Who is Helivac and what drives us?

Helivac is a family driven business, born of a passion for aviation, the medical profession and simply finding better ways to save lives.

Our founders saw a gap and firmly believed that all South Africans should be able to access private Pre-hospital Care in the case of an emergency, without necessarily being a part of a medical aid scheme. So, in its infancy, HELIVAC MEDICAL SERVICES was created to fill this gap in the under-serviced  emergency road and air rescue sector.

The solution was to remain totally independent and to partner with all the best emergency medical services that we could find.

Today we see ourselves as the ‘Uber’ of the emergency medical services industry, outsourcing all of our services and thereby  giving us access to over 5,500 Emergency Medical resources in South Africa.

This effectively means that we can provide the finest emergency medical services wherever our clients are at any time of day!

How does our independence benefit you?

Being completely independent means we can offer more personalised, affordable, emergency medical care services. Add to this our 24hr call centre, advice line and trauma counselling units and we believe we are really making a difference in many people’s lives. We are a proudly South African company with a national footprint serving our countrymen from all walks of life.

Today HELIVAC MEDICAL SERVICES is an Emergency Medical Service concept that is unique to South Africa:

Helivac uncompromisingly addresses the current South-African EMS situation and its present problems and will continue to identify and address areas of improvement and contribution to South African EMS nationwide.

What does Helivac mean?

Don’t be fooled by our name, which relates to evacuation via helicopter, but we are by no means an expensive service only lifting emergency patients to hospital in the air. Most of our patients are transported by road ambulance as their medical condition does not qualify for the medical Helicopter. 

Can Helivac transport a patient to the hospital rather than an ambulance or is there a specific criteria related to it? Most of our patients are transported by road ambulance as their medical condition does not qualify for the medical Helicopter. FYI 99.999% of our business is not related to the medical helicopter. Helicopter evacuation is seldom necessary and linked to a medical flight criteria covered in our terms and conditions.

We are therefore an affordable, competitively priced service, but one that in many ways is quite unique. For more on our frequently asked questions (FAQs) do visit this section of our website (Link to FAQs

Helivac – proudly  South African – Making a difference in our people’s lives!

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Helivac Panic

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R 49
95
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  • Individual Membership Only R49,95 per month
  • Family Membership Only R79,95 per month (Family of 12)
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Helivac Core

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00
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  • Individual Membership Only R109 per month
  • Family Membership Only R165 per month (Family of 12)
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Helivac Assist

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  • Individual Membership Only R129 per month
  • Family Membership Only R179 per month (Family of 12)
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