MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — WVU Medicine and HealthNet Aeromedical Services have a new helicopter for transporting people in emergencies and other medical emergencies.
Officials last week celebrated the addition of the aircraft, an Airbus EC145e.
“We invest in these large twin-engine helicopters that are instrument flight rated to fly in and above the clouds,” said Clinton Burley, the president and CEO of HealthNet Aeromedical Services. “When someone needs access to care from rural areas, we can get the right asset and the medical crew right there to where they are.”
Albert Wright, WVU Medicine’s president and CEO, said adding the helicopter fits within the hospital system mission of ensuring access to services and providing the flight crew with efficient equipment.
“We want to give that flight crew and pilots the ultimate safety and capability in whatever weather conditions you have to come through,” he said.
HealthNet Aeromedical Services operates nine bases in West Virginia as well as one site in Kentucky.