Life Flight Network to add 24-hour critical care transport base to Salem, Oregon
Retrieved on:
Wednesday, May 25, 2022
Aurora, Program, Population, HAI, Life Flight Network, Helicopter Association International, Providence Health & Services, Multimedia, Patient, View, Trinity Medical Sciences University, Legacy Health, Association, Commission, Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems, Oregon Health & Science University, EMS, ICU, CAMTS, Time, Accreditation, Atmosphere, Pacific Northwest, Hospital, Winston-Salem Fire Department, Airline, Willamette Valley, Service, Intermountain West
AURORA, Ore., May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Life Flight Network, the largest not-for-profit air medical transport service in the United States, announced the addition of a 24-hour helicopter critical care transport base in Salem, Oregon. Life Flight Network's highly trained flight crew will provide ICU level care to the communities of Oregon's Willamette Valley and the surrounding area, augmenting their existing air medical services in the Pacific Northwest and Intermountain West, including their bases in Cottage Grove, Newport and Aurora, Oregon.
Key Points:
- AURORA, Ore., May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Life Flight Network, the largest not-for-profit air medical transport service in the United States, announced the addition of a 24-hour helicopter critical care transport base in Salem, Oregon.
- Life Flight Network fulfills its mission of saving lives through industry-leading care and transport by transporting thousands of patients each year who require rapid response ICU-level care, many of whom live in rural communities.
- The aircraft's state-of-the-art medical interior along with the combined efforts of a flight registered nurse and flight paramedic, enable Life Flight Network crews to operate a mobile intensive care unit.
- Life Flight Network is the largest not-for-profit air medical transport service in the United States and maintains its own FAA Part 135 Operating Certificate.