Dartmouth Hitchcock Advanced Response Team (DHART)

The Dartmouth Hitchcock Advanced Response Team, called DHART, is the medical transport program of Dartmouth Hitchcock in Lebanon, New Hampshire. It moves patients by helicopter and by ground across northern New England.

Services

DHART runs every hour of every day. It takes patients to any suitable medical facility in New England, by air or by ground. It also answers requests from public safety agencies to move trauma and medical patients to the closest trauma center in the region's five states.

Aircraft and bases

DHART flies helicopters. The site does not list models or numbers. Its air bases are in Lebanon and Manchester, New Hampshire. Aviation services come from Metro Aviation Inc., based in Shreveport, Louisiana. Metro Aviation also employs the medical and aviation staff.

Crew

The team includes communications specialists, EMTs, flight nurses, flight paramedics, pilots, mechanics and respiratory care practitioners.

Facts

• Program of Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
• Says it has served northern New England for 30 years
• Accredited by CAMTS since 2005, as stated on its site
• Bases: Lebanon and Manchester, New Hampshire
• Aviation provider: Metro Aviation Inc.

Who it is for

Patients are moved by DHART when they need fast transport to a suitable hospital. Hospitals and public safety agencies in the region can ask for a flight. The site also invites visitors to support DHART with a gift and to read about joining the team. The site says the team responds to thousands of transport requests each year.