Hospital helicopter transports are saving lives

by Becky Gillette Published: February 1,2013
Tags: Air Care, air rescue, helicopters, UMMC
Transporting critically ill or injured patients by helicopter from hospital to hospital or from the scene of an accident is commonplace in Mississippi’s urban centers and rural communities. Today about a dozen helicopters operate in Mississippi, flying heart transplant recipients, accident victims and premature babies to lifesaving care. The service is available throughout the state [...] [...]

