14-Nov-2023Source: MetroHealth
In November, MetroHealth officials and community partners will celebrate the opening of a new helipad on the health system’s Main Campus. The new helipad, located on the roof of MetroHealth’s Critical Care Pavilion, is the latest piece of MetroHealth’s $1 billion transformation of its Main Campus in Cleveland’s Clark-Fulton neighborhood. To honor the occasion, we... Read more
23-Oct-2023Source: Dorset County Hospital
Plans to develop the Dorset County Hospital (DCH) site, including building a brand-new Emergency Department and Critical Care Unit, have been given the green light by local planners. The Trust’s Your Future Hospital programme sets out plans to expand facilities on the site in Dorchester and help meet increasing demand. These include building a new... Read more
23-Oct-2023Source: Governor Ron DeSantis
Governor Ron DeSantis announced the award of $4.2 million to Santa Rosa County through the Job Growth Grant Fund (JGGF) to support the aerospace and defense sectors by connecting Naval Air Station Whiting Field to Whiting Aviation Park. The JGGF award will help construct a helipad and an approximately 2,800 linear foot taxiway to connect... Read more
23-Oct-2023Source: NSW Government
The first helicopter test flight has been completed at the new rooftop helipad as part of the $723.3 million Tweed Valley Hospital development, with a helicopter rescue team undertaking a successful landing and takeoff. The helipad testing exercise, carried out by the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service, is part of the operational commissioning activities being undertaken... Read more
22-Sep-2023Source: Cambrian News
A scheme to develop two new helicopter landing pads at a North Wales hospital – prompted by a surge in summer tourism has been given the green light. Gwynedd Council’s planning committee unanimously agreed to a proposal to remove an existing helicopter landing site (HLS) and to construct two new landing pads at Ysbyty Gwynedd... Read more
22-May-2023Source: NHS
The helicopter landing site at Dorset County Hospital will temporarily move to allow enabling works and construction of the new Emergency Department and Critical Care Unit to take place. Dorset County Hospital has plans to build a brand-new Emergency Department and Critical Care Unit, including a rooftop helipad, on the former Damers School site. To allow... Read more
12-May-2023Source: CFNR Network
A new helicopter pad is in construction in Lax Kw’alaams. Started on April 28, the construction is expected to last another 11 weeks. Work currently underway includes final excavation of the site, forming and placing rebar, and installing electric conduits, all resulting in an expansion up to 3.5 metres. See Full Story.... Read more
26-Apr-2023Source: The Free Press Journal
The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has planned to develop two helipads at the central business district of Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC). The facilities will be utilised for air ambulance services besides giving landing space to high-flying C-Suite executives. Once developed, the helipads will fetch the MMRDA crores of rupees in revenue. See Full Story.... Read more
1-Mar-2023Source: Irish Examiner
A long-awaited helipad could be operational at Cork University Hospital (CUH) within a year. The Irish Examiner has learned that health chiefs hope construction on the delayed piece of critical infrastructure will start this summer and take up to nine months to complete. It means CUH, one of the country’s largest hospitals and a level... Read more
22-Feb-2023Source: Sheffield Children's Hospital
Sheffield Children’s has received planning permission to start the build of a vital helipad at Sheffield Children’s Hospital. The new helipad, approved at Sheffield Children’s Trust Board on 31 January, has been granted planning approval by Sheffield City Council and will make sure children and young people can access emergency care with dignity, as safely... Read more
7-Feb-2023Source: HELP Appeal
The HELP Appeal, which is the only charity in the country dedicated to funding lifesaving hospital and air ambulance base helipads, has donated £26,787 to Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance, for new runway lights, helipad lighting and a new windsock at its Henstridge Airfield home. The new lights, due to be installed this month, will... Read more
6-Feb-2023Source: OSF HealthCare
People living in Urbana and its surrounding communities now have a new life saving resource at OSF HealthCare Heart of Mary Medical Center. OSF HealthCare celebrated the completion of a new OSF Life Flight helipad on the campus of OSF Heart of Mary in Urbana with a ribbon cutting and blessing on Tuesday. The new... Read more
6-Feb-2023Source: The Observer
A new helipad at Bluewater Health in Sarnia has already been used six times by air ambulance helicopters transferring patients to Toronto and London since being approved for daytime use in November. See Full Story.... Read more
2-Feb-2023Source: Mandurah Mail
