Life Flight (Geisinger)
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Founded | 1981 | ||||||
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Commenced operations | 1983 | ||||||
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Fleet size | 9 | ||||||
Headquarters | Danville, Pennsylvania, United States |
Life Flight is an air ambulance service operated by Geisinger Health System in Pennsylvania, United States. It has six operating bases. The air ambulance averages about 2,800 flights a year.[1]
History
[edit]Life Flight was founded in 1983 and currently has a fleet of nine helicopters. Life Flight helicopters transport nearly 3,000 critically ill adult and pediatric patients each year across the region. Each crew consists of a pilot, flight nurse, flight paramedic and in certain circumstances, a flight physician or specialty neonatal transport nurse.
Operating bases
[edit]The company maintains bases at the following locations within Pennsylvania:[2]
- Selinsgrove - Penn Valley Airport Life Flight 1
- State College – University Park Airport Life Flight 2
- Avoca – Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport Life Flight 3
- Williamsport – Williamsport Regional Airport Life Flight 4
- Minersville – Goodwill Fire Department Life Flight 5
- Lehighton – Jake Arner Memorial Airport Life Flight 6
Fleet
[edit]Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Notes |
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Eurocopter EC145 | 8 | 1 each based in Selinsgrove, State College, Avoca, Williamsport, Minersville, and Lehighton | |
MBB/Kawasaki BK117 | 1 | — | |
Total | 9 | 1 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Life Flight Air Ambulance". Geisinger. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
- ^ "Geisinger Life Flight". Retrieved September 12, 2020.