Direct Patient Logistics

The pioneer of outsourced, formalized patient transfer services. One of few specialists in the patient transfer process with a proven best-practices standard helping healthcare facilities optimize patient flow for measurable results. Direct Patient Logistics (DPL), a division of Air Methods (https://www.linkedin.com/company/air-methods), was established to improve patient outcomes, drive operational performance and bottom-line revenue growth. With over a decade of experience, DPL has a disciplined patient-centric approach with an integrated quality model delivering actionable data and infrastructure development to enhance a hospital’s business strategy. DPL works with more than 250 hospitals across the nation. From major health systems to community-based hospitals, DPL annually facilitates more than 200,000 inter-facility patient transfers. With a staff of over 200 professionals, DPL addresses approximately 6,000 patient transfers per week. In 2015, DPL processed over 2 million calls.