Memorial Hermann Life Flight is an air meical transport service based in Houston, Texas. It was founded in 1976. Service began on August 1st of that year as the second helicopter air medical program in the United States of America. The founder, Dr. James H. "Red" Duke, Jr., is the medical director for Life Flight and has been since its inception. To date, Life Flight has flown more than 100,000 patient missions. Life Flight is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems.