MedCenter Air Helicopter Transport

       SERVICE AREA

       From our three bases, MedCenter Air

serves North and South Carolina.

       MedCenter Air operates three helicopters 24 hours

a day, seven days a week. Our bases include:

           * Charlotte Base- Med 1 at Carolinas Medical Center

           * Blue Ridge Base- Med 2 rotates between Grace Hospital/Burke Co EMS and Catawba Co EMS Propst    Crossroads

           * Rock Hill Base—Med 3 is stationed at the Rock Hill Airport 

Trauma Helicopter Transport

CAPABILITIES

Our MedCenter Air helicopters serve a 150-mile radius from

each base and are equipped to make scene and inter-facility

responses.

Each helicopter is equipped to transport two

patients and maintain contact throughout the flight with an

Emergency Department physician.

PILOTS

MedCenter Air's pilots are provided under contract from Air Methods. All helicopter pilots hold FAA ATP helicopter certificates with instrument helicopter ratings. Pilots must have completed a minimum of 3,000 hours of previous helicopter flight time and 1,000 hours in turbine helicopters. In addition, all pilots must be instrument-and night-qualified as well as current in their assigned aircraft. Each year, all are required to complete an FAA first-class flight physical.

CREW

MedCenter Air's highly qualified crew must have RN/RN or

RN/RRT configuration. Nurses and Therapists have three to

five years experience in ICU or ER medicine, and must be

cross-credentialed with EMS certifications. Our crew also

receives advanced training in aeromedical physiology,

aircraft safety and transport protocols. Additional

requirements include TNCC, BTLS/ATLS, ACLS, PALS, NRP-certified, yearly rotations

through high-risk OB,OR and cardiac catherization labs for procedure training.

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