely on a highly skilled team of volunteers to provide safe, reliable transportation for the people we serve. Our volunteer pilots, mechanics, doctors, nurses & patient flight advocates must meet our strict training & licensing requirements. Our pilots must have their commercial pilot’s license & instrument rating & logged at least 1,000 hours in small aircraft.