City of Mandurah Councillor Don Pember says losing the helipad at Peel Health Campus would be a step backwards for locals needing transfer to Perth. The state government has plans for a major redevelopment of Peel Health Campus, once the department of health takes over from current operators Ramsay Health Care in August 2024. See... Read more
31-Jan-2023Source: Northeast Georgia Medical Center
Patients in north Georgia who need lifesaving, emergency care will now be able to get that care even quicker than before at Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) in Gainesville. Standing in front of NGMC’s new patient tower construction site in Gainesville on Jan. 11, Sen. Jon Ossoff held a press conference to announce funding that supports... Read more
30-Jan-2023Source: BBC
Brighton hospital’s helipad has been delayed by a further year over fears helicopters could blow cladding off the hospital’s walls, the BBC has found. The platform at the Royal Sussex County Hospital was originally meant to open in 2019, but was hit with multiple delays due to the pandemic. Plans to launch it in November... Read more
24-Jan-2023Source: Brick Shorebeat
A small heliport would be constructed on the property of Ocean Medical Center in Brick Township under a proposal submitted to township officials by Air Methods Corporation, a privately-owned medical helicopter operator. See Full Story. ... Read more
23-Jan-2023Source: Frye Regional Medical
Frye Regional Medical Center, a Duke LifePoint hospital, is bringing emergency medical care to new heights. After several months of careful planning, construction and staff education, Frye Regional has a new rooftop helipad – technically two helipads – located on the top floor of the hospital’s parking garage on N. Center Street in Hickory. “This... Read more
1-Nov-2022Source: The Tribune
Haryana is all set to become the first state in the country to make available district-wise helipads to tackle emergency-like situations. Arrangements will also be made for ensuring proper night landing facility at these helipads. See Full Story.... Read more
25-Oct-2022Source: US DoD
Kiewit Infrastructure West Company, Honolulu, Hawaii, was awarded a $53,148,000 firm-fixed-price contract to construct a concrete rotary-wing aircraft parking apron, concrete taxiways with helipads and a concrete parallel taxiway at Wheeler Army Airfield. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received. Work will be performed in Wahiawa, Hawaii, with an estimated completion date... Read more
14-Oct-2022Source: HELP Appeal
Thanks to a £2million donation from the HELP Appeal, the only charity in the country dedicated to funding NHS hospital helipads, the construction of a state-of-the-art helipad on top of the first standalone Major Trauma Hospital in the UK, at Salford Royal Hospital, is now complete. The donation, made from the HELP Appeal to... Read more
22-Sep-2022Source: Pennsylvania National Guard
A new helicopter training landing pad at Muir Army Airfield was dedicated to Chief Warrant Officer 3 Matthew Ruffner and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jarett Yoder during a ceremony here, Sept. 17, 2022. The two pilots were killed April 9, 2013 when the AH-64 Apache helicopter they were flying crashed during a flight mission... Read more
14-Jun-2022Source: HELP Appeal
The HELP Appeal, which is the only charity in the country dedicated to funding NHS hospital helipads, announces that over 20,000 landings have been made on the NHS hospital helipads it has funded. It has donated over £40 million so far towards 45 helipads in total, which also includes 25 new helipads and major... Read more
1-Jun-2022Source: London's Air Ambulance
Following a campaign during our 30th anniversary, we celebrated the official opening of London’s Air Ambulance’s new helipad space. The new offices are positioned closer to the flight deck, enabling the crew to reach the aircraft faster when a trauma call comes in. Therefore this development will potentially give London’s most critically injured patients... Read more
27-May-2022Source: Australian Government
Health Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson and Emergency Services Minister Stephen Dawson today unveiled Royal Perth Hospital’s (RPH) new 788 square metre $10 million heliport. The new heliport will allow the next-generation Emergency Rescue Helicopter Service (ERHS) to access RPH – ensuring sick and injured patients get to the hospital quicker from even further locations throughout... Read more
14-Apr-2022Source: HELP Appeal
Thanks to a £2 million pledge from the HELP Appeal, the only charity in the country funding NHS hospital helipads, Salford Royal’s new hospital will have a new rooftop helipad that will be able to receive seriously injured or ill patients flown directly in by helicopter. It means that up to 20 minutes will be... Read more
4-Apr-2022Source: HELP Appeal
A new, lifesaving helipad is now open at Scarborough Hospital that will enable seriously ill and injured patients to have immediate access to the Emergency Department after landing by helicopter. Thanks to a £500,000 donation by the HELP Appeal, the only charity in the country dedicated to funding hospital helipads, work began in December on... Read more
15-Dec-2021Source: NHS Highland
