New Mercy Air Med helicopter is in service
Source: Globe Gazette, 04-Apr-13
A new Mercy Air Med helicopter for Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa has arrived and has been transporting patients since Tuesday, Patti Peterson, RN, director of the Emergency Department at Mercy-North Iowa (see full story).
AirEvac base nearing completion
Source: Blytheville Courier News, 21-Mar-13
The AirEvac Lifeteam helicopter base which is currently under construction on the campus of Great River Medical Center is nearing completion, according to Chris Raymer, GRMC’s Chief Operations Officer. During their Monday meeting, Raymer told the hospital’s board of governors that the base is expected to begin flights on April 1 (see full story).
Clarinda Regional Health Center renovates helipad
Source: Clarinda Regional Health Center, 17-Jan-13
Clarinda Regional Health Center’s (CRHC) helipad has been undergoing some renoavation to accommodate the new 24-hour Mercy One – Clarinda medical helicopter service. Updates include adding an on-site 6,000 gallon fuel tank, running water and electrical service, additional lighting, and fencing around both the helipad and the fuel tank. These additions are part of a [...]
Bad start to 2013 – four helicopters down in US, including two on EMS work
Source: HeliHub.com, 03-Jan-13
Wednesday 2nd January saw a bad start to 2013 with no fewer than four helicopter accidents in the US already recorded on the HeliHub.com accident pages. Two of these were EMS helicopters, a Med-Trans Bell 407 in Iowa and an Air Methods EC130 in Oklahoma. The former occurred after night fall and took the lives [...]
New EMS Bell 407 for Iowa and Missouri
Source: Clarinda Regional Health Center, 18-Oct-12
As of Monday, October 15th, Clarinda Regional Health Center (CRHC) along with Mercy Medical Center-Des Moines and Air Methods launched MercyOne-Clarinda, a medical helicopter program based at CRHC serving all of southwest Iowa, northwest Missouri, and southeast Nebraska. MercyOne manages the medical portion of the program and Air Methods operates the helicopter. A ribbon cutting ceremony (click [...]
Clarinda Regional Health Center to add EMS Bell 407
Source: Clarinda Regional Health Center, 15-Jun-12
Clarinda Regional Health Center (CRHC), Mercy Medical Center-Des Moines and Air Methods/LifeNet have partnered to base southwest Iowa’s only air ambulance at Clarinda Regional Health Center. The Clarinda-based air ambulance will serve an initial area within a 40-mile radius of Clarinda and will have the ability to transport patients to medical centers in Omaha, Lincoln, [...]
Mercy Air Care celebrates 25 years helping Sioux City
Source: Sioux City Journal, 09-May-12
Launched in 1987 with a LongRanger, and progressing to a BK117, Mercy Air Care in Sioux City now flies an EC135 (see full story)
FAA approves low-level IFR in Des Moines, Iowa
Source: Air Traffic Management, 07-May-12
The FAA has approved an (IFR low level helicopter infrastructure for use by Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. The infrastructure consists of five helipads in key locations throughout central Iowa (See full story)
Iowa National Guard to upgrade to CH-47F
Source: Radio Iowa, 30-Dec-11
The Iowa National Guard is getting six new helicopters, to replace the six Vietnam-era Chinooks Iowa troops left behind in Iraq. Colonel Greg Hapgood, a spokesman for the Iowa National Guard, says the Iowa Guard’s old helicopters will be used by soldiers in another state’s National Guard (see full story)
University of Iowa opens new AirCare hangar
Source: Press-Citizen, 17-Oct-11
The more than 6,000-square-foot metal building has space for three helicopters, storage rooms and a sleeping room for pilots. The exterior of the building has large fuel storage tanks and a helipad. (full story)
LifeNet of Iowa to base EC130 at Cherokee
Source: Chronicle Times, 30-Jun-11
The Cherokee Regional Medical Center and LifeNet of Iowa, a critical care air medical transport company, announced today that a fully equipped, state-of-the-art medical helicopter will be based in Cherokee. According to CRMC CEO John Comstock, the aircraft will be tethered on the heli-pad at the CRMC, or in a leased hangar at the Cherokee [...]
‘Grand Landing’ of Mercy’s new Air Med helicopter set for April 28
Source: Globe Gazette, 19-Apr-11
The public is invited to a “Grand Landing” Thursday, April 28, of Mercy Air Med’s new helicopter and Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa’s new medical transportation partner, Med-Trans Corp
Sioux City’s Mercy Medical Center launches EC135
15-Feb-11
The EC 135 replaces one of the two aircrafts currently in Mercy’s fleet, with traffic collision warning systems common on commercial airlines, advanced weather indicators and night vision goggles.
Med-Trans partnering with Mercy Medical Center North Iowa
Source: Med-Trans, 17-Jan-11
Med-Trans Corporation has reached a mutual commitment with Mercy Medical Center North Iowa to become their new aviation partner for their helicopter ems program located in Mason City. Both parties recently completed the terms of a formal contract after nearly a 12-month process of selection during which the hospital focused on safety, experience and quality [...]
Investigators: July 2010 Iowa crash caused by pilot error
Source: KCRG, 16-Jan-11
see also HeliHub.com report – 28-Jul-10 N275RA Bell B206 St.Olaf, US-Iowa
Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City signs up with Med-Trans
Source: Med-Trans, 13-Jan-11
(DALLAS, TX – SIOUX CITY, IA): Mercy Medical Center – Sioux City has finalized an agreement with Med-Trans Corp. for them to become their new aviation partner for their regional helicopter ambulance service located in Sioux City, Iowa. Terms were reached after nearly a 12-month selection process, looking at significant factors such as customization of [...]
Bell Presents 429 To Its First Customer
Source: Bell, 16-Jul-09
Having been certified by American and Canadian authorities just a week earlier, the Bell 429 was officially presented to its first customer during a ceremony July 7 at Bell Helicopter’s facility in Mirabel, Québec, Canada.
