STAT Medevac

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STAT MedEvac helicopter above UPMC Presbyterian Hospital.

STAT MedEvac "originally STAT Angel One" is a service of the

Eurocopter EC 135
, on the pad at UPMC Passavant Cranberry Hospital.

History

1984
STAT MedEvac completes their first transport.
1994
Opens two helicopter bases, bringing the total number to five, and began using IFR.
1999
Opened a base in Cleveland, Ohio, in partnership with University Hospitals, bringing total number of helicopter bases to eight.
2000
Opened bases in Clearfield, Pennsylvania, and Baltimore, Maryland.
2001
Opened STAT MedEvac 11 in
Altoona Hospital
.
2002
Opened another base in Lorain, Ohio, in partnership with University Hospitals. University STAT 8 crashes on takeoff from University Hospital, killing the pilot and flight nurse. The flight medic survives.
2003
Opened three more helicopter bases:
Sayre, PA
.
2004
STAT MedEvac operations in Cleveland and Ohio are transferred to University Hospitals (STAT 8 and 12).
2005
Opens new base in New Philadelphia, OH. Designated "MedEvac 8" as the former Medevac 8 base was no longer operated by STAT MedEvac. Opens new base in Hagerstown, Maryland, designated as "STAT MedEvac 12."
2006
Opens new base in Dansville, NY. This base was closed later that year after approximately 8 months. STAT 8 in New Philadelphia, OH was closed simultaneously. New base opened in Washington, DC in partnership with Children's National Medical Center. STAT MedEvac is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems.
2007
STAT MedEvac opens STAT 18 at the
Children's National Medical Center
. Dubbed "SkyBear".
2010
STAT MedEvac becomes the Air Operations Vendor for Lifestar, based in Harborcreek, PA. Lifestar, a division of EmergyCare, Inc., provides the medical crew and STAT MedEvac provides the pilot and Direct Air Carrier services. Medical crew operate under the STAT MedEvac protocols and receive Medical Command through STATComm.
2017
Added two ground units dubbed STAT Medevac 53 and 54 to aid in the transport of critical patients after PA Department of Health expands protocols to allow licensure of
critical care
ground units.
2018
Added two more ground units, as well as a neonatal critical care ambulance and neonate critical care team in conjunction with UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and UPMC Prehospital Services.
2019
Added 3 new Airbus H135's to the fleet. First H135's in the United States to be equipped with Helinox Avionics.

Aircraft

AS-365 N3 Dauphin, the MBB/Kawasaki BK 117 and the Bell 430
(N430Q, which set an around-the-world speed record in 1996).

STAT MedEvac is a Direct Air Carrier E3MA774L and arranges and coordinates the operation of air ambulance services. All flights are operated by STAT MedEvac.

Locations

Communications

STAT MedEvac operates a three-department communications center. This communications center is staffed with 10-12 people at 12 workstations, performing a variety of tasks. A physician is assigned to the communications center to handle medical control of the three divisions of the communications center. Medical Command processes approximately 36,000 medical consults each year for various ambulance services and STAT MedEvac. STATComm processes approximately 22,000 requests for medical service each year. They maintain contact with the helicopters by use of a 12-tower regional two-way radio system, Outerlink satellite tracking system, and satellite phones. Aeromed Software is used to identify the closest resources, and all phone and radio communications are recorded with the VoicePrint system.

Jazz, Emirates, Southwest, Frontier, Republic, Shuttle America, Sky Regional, and Delta
), and approximately 2,500 physician consults are conducted every month, consisting of medical emergencies and pre-board medical screening. STAT-MD also provides services to US Steel, and telemedicine services to World Clinic. Over 400 Medjet customers are also assisted every month with physician consults, 'medevac' coordination, or repatriation services.

STAT Medevac developed emsCharts, prehospital data collection and management software products for air medical and ground Emergency Medical Services. The intellectual property rights to emsCharts were sold to two former managers in 2006 and it now exists as a completely separate entity owned by ZOLL.

References

  1. ^ Collins, Caroline (February 12, 2016). "Up high in the sky and saving lives". WJET TV. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  2. ^ "About". StatMedEvac.com. Retrieved January 30, 2017.

External links

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