The upgraded helipad at Raigmore Hospital in Inverness has seen 1016 landings since it reopened in 2019. The much-needed improvements two years’ ago enabled the helipad to increase in size to meet the demands of larger and more frequent aircraft use which are vital in an emergency, as they are faster, can carry more medical... Read more
29-Nov-2021Source: CTV News
A new helipad has been unveiled at the All Nations Healing Hospital in Fort Qu’Appelle to serve patients in the town and surrounding communities. Around 200 patients have been transferred from All Nations to larger centres through STARS Air Ambulance since 2012, making the hospital one of the busiest rural locations for airlifts in the... Read more
29-Nov-2021Source: Nairobi News
There was excitement as Kenya’s first air ambulance, carefully flown from Wilson Airport by Captain George Njihia, landed at the rooftop of Nairobi West Hospital on Wednesday. See Full Story. ... Read more
16-Nov-2021Source: 6Park News
The city of Andalusia paid tribute to a local Vietnam veteran on Thursday by dedicating the South Alabama Regional Airport heliport in his name. John B. Given was a retired lawyer and helicopter pilot who flew more than 250 combat missions, according to his cousin, retired Major General Walter Givhan. See Full Story. ... Read more
3-Nov-2021Source: Blackburn News
The construction timeline for Bluewater Health’s helipad project is on track following recent survey results. Geo-technical surveys and soil sampling was done during this past summer. See Full Story. ... Read more
3-Nov-2021Source: Majorca Daily Bulletin
In Puerto Andratx there is a development project that envisages the creation of a heliport. The project is on a plot almost 100 metres above sea level and less than a kilometre from the Can Borràs and Monport developments. When it comes to authorising a heliport, the Spanish government has the final say. Nevertheless, 23 other national and... Read more
29-Oct-2021Source: Post Crescent
ThedaCare will spend $100 million to expand its Neenah hospital over the next two years, including a new emergency department, stroke center, a second helipad for the ThedaStar medical service and space for medical students to train in the Fox Valley. See Full Story.... Read more
28-Oct-2021Source: Maritime Aviation
A global leader in the world of superyacht and cruise ship heliports has been appointed an ‘Aviation Inspection Body’ within the industry on behalf of the flag state administration of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI). Maritime Aviation are already well known for their shipboard heliport design & safety consultancy, heliport equipment & lighting... Read more
28-Oct-2021Source: Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District
Nepean Hospital has been buzzing following the first successful helicopter landing atop the new 14-storey clinical tower. The new helipad will be a gateway to the world class services of Nepean Hospital, directly connecting to the new emergency department, critical care and neonatal intensive care services. The day and night test landings, completed by NSW... Read more
3-Aug-2021Source: Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital
The new helipad at Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital is now in service, speeding up the transport time for critically ill and injured patients to get higher-level medical care when necessary. Located above the hospital’s Emergency Department entrance, the helipad is a nearly $2 million investment that enhances care in the local community. Before the helipad’s... Read more
28-Jul-2021Source: Lithgow Mercury
Have you noticed construction going on near Lithgow Hospital? Well what you are witnessing is the new helipad being installed. Member for Bathurst Paul Toole made the announcement that construction had started on a new helipad for Lithgow Hospital earlier this month. See Full Story. ... Read more
16-Jun-2021Source: Alberta Health Services
More than $1 million will be spent on construction of a new heliport at the Oilfields General Hospital in Black Diamond. The new heliport will be able to accommodate STARS’ new helicopters, improving access. Design for the heliport has begun and construction will begin in the coming months. More detailed construction timelines will be shared... Read more
9-Jun-2021Source: HeliHub.com
Local press in Korea is reporting that a new heliport is to be built on the island of Gaeya, primarily for air ambulance use. There are no formal landing sites on the island at present, and the plan will not only create a formal handover point from local first responders, but will also promote operational... Read more
18-May-2021Source: London Oxford Airport
As part of a new strategic plan, London Oxford Airport has commenced construction work on a new development phase, which will, when complete this autumn, be its most significant step forward to date. Central to the work is a 63,000 sq.ft. (6,000m2) 140m long hangar with two bays including rear offices, stores and workshops, capable... Read more
14-May-2021Source: Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
The new, lifesaving helipad at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) – the first elevated helipad of its kind in the North West – has opened to patients today (Monday 10th May, 2021). The state-of-the-art helicopter landing pad, which is situated on the roof of Grafton Street car park onOxford Road Campus (ORC), will enable... Read more
