Medical Helicopter Program Launches In Bucks County

LOWER BUCKS COUNTY, PA — A new joint air medical program is flying high in Bucks County and is being based at St. Mary Medical Center.

Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic has announced a new partnership with Temple Health and Air Methods to provide comprehensive air medical services across the Philadelphia region.

The collaboration between two leading health care organizations and the nation’s top air medical service provider to deliver faster, more coordinated emergency care, officials said.

The new joint air medical program, launched on July 8, is based at St. Mary Medical Center in Langhorne, providing improved responses to emergency calls within Bucks and Philadelphia counties.

“This partnership reflects our shared commitment to delivering high-quality, lifesaving care to every corner of our region,” says Andre Boyd, president and CEO of Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic. “By combining resources and expertise, we are creating a more connected emergency care network that ensures patients receive the critical interventions they need — wherever and whenever they need them.”

The joint air medical service, with critical care led by a dedicated flight crew from the Temple Transport Transport Team (T3) and aviation services provided by Air Methods, will operate an EC-135 medical transport helicopter that can travel anywhere within a 100-mile radius.

The service will be available 24/7 and will provide rapid transport for critically ill or injured patients to the most appropriate medical facility, whether within either health system or beyond, as determined by clinical care teams, patients and/or patient family members.

“T3 has cared for more than 70,000 critically ill patients since its inception in 2002. This partnership, which includes a ground critical care team, will ensure patients throughout the community get coordinated and enhanced access to high-acuity treatment any time in any kind of weather,” says Abhinav Rastogi, MBA, MIS, executive vice president of Temple University Health System and president and CEO of Temple University Hospital.

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Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic

Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic is a Regional Health System that includes Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital in Darby; Nazareth Hospital in Northeast Philadelphia; Saint Francis Hospital in Wilmington, Del., and St. Mary Medical Center in Langhorne.

Atlantic is a member of Trinity Health, one of the largest multi-institutional Catholic health care delivery systems in the nation.

About Air Methods

Air Methods (airmethods.com) is the nation’s leading air medical service, delivering lifesaving care to more than 100,000 people every year. With 45 years of experience, Air Methods is the preferred partner for hospitals and one of the largest community-based providers of air medical services.

Air Methods Ascend is the company’s clinical education program, allowing critical care nurses and paramedics best-in-class training opportunities using high-fidelity mannequins, virtual reality, and cadaver labs.

(Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic)