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Tristate CareFlight returns to Yuma with expanded EMS

Tristate CareFlight returns to Yuma with expanded EMS

1-Jul-2022Source: Air Methods

  A familiar sight is returning to the skies today around Yuma, AZ. TriState CareFlight is back, bringing a helicopter for air medical services to Yuma County and beyond. For over 20 years, a TriState CareFlight helicopter served the Yuma community, and this trusted resource is now back. This base, which opened on July 1,... Read more

CareFlight becomes Australia first H145 EMS operator

CareFlight becomes Australia first H145 EMS operator

19-Feb-2021Source: Airbus Helicopters

Australia’s CareFlight has become the country’s first operator of the emergency medical services (EMS) version of the Airbus H145 light twin helicopter. The aircraft will be used by the aeromedical services provider for rapid response missions in the Greater Sydney area. CareFlight’s H145, which was unveiled at a ceremony today at the Sydney Opera House,... Read more

Australia – Rio Tintopledges A$500,000 to CareFlight

Australia – Rio Tintopledges A$500,000 to CareFlight

22-May-2020Source: CareFlight

Rio Tinto has pledged A$500,000 to CareFlight Northern Operations to support emergency aeromedical care in the Northern Territory as part of a A$1.1 million commitment to support East Arnhem communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. The contribution underlines Rio Tinto’s commitment to the health and wellbeing of the region and to provide resources to combat the... Read more

CareFlight welcomes all-female doctor team

CareFlight welcomes all-female doctor team

12-Mar-2020Source: CareFlight

CareFlight employs new registrars twice a year on a six-month rotation as part of its registrar training program with the Top End Medical Retrieval Service. This year, CareFlight is proud to welcome an all-female team that have travelled from all over the world to take part in the program. “In recent years, female doctors in... Read more

CareFlight adds fourth operational base in Darke County

CareFlight adds fourth operational base in Darke County

20-Feb-2020Source: CareFlight

The CareFlight Air & Mobile program is expanding to include a fourth base of operations in Versailles, in northeast Darke County. The helicopter, to be housed at the Darke County Airport, will serve as CareFlight’s northwest base in the region and will begin responding to emergency calls from that site as early as late February.... Read more

Careflight Celebrates First All Female Flight Crew

Careflight Celebrates First All Female Flight Crew

30-Jan-2019Source: CareFlight

Thirty-eight years after CareFlight put its first helicopter into service, it has another first: the first all-female flight crew. “It’s super exciting – for girls to actually think they can do this,” says Elisabeth Abel, Flight Nurse on the first all-female flight crew in the region’s history. The crew includes a pilot, flight nurse and... Read more

CareFlight Celebrates 35th Anniversary

CareFlight Celebrates 35th Anniversary

11-Oct-2018Source: HeliHub.com

CareFlight is celebrating their 35th anniversary in Miami Valley this year. They begun in 1983 with a single helicopter that could only carry one patient. Today, they are able to carry up to two patients as well as a response team and crew, reports WDTN.... Read more

CareFlight Celebrates 35 Years in Miami Valley

CareFlight Celebrates 35 Years in Miami Valley

28-Jun-2018Source: HeliHub.com

CareFlight celebrates their 35th anniversary at the Vectren Dayton Air Show. The company has helped save the lives of many in Miami Valley, with their four Dauphin helicopters available 24/7, reports WDTN.... Read more

CareFlight appoints new CEO

CareFlight appoints new CEO

22-May-2018Source: CareFlight

The Chairman of CareFlight, Dr Andrew Refshauge, has formally announced the appointment of Mick Frewen to the role of Chief Executive Officer of CareFlight, following the retirement of Derek Colenbrander after nearly 14 years in the role. Mr Frewen was appointed by the Board in February after an extensive executive search, and formally took over... Read more

Med-Trans Partners With Care Flight To Serve Parts of California

Med-Trans Partners With Care Flight To Serve Parts of California

19-Feb-2018Source: Med-Trans

Leading national air medical transport company Med-Trans Corporation and Care Flight, a medical flight service of the Regional Emergency Medical Services Authority (REMSA), have partnered to provide helicopter medical service to large parts of Nevada and California. “Care Flight is thrilled to partner with Med-Trans to provide rotor-wing critical care transportation across the region,” said Dean... Read more

Careflight Celebrates 30th Anniversary

Careflight Celebrates 30th Anniversary

8-Feb-2017Source: HeliHub.com

North Mississippi Medical Centre’s Careflight has recently celebrated their 30th anniversary. Over the years they have had interesting cases and locations. From landing at a cemetery to a front yard, they have been busy. Al Wright, a paramedic who has flown with Careflight since 1987, has stated how joining the flight crew back then was... Read more

Careflight welcome helipad plan for town of Adelaide River

Careflight welcome helipad plan for town of Adelaide River

25-Feb-2016Source: ABC

A government grant will help build a new helicopter emergency landing pad at the township of Adelaide River, 100 kilometres south of Darwin. See Full Story... Read more

Australia – CareFlight accused of stealing drugs, cash and computers

Australia – CareFlight accused of stealing drugs, cash and computers

22-Jul-2015Source: ABC News

Cameron Ewan McIvor is facing 14 charges, most relating to the possession of various drugs, and one for damaging two safes at a CareFlight storage centre in Darwin. See full story  ... Read more

