RMC purchases helicopter pad
Source: The TandD, 08-May-13
Regional Medical Center trustees voted Tuesday to purchase a manufactured home for the hospital’s helicopter staff. (See Full Story)
First Hospital Rooftop Helipad in Charleston Ready for Service
Source: Roper St. Francis Healthcare, 28-Mar-13
Every second matters when a patient is rushed to a hospital during a medical emergency, especially in cases of a heart attack or stroke. Now patients transported to the Charleston peninsula via helicopter will receive medical intervention 15 to 20 minutes faster by landing on Charleston’s first hospital rooftop helipad at Roper St. Francis Healthcare’s [...]
Helicopter Adventures legal battle heads back to court
Source: Myrtle Beach Online, 12-Feb-13
The ongoing legal battle that could put a new helicopter tour company out of business in the Myrtle Beach area heads back to court this week. (see full story)
Roper St. Francis Healthcare constructs new rooftop helipad
Source: Post and Courier, 29-Jan-13
A new $1.8 million helipad on top of Roper Hospital’s South Tower will open for air traffic next month. (see full story)
Refurbished H-3 dedicated at Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum
Source: Daily News-Sun, 15-Oct-12
The helicopter was dedicated to James Pratt, an aviation anti-submarine warfare technician 1st class, and to pilots Lt. Thomas Vincent and Lt. Charles Moran, who were aboard an H-3 heading off on a night combat mission on Feb. 25, 1965. (see full story)
Med-Trans partners with AirMed – Serving Georgia & South Carolina
Source: Med-Trans, 20-Aug-12
Med-Trans Corporation and AirMed of Augusta, Georgia announced today a newly formed partnership between the twoorganizations to operate the AirMed air medical services. The newly formed partnership will work in unison to manage the highly regarded AirMed flight program well into the future. The two organizations recently joined forces as AirMed was looking to establish a [...]
Helicopter tours in the Myrtle Beach area spark zoning changes
Source: Myrtle Beach Online, 04-Jul-12
Horry County is considering creating new zoning rules for future helicopter tours after complaints from residents about noise from a new tour company that opened near their neighborhood (see full story)
Helicopter Adventures Offers Flights from Myrtle Beach
Source: Helicopter Adventures, 04-Jun-12
Helicopter Adventures, the nation’s first and only attraction offering helicopter tours from a shopping, dining and entertainment complex is now offering flights from Broadway at the Beach in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Free shuttles have pick up points on the north and south sides of the 350-acre complex, while the helicopter launch site is located on [...]
Helicopter makes emergency landing after patient tries to jump out
11-Jan-12
A 26-year-old man who jumped from an SUV on Interstate 95 near Walterboro later tried to leap from the helicopter transporting him to the hospital Saturday evening, forcing the aircraft to land. A LifeNet helicopter later started to transport Alveriz to Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston when he became combative with paramedics [...]
Patient billed $58,477 for 173 mile EMS flight
Source: Charlotte Observer, 26-Sep-11
Insurance company claims that EMS flight was “not medically justified” and passed Omniflight’s $58,477 invoice to the patient – who has a counter-claim on his hands after a neurologist has confirmed in writing that it was an emergency. The figure is made up of $249 per “loaded mile” for the 173 mile trip, plus a [...]
Heli ops begin at Colleton Medical Center
Source: Live 5 News, 23-Sep-11
Lifenet 4, a Eurocopter AS350 registered N103HN, is the newly arrived air ambulance at Colleton Medical Center in South Carolina (full story)
Med-Trans launches EC135 in South Carolina
Source: WCSC, 24-Aug-11
Following their announcement of the contract with MUSC, Med-Trans have recently started operations of a new EC135P2+, registration N452MT and Eurocopter serial 0974 out of Charleston. A profile of the new operation can be found here
South Carolina’s Meducare selects Med-Trans NVG-equipped EC135
Source: Med-Trans, 22-Jun-11
MUSC Medical Center, located in Charleston, S.C., has finalized an agreement with Med-Trans Corp. for them to become their new aviation partner for their regional helicopter ambulance service. Terms were reached after an exhaustive selection process looking at significant factors such as aviation safety, complete customization of the program and excellent customer service. The region [...]
Students get hands-on lesson from Carolina LifeCare
Source: WPDE NewsChannel 15, 28-Apr-11
“We actually bring in the aircraft and let them take a look at it, let them see how to operate around it, and that way when they go out into the field and they’re taking care of patients in the streets, they’ll know the basics on how to get us in safely and how to [...]
Richland County Sheriff adds unmanned helicopter
Source: Richland County Sheriff, 23-Mar-11
During a news conference this week, Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott unveiled the newest addition to the Department’s efforts in making our communities safer – A.I.R. Aerial Intelligence and Response. Intelligence gathering, surveillance, search and rescue or special responses to critical incidents are now made easier through the use of radio controlled (RC) technology. Sheriff Lott [...]
South Carolina National Guard to build new helicopter facility
Source: Herald Online, 25-Feb-11
The S.C. Army National Guard will break ground within two months on a $26M facility in Greenville County to house six CH-47 Chinook and four UH-72 Lakota helicopters
Hendrick Construction to build 121,000 sq.ft facility for South Carolina National Guard
Source: Hendrick Construction, 19-Jan-11
Hendrick Construction won a $26 million contract to build a 111,000-square-foot aviation support facility for South Carolina National Guard helicopters. The project, which is on the west end of the existing South Carolina Technology & Aviation Center in Greenville, S.C., features two helicopter hangars and a central support area to facilitate flight operations. The 30-acre [...]
