Mercy Flight Western New York opens new facility

Mercy Flight Western New York opens new facility

27-May-2016 Source: HeliHub.com

Mercy Flight Western New York have this week opened a new facility in Springville, behind the Bertrand Chaffee Hospital. The ribbon cutting and blessing ceremony was completed on Monday afternoon.  The 3,600-square-foot hangar and Mercy EMS base is expected to improve response times by allowing the nonprofit organization to position its aircraft and crews closer to rural communities.

Mercy Flight WNY currently fly four BK117s and one Bell 429, with the stated aim of having at least three of the five in service at any one time. The $6.5 million purchase of the 429 in 2011 was made possible with the support of our community and special, long-term financing from the US Dept of Agriculture – Rural Development and M&T Bank.

Mercy Flight is an independent, not-for-profit provider of emergency air medical transport, and also have a Learjet 31 for longer distance missions. They also have access to Erie County Sheriff aircraft thanks to a long-term relationship which allows Mercy Flight to provide medical personnel and equipment should the need arise and be airborne in the Sheriff helicopter.

Jeremy Parkin – HeliHub.com


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