23-Apr-2021Source: Fort Macleod Gazette
The new H145 helicopter used by STARS air ambulance is too big to land on the heliport at Fort Macleod Health Centre. Fort Macleod council wants to get that situation solved as soon as possible. “The heliport, to my way of thinking, is a necessity in Fort Macleod,” chief administrative officer Sue Keenan said, noting STARS... Read more
13-Apr-2021Source: HELP Appeal
NHS Lothian and the HELP Appeal are celebrating an important milestone as the new helipad located at the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People and the Department of Clinical Neuroscience (RHCYP/DCN) officially opens. The helipad, located above the fourth floor of the RHCYP/DCN will serve both the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh and the RHCYP/DCN... Read more
15-Mar-2021Source: NHS
Plans to transform urgent and emergency care services at Worcestershire Royal Hospital could see a relocation and expansion of the hospital’s Emergency Department and the creation of an ‘emergency village’ hosting a wide range of diagnostic and treatment services. The plans are being drawn up following the offer of an additional £15 million central funding... Read more
22-Feb-2021Source: UC San Diego News Center
Imagine fleets of small aircraft able to vertically take off and land from helipads in urban areas, transporting people to and from work; or shuttles with preset routes flying people to the airport or other major hubs. This futuristic system of flying taxis and shuttles is one step closer to reality thanks to a team... Read more
16-Feb-2021Source: NEWSBOOK
Plans to set up helipads at the Gozo General Hospital and at Mater Dei Hospital – which would facilitate medical transfers between Gozo and Malta – will have to wait until planned expansions at both hospitals are concluded, Health Minister Chris Fearne has confirmed. See Full Story.... Read more
10-Feb-2021Source: Bluewater Health
Bluewater Health is planning for the establishment of a helipad at the Sarnia hospital to support the region’s most critical patients. Earlier this week. Lambton County Council received their first high-level overview of the project. “Every single minute saved in transporting a patient drastically increases the likelihood of a positive outcome,” said Dr. Mike Haddad,... Read more
9-Feb-2021Source: Palm Beach Daily News
Palm Beach will once again be a helicopter-less haven as a permit was pulled Tuesday for demolition of the town’s sole helipad at The Mar-a-Lago Club. See Full Story. ... Read more
18-Jan-2021Source: Royal Navy
HMNB Devonport has welcomed the first landing on its new, multi million pound, Helicopter Operating Facility. A Dauphin from the Fleet Helicopter Support Unit (FHSU) touched down at the new facility, where they will forward base away from their home airfield in Newquay, to facilitate Fleet Operational Sea Training (FOST) staff transfers to ships at... Read more
5-Jan-2021Source: stuff
Timaru Hospital’s new $165,000 helipad is complete and ready for use after six years, to the relief of rescue pilots. See Full Story.... Read more
4-Dec-2020Source: Wellington Advertiser
The helipad at the new Groves Memorial Community Hospital (GMCH) here is now open.... Read more
4-Dec-2020Source: Melfort Journal
The helipad at the Melfort hospital is done and has been certified by Transport Canada, the City announced on December 1.... Read more
24-Nov-2020Source: UPMC Mercy
The new air ambulance helipad at UPMC Mercy will replace the original structure overlooking the Boulevard of the Allies, which has been in place since the mid 1980’s and a landmark of Pittsburgh’s cityscape. The relocation is part of the ongoing construction of the state-of-the art UPMC Vision and Rehabilitation Tower at UPMC Mercy. “We... Read more
16-Nov-2020Source: Macquarie Port News
SAFER and more private transport of critically ill or injured patients will be possible with a $10 million pre-budget boost for a helipad upgrade at Port Macquarie Base Hospital. See Full Story.... Read more
16-Nov-2020Source: Khabarhub.com
A new helipad has been constructed on the premises of Prime Minister’s official residence at Baluwatar. See Full Story.... Read more
9-Nov-2020Source: HeliHub.com
Shortly after he was sworn into office, Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club in West Palm Beach built a helipad. Approval had been given in February 2017 by the Town of Palm Beach Landmarks Preservation Commission on the basis that it was only for use on Presidential duties, and approval would cease when Trump ceased to become... Read more
9-Nov-2020Source: The Sampson Independent
In less than a year after opening a new fire station and recovering from a tornado in 2017, Chief Andrew Hawkins is ready to see more construction that will save lives through flight. See Full Story. ... Read more
3-Nov-2020Source: timaru herald
A six-year quest for a purpose-built helipad to service Timaru Hospital is near completion. Emergency helicopters will soon no longer have to land in the nearby Botanic Gardens with the concrete laid for the new helipad and painting expected to be complete by early next week. Lights still need to be installed for safe night... Read more