F-16s intercept unknown helicopter near Charleston
Source: US Air Force, 07-Jan-11
Two U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter jets,under the control of the North American Aerospace Defense Command, intercepted an unknown civilian helicopter entering North American airspace in the vicinity of Charleston, S.C.today at approximately 9:00 a.m. MST. The helicopter was not in communication with air traffic control. The fighter jets, from the 20th Fighter Wing at [...]
Omniflight launches OmniAdvantage membership program, initially in 8 states
Source: Omniflight, 23-Nov-10
ADDISON, Texas, November 22, 2010 — Omniflight Helicopters, Inc., a leading national provider of air medical services, has launched its OmniAdvantage family membership program in eight of the 18 states in which it offers service. Omniflight is introducing OmniAdvantage as a supplemental insurance offering to give the millions of families in its service regions the [...]
Greenville Hospital System adds Bell 407 with Med-Trans
Source: Med-Trans, 16-Nov-10
GREENVILLE, S.C. — A long-time partnership between Greenville Hospital System University Medical Center (GHS) and Med-Trans Corp. has a new face and address – as well as a 2,700-pound royal blue helicopter. GHS has worked with Med-Trans for 10 years, but now has partnered to locate GHS Med Trans, a dedicated helicopter, at GHS’ flagship [...]
MedCenter Air completes transition to all-EC135 fleet
Source: American Eurocopter, 11-Oct-10
Grand Prairie, TX – The MedCenter Air Program at Carolinas Medical Center is now operating an all-EC135 fleet, with the latest aircraft entering service in May. The aircraft include state-of-the-art cockpit technology as well as the latest medical equipment. In addition to accommodating one or two litters, the EC135s are equipped with a neo-natal sled, [...]
Horry County Planning Commission defers helicopter tour proposal
Source: The Sun News, 09-Aug-10
The company has renewed a request to build a helicopter pad for a private helicopter tour company to be placed on George Bishop Parkway. The request asks that the zoning be changed on the property from highway commercial to outdoor commercial amusements.
Horry County helicopter tour plans face mixed reactions
Source: The Sun News, 07-May-10
The Horry County Council is considering a zoning change that would allow a helicopter company to open up a tourist attraction across the street from the rollercoaster at Freestyle Music Park. The proposal has met with mixed reactions
EC135s Enter Service with Carolinas Medical Center
Source: American Eurocopter, 11-Mar-10
American Eurocopter is pleased to announce that three new EC135s have entered service with the MedCenter Air Program at Carolinas Medical Center. The aircraft, which were purchased in late 2009, were completed by Metro Aviation and include state-of-the-art cockpit technology as well as the latest medical equipment. In addition to accommodating one or two litters, [...]
AnMed Health launches LifeFlight service
21-Jan-10
LifeFlight uses a Bell 206 L4. This helicopter is a single engine aircraft that can handle up to four people, including the patient. LifeFlight’s Bell 206 will be upgraded to a Bell 407 later in 2010.
Med-Trans Corp launches new South Carolina program with AnMed Health
Source: Med-Trans Corp, 09-Jan-10
When faced with an emergency, Upstate and northeast Georgia residents will now have even faster access to the life-saving care they need. Through a partnership with AnMed Health, Med-Trans Corp. is launching a helicopter program called LifeFlight, which will improve the timeliness of care for heart attack, stroke and trauma patients outside the city of [...]
Carolina Lifecare to resume flights following deadly crash
Source: Carolina Live, 11-Oct-09
Carolina Lifecare is close to resuming medical helicopter service to the Grand Strand.
Emergency Medical Flights resuming in Horry County
Source: SCNow, 11-Oct-09
A new Lifecare helicopter is expected to be back up in the air in Horry County within the next three days, perhaps as early as Friday evening, according to Matthew Smith, Chief of Medical Operation
Carolinas Medical Center Selects Three EC135s
Source: American Eurocopter, 02-Oct-09
The EC135s are to be delivered this fall and will subsequently be customized to meet the specific needs of the MedCenter Air program at Carolinas Medical Center. As they enter service, the new EC135s will replace an existing fleet of helicopters. The aircraft will serve North and South Carolina, providing 24/7 coverage from three separate [...]
Carolinas HealthCare System to buy three Eurocopter EC135s
Source: Charlotte Observer, 09-Sep-09
New craft will cost less to operate, and net outlay will be $3 million after selling old ones.
Trident Medical Center opens new helipad
Source: WCBD, 03-Sep-09
In the past, emergency helicopters were forced to land across the highway at Charleston Southern University
Helicopter potential as South Carolina Committee Recommends Offshore Drilling
Source: RotorNews, 28-Aug-09
A South Carolina feasibility study committee will give a go-ahead this week for offshore natural gas and oil exploration while federal regulators in September are expected to put some protections of thousands of square miles of the potential drilling area where valuable deep sea coral is found.
Sky 5 completes 30 years of news coverage for WRAL
Source: WRAL, 24-Aug-09
Sky 5 was the first TV news helicopter in the state, and former WRAL-TV General Manager John Greene beat other stations to the punch by snapping up a new Hughes 500 helicopter after a sale to the Middle East was canceled.