Queensland Premier commits to funding CareFlight until 2019

Queensland Premier commits to funding CareFlight until 2019

28-Apr-2015Source: The Chronicle

PREMIER Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced a $56 million extension of CareFlight’s contract to provide doctors to transport sick patients in remote Queensland to major hospitals, ensuring outback families will continue to have access to high-quality medical facilities.  See Full Story... Read more

eVideo brings Videoconferencing to CareFlight

eVideo brings Videoconferencing to CareFlight

1-Apr-2015Source: eVideo

CareFlight recently came to eVideo (Australia’s leading Videoconferencing Company) to provide Videoconferencing solutions for their Head office in Sydney. CareFlight had long recognized the role videoconferencing can play in delivering retrieval health services and ongoing professional development of remote medical teams. And like many organizations they found videoconferencing technology can be expensive plus also they... Read more

RACQ Careflight secures $300m 10-year funding agreement

RACQ Careflight secures $300m 10-year funding agreement

15-Dec-2014Source: SMH

The future of community helicopter rescue services in Queensland has been assured for a further 10 years. See Full Story... Read more

TriState CareFlight sued over New Mexico death

TriState CareFlight sued over New Mexico death

12-Dec-2014Source: Mohave Daily News

Bullhead City-based TriState CareFight, which operates air medical transport services, has been named in a lawsuit by the family of a New Mexico man who died while en route to a hospital after the transport helicopter reportedly ran out of on-board oxygen. See Full Story... Read more

Miami Valley Hospital CareFlight begins service with AS365 N3+

Miami Valley Hospital CareFlight begins service with AS365 N3+

22-Sep-2014Source: Airbus

CareFlightAir & Mobile Services of Miami Valley Hospital has taken delivery of a new AS365 N3+ Dauphin, the latest version of Airbus Helicopters outstanding medium twin-engine helicopter. The new aircraft, which is based at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, Ohio, joins CareFlight’s all-Dauphin fleet of four air medical transport helicopters. “We have a lot of... Read more

Careflight puts AS365N3+ into service

Careflight puts AS365N3+ into service

5-Sep-2014Source: WDTN

Critically injured and ill patients have a new CareFlight helicopter to get them to the hospital quickly. See Full Story... Read more

Drone delays CareFlight helicopter landing

Drone delays CareFlight helicopter landing

29-Aug-2014Source: WDTN

An unexpected drone in the area around Miami Valley Hospital prevented a CareFlight helicopter from landing, with a ‘significantly hurt’ patient. See Full Story... Read more

11-Apr-14 Sydney, Australia

11-Apr-14 Sydney, Australia

11-Apr-2014

EMS helicopter went AOG on scene on M7 motorway... Read more

Australia – CareFlight wins AAMS award

Australia – CareFlight wins AAMS award

24-Apr-2013Source: Blacktown Sun

An American aeromedical organisation has presented CareFlight with the Excellence in Community Service award in Washington for its training program last Friday. Association of Air Medical Services president Rick Sherlock said it was the first time an aeromedical service outside the US had received the award. (See full story)... Read more

CareFlight to fly more children across New South Wales

CareFlight to fly more children across New South Wales

28-Nov-2012Source: CareFlight

National aeromedical charity CareFlight has been selected by the NSW Government to fly medical teams from the Newborn and Paediatric Emergency Transport Service (NETS) from January next year. Starting on 1 January, CareFlight will provide two helicopters to fly the NETS teams and patients from all over NSW to leading metropolitan hospitals in Sydney, Newcastle... Read more

Miami Valley Hospital CareFlight buys AS365N3+

Miami Valley Hospital CareFlight buys AS365N3+

24-Oct-2012Source: American Eurocopter

American Eurocopter today announced Miami Valley Hospital of Dayton, Ohio, has purchased a new AS365 N3+ for its CareFlight program. CareFlight Air and Mobile Services (CareFlight) has become an icon of Miami Valley Hospital (MVH). The program serves more than 150 hospitals and more than 300 community life squads, fire departments, and police departments in... Read more

Australia’s CareFlight marks 25 years

Australia’s CareFlight marks 25 years

9-May-2011Source: Parramatta Advertiser

The first CareFlight base was established in the grounds of Westmead Hospital with only one doctor on duty each day.  In 2011, CareFlight celebrates its 25th anniversary with eight bases around Australia and up to 11 doctors rostered on duty each day of the year.... Read more

UK medical charity Magpas partners with Australia’s Careflight

UK medical charity Magpas partners with Australia’s Careflight

11-Feb-2011Source: Magpas

Cambridgeshire-based emergency medical charity Magpas has agreed an historic partnership with Careflight – an air ambulance and international retrieval charity based in New South Wales, Australia.  Although only 25 years old, Careflight is now a 50 million dollar-a-year service which operates 3 helicopters, 4 fixed wing King Air turbo prop aircraft and 4 medical jets... Read more

Careflight takes over Northern Territories medical flights from Pearl Aviation

Careflight takes over Northern Territories medical flights from Pearl Aviation

2-Mar-2010Source: NT News

Careflight will take over the services from Pearl Aviation from July 2010 while the NT Government puts the service out to tender... Read more

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