Sacred Heart Health System is flying a new air-ambulance
helicopter that will make emergency transport faster and hopefully save more
lives.
The new member of the AIRHeart team is a Bell 407.
The 6 million dollar machine arrived on August 26th and is based
in Crestview.
The new helicopter is 20 to 30mph faster than the helicopter it
replaces and holds more fuel, enabling it to make longer transport flights, if
needed.
Currently, AIRHeart travels the region of Northwest Florida,
South Alabama and Southwest Georgia.
In addition, the previous helicopter had a very limited
patient-weight capacity of 250 lbs., depending on crew weight; the new one can
handle patient weight up to 475 lbs., depending on crew weight.
Another advantage of the new helicopter is that it is equipped
with floatation devices, allowing it to land on water.
With this new air ambulance, Sacred Heart’s service will be the
only one in the area specially equipped and staffed to provide fetal monitoring
and neonatal transports, as well as transports of patients requiring cardiac
balloon pumps.
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