Mayo Clinic Ambulance Service (Air Medical)

Mayo Clinic Ambulance Service runs ground and air medical transport from Rochester, Minnesota, United States. It is part of Mayo Clinic, so this is a hospital programme. The air side flies helicopters and a fixed wing air ambulance.

Services

The service gives emergency care from the scene of an injury or between hospitals for critically ill or injured people. The emergency communications department sends vehicles at any hour for basic life support, advanced life support, critical care and newborn transport. Crews can give blood and use mechanical ventilation during transport.

Aircraft and bases

The airplane is based in Rochester. The site says it is available all day and night to bring patients to Mayo Clinic or other health facilities across the United States and parts of Canada.

The medical helicopters fly from bases in Rochester and Mankato in Minnesota and in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. The site says the air ambulances complete more than 2,500 missions each year.

Crew

Each transport team is chosen to match the needs of the patient. The teams are medical professionals with experience in treating both adults and children.

Facts

• Type: hospital programme of Mayo Clinic
• Helicopter bases: Rochester MN, Mankato MN and Eau Claire WI
• Fixed wing aircraft based in Rochester MN
• Ground fleet also answers more than 70,000 calls a year, as stated on the site