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STAT MedEvac uses two types of helicopters for patient transport, the Eurocopter EC 135, and the EC-145. Their fleet has included the MBB Bo 105 , Eurocopter AS-355 F2 Twinstar and AS-365 N3 Dauphin , the MBB/Kawasaki BK 117 and the Bell 430 (N430Q, which set an around-the-world speed record in 1996).
The Pilot's side fuselage of a STAT MedEvac helicopter. STAT MedEvac is among the largest aeromedical agencies in the United States, with 17 helicopters based in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Washington D.C., and Maryland - serving those states, the southern tier of New York State and West Virginia. Its main dispatch center is in Pittsburgh at UPMC ...
Maryland State Police Aviation Command – division focusing on medical evacuation operations. Aviation also supports ground units of the state and local police. Funding comes from vehicle registration fees. [7] Medflight – Based out of Columbus, Ohio. Mercy Flights – Medford, Oregon. Was the first successful air ambulance in the country ...
UPMC Altoona is a private, non-profit hospital that functions as a regional referral center and tertiary hub for UPMC. [1] It serves as an Adult Level III trauma center for a 20 county region in central Pennsylvania. Altoona Regional is serviced by the STAT Medevac medical air transport service. UPMC Altoona hosts the Altoona Family Physicians ...
Allegheny County Airport is home to the STAT MedEvac headquarters. Based on the East end of the airfield at the former Gate 9, the building is a former FPO with adjoining maintenance hangar. Their helicopters land on the ramp dubbed "STAT Land" to reposition from other hospitals, and to re-fuel.
Life Flight was founded in 1981 as the second air ambulance service in Pennsylvania. It conducted 430 transports its first year with a leased Alouette helicopter. [ 46 ] In 2012, Geisinger Life Flight received an air carrier certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), allowing Geisinger to directly operate the aircraft and ...
An AW109 helicopter evacuates a patient from the Tatra mountains in Slovakia. Medical evacuation, often shortened to medevac [1] or medivac, [1] is the timely and efficient movement and en route care provided by medical personnel to patients requiring evacuation or transport using medically equipped air ambulances, helicopters and other means of emergency transport including ground ambulance ...
Some patient portal applications enable patients to register and complete forms online, which can streamline visits to clinics and hospitals. Many portal applications also enable patients to request prescription refills online, order eyeglasses and contact lenses , access medical records , pay bills, review lab results, and schedule medical ...