Life Flight (Geisinger)
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Founded | 1983 | ||||||
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Commenced operations | 1985 | ||||||
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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 five operating bases. The air ambulance averages about 2,500 flights a year.[1]
History
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
The company maintains bases at the following locations within Pennsylvania:[2]
- Danville - Geisinger Medical Center 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 – Life Flight 5
- Lehighton – Jake Arner Memorial Airport Life Flight 6
Fleet
Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Notes |
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Eurocopter EC145 | 7 | 1 each based in State College, Avoca, Williamsport, Minersville, Lehighton, and 2 in Danville | |
MBB/Kawasaki BK117 | 2 | — | |
Total | 9 | 1 |
References
- ^ "Life Flight Air Ambulance". Geisinger. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
- ^ "Life Flight Operating Bases". Retrieved November 13, 2016.