New Medical Helicopter Service Launches In Bucks County

BUCKS COUNTY, PA — Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic announced this week a new partnership with Temple Health and Air Methods to provide emergency air medical services in the region.

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

The new joint air medical program, launched in July and based at St. Mary Medical Center in Middletown Township, is now 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 flight crew from the Temple Transport Team (T3) and aviation services provided by Air Methods, is operating an EC-135 medical transport helicopter that can travel anywhere within a 100-mile radius.

The service is 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.