Collier County MedFlight

Collier County MedFlight is a government helicopter ambulance service run by Collier County, Florida. It is based at Naples Municipal Airport and mainly responds to emergencies on scene. The county says it has served the community for over 50 years.

Services

MedFlight answers calls across Collier County day and night. The page says more than 90 percent of responses are scene calls, which help ground crews move patients from rural areas to hospitals. The county says it is first responder for emergencies on I-75 east of the toll plaza to the Miami-Dade line. It also has mutual aid agreements with nearby counties.

MedFlight can move patients between hospitals, such as from a tertiary care facility to a burn center, trauma center or specialty hospital. The page says it can fly about 250 miles from Naples. Flight medics give advanced life support.

Aircraft and crew

The programme runs one Airbus H135T3H helicopter, called MedFlight1. It can carry two patients. The page lists four pilots, more than 12 flight medics and two full time aviation mechanics. A day flight team is two medics and one pilot.

All flight medics hold BLS, ACLS, PALS and PHTLS licenses and train often in advanced airway skills. Pilots must hold an FAA instrument certificate. The helicopter has wire strike protection, active weather radar and a four-axis autopilot.

Facts

• Type: county government helicopter service
• Base: Naples Municipal Airport
• Accredited by CAMTS, with the most recent award noted as 2 June 2024
• Pilots use night vision goggles