Good Samaritan AirCare

AirCare is the air ambulance service of CHI Health Good Samaritan, a hospital in Kearney, Nebraska, United States. It is a hospital programme. The site calls it the longest operating original air ambulance service in Nebraska.

Services

AirCare flies patients to accident scenes and between hospitals. The same number is used for physician referral, teletrauma, ambulance transport and patient placement. AirCare will take a patient to any medical facility the provider asks for.

Aircraft

The service flies a Bell 429 helicopter. The site says it cruises at 172 mph. It is rated for single pilot instrument flight and set up for night vision goggles. It also carries satellite communications and tracking, and weather radar. The team can take two patients without notice, which helps at crashes with several injured people.

Base

AirCare is based at Good Samaritan, a verified Level II trauma center and a chest pain and stroke center. Because it is hospital based, crews can carry blood and critical care medicines on board.

Ride along program

Health care providers, EMS staff and law enforcement officers can apply to ride with the crew and see the work of a flight nurse.

The site lists extra features of the aircraft, such as weather data with radar, a radar altimeter, a collision warning system and bright LED lights in the patient cabin.

Facts

• Type: hospital programme of CHI Health Good Samaritan
• Aircraft: Bell 429 helicopter
• Hospital: verified Level II trauma center
• Accreditation: CAMTS logo shown on the page