Cox Air Care

Cox Air Care is the air ambulance helicopter programme of CoxHealth in Springfield, Missouri. It is a hospital programme, run in partnership with Air Methods.

Services

Cox Air Care takes critically ill and injured patients to care. It covers southwest Missouri and parts of northwest Arkansas. The site says it is the only air medical flight programme physically based in Springfield.

Aircraft and bases

The programme operates two MD 902 Explorer helicopters, around the clock. One base is at Cox South in Springfield. The other is at Citizens Memorial Healthcare in Bolivar, Missouri.

Crew

Each helicopter team has flight nurses and paramedics, plus experienced pilots. Pilots and mechanics are employees of Air Methods. The site says many of the nurses hold certificates in emergency, critical care or flight nursing. Some flight paramedics are nationally registered or hold a flight paramedic or critical care certificate.

The site adds that communication specialists and maintenance staff are part of the team.

The site says the crew also take part in public events, safety events and continuing education. It says the programme could not run without its maintenance staff, pilots, communication specialists and medical crews working as one team.

Facts

• Type: hospital programme of CoxHealth
• Operated in partnership with Air Methods
• Started in 1989, as stated on the site
• The site says it has been accident free for over 30 years
• First air medical programme in southwest Missouri to earn CAMTS accreditation, according to the site