Memorial Hermann Life Flight has named Phillips 66 as its official fuel provider, and has been gifted up to $1.5 million worth of fuel in 2025 for Texan critical care air medical transport service.

The donation will support the new Life Flight helicopter fleet, which is set to make its debut next year and is designed to expand services to a wider range of areas. The arrangement gives an opportunity for Phillips 66 to gift the same amount annually for the next five years.

“We are extremely fortunate that Phillips 66 sees how fundamental Memorial Hermann Life Flight is to saving lives in the greater Houston area,” says EVP and CEO Anne Neeson. “It takes a tremendous amount of resources to ensure Memorial Hermann Life Flight operates efficiently for our community, and this generous fuel gift from Phillips 66 will enable this great community asset valued so highly by Houstonians.”

The donation is equal to the amount of fuel the new Life Flight fleet will use each year. The fleet will include the first H160 helicopter in North America used for medical missions, which will expand Life Flight’s service radius from 150 to 250 miles. The Phillips 66 name will also be displayed on one of the fleet’s helicopters and its shield will be on the John S Dunn Helistop helipad at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center.

“With this donation, we are putting our company’s mission of providing energy and improving lives into action,” says Zhanna Golodryga, Phillips 66 EVP of emerging energy and sustainability and Memorial Hermann Foundation board member. “Life Flight is a pillar of medical response, and we are thrilled to share our resources to support its life-saving work. Memorial Hermann is a leading health care provider, and as a leading integrated downstream energy provider, we are proud to collaborate with it for the greater good of our community.”

Memorial Hermann Life Flight crews perform more than 4,000 missions each year, making the hospital’s helipad one of the busiest in the world. Life Flight employs its own crews to ensure safety and quality with a staff of 21 pilots, 24 flight nurses, 12 paramedics, 10 dispatchers and 10 mechanics.

“As technology and helicopters advance, Life Flight is consistently looking ahead to ensure we are operating at the absolute best of our abilities,” says Tom Flanagan, Life Flight programme director and internal consultant. “Life Flight’s new fleet is proof of that mission, and this generous gift from Phillips 66 helps to ease the transition with an abundance of fuel.”