2-Nov-2020Source: India Today
Even as winter settles in slowly across eastern Ladakh, this seems to be no deterrent to China that is constantly ramping up its military and air force capabilities in the Tibet Autonomous Region. After the expansion of Lhasa heliport, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Army Aviation is further enhancing its Tibet helicopter brigade. See... Read more
2-Nov-2020Source: 69 News
Lehigh Valley Health Network has announced more construction plans for the new hospital in Lower Nazareth Township, Northampton County. See Full Story.... Read more
20-Oct-2020Source: Ellwood City Ledger
The helipad at the former Ellwood City Medical Center has reopened for flights. So, for the first time this year, residents can expect to see medical helicopters landing at the Pershing Street pad for emergencies. See Full Story. ... Read more
29-Sep-2020Source: Navicent Health Baldwin
Navicent Health Baldwin is getting a pretty neat upgrade. On Wednesday, the Milledgeville-Baldwin County Chamber joined Navicent Health Baldwin and Air Evac Lifeteam to show off the addition of a brand new helipad. See Full Story.... Read more
3-Sep-2020Source: HELP Appeal
Helicopters are now able to fly critically ill and injured patients directly to Hull Royal Infirmary after its new £600,000 helipad was declared operational. Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has completed the major construction project so patients seriously hurt in accidents across East and North Yorkshire and parts of Lincolnshire can be flown into... Read more
16-Jul-2020Source: Donegal News
THE COAST Guard helicopter can once again land at Letterkenny University Hospital following the completion of works to bring it up to European standards. See Full Story.... Read more
15-Jul-2020Source: northeast NOW
The Melfort Heliport Project has gone to tender. The project will see a heliport built on the grounds of Melfort Union Hospital. See Full Story.... Read more
15-Jul-2020Source: Crystal View News
The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadiq Abubakar, on Friday, inaugurated a Helipad at Katari village along Kaduna-Abuja highway to strengthen the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) response to security challenges in the area. See Full Story. ... Read more
15-Jul-2020Source: Hobart Observer
THE K Block helipad at the Royal Hobart Hospital (RHH) is now open, with the helipad utilised for the first patient transfer within four hours of becoming operational. See Full Story. ... Read more
10-Jul-2020Source: HELP Appeal
A brand new helipad at the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust (RD&E) is now open, thanks to a £1million donation from the HELP Appeal – the only charity in the country dedicated to funding NHS hospital helipads. The hospital’s previous helipad was unable to receive night landings, but the new helipad is equipped... Read more
29-Jun-2020Source: Emma Kelly
Australian hotel investor Dr Jerry Schwartz is hoping to launch operations from Sydney’s first commercial, rooftop helipad atop his Sofitel Sydney Darling Harbour hotel from 2022. The entrepreneur recently launched the consultation process for the proposal in an effort to revive Sydney’s economy and boost its business and tourism profile in the post-COVID-19 economic downturn.... Read more
23-Jun-2020Source: Devon Air Ambulance
Devon Air Ambulance welcomes the 150th Community Landing Site into operation The launch of the Newton Ferrers community landing site earlier this week marked a significant milestone in the development of a County-wide network of sites which enable Devon Air Ambulance to reach patients ‘during the hours of darkness’. These floodlit surveyed landing sites enable... Read more
22-May-2020Source: HELP Appeal
Hereford County Hospital has opened its new, larger helipad thanks to the support of the HELP Appeal, the only charity in the country dedicated to funding hospital helipads. The entire construction costs of the new helipad and additional infrastructure around the Emergency Department, were covered by the HELP Appeal’s £100,000 donation. The new helipad has... Read more
18-May-2020Source: Melfort Journal
After years of planning, the City of Melfort is taking the next step towards building a heliport at the Melfort hospital.The hospital, which serves a referral population of over 12,000 people, currently relies on ground EMS and the Melfort airport for patient transfers. See Full Story. ... Read more
19-Mar-2020Source: Fox 26
Shady Cove’s airport, owned by Rogue Air, Inc., held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Saturday afternoon for a new helicopter pad. See Full Story. ... Read more
17-Mar-2020Source: Phoebe Putney Health System
A new helipad is now in use on Phoebe’s main campus to provide more efficient and effective transport of emergency patients. Members of Phoebe’s emergency center team joined health system leaders and representatives from Air Evac Lifeteam to cut the ribbon on the helipad Friday. “The location on top of our employee parking garage will... Read more