STAT Medevac
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STAT MedEvac is a service of the Center for Emergency Medicine of Western Pennsylvania
in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
. The primary function of STAT MedEvac is to provide air medical transport for patients with an injury or critical illness. STAT MedEvac is directed by a consortium of hospitals which include Altoona Regional Health System, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
, UPMC Mercy
and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
(UPMC). STAT Medevac's base of operations is in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania
at the Allegheny County Airport
.
1994: Opens two helicopter bases, bringing the total number to five, and began using IFR.
1999: Opened a base in Cleveland, Ohio in partnership with University Hospitals, bringing total number of helicopter bases to eight.
2000: Opened bases in Clearfield, Pennsylvania and Baltimore, Maryland.
2001: Opened MedEvac 11 in Altoona, Pennsylvania at the Altoona Hospital.
2002: Opened another base in Ohio (Lorain), in partnership with University Hospital. University Medevac 8 crashes on takeoff from University Hospital, killing the pilot and flight nurse. The flight paramedic survives.
2003: Opened three more helicopter bases: York, PA. Youngstown, OH. Kittanning, PA. Also began operating the existing flight program based at Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, PA.
2004: Medevac operations in Cleveland and Ohio are transferred to University Hospital (Medevac 8 and 12).
2005: Opens new base in New Philadelphia, OH. Designated "MedEvac 8" as the former Medevac 8 base was no longer operated by STAT MedEvac. Opens new base in Hagerstown, Maryland, designated as "Medevac 12."
2006: Opens new base in Dansville, NY. This base was closed later that year after approximately 8 months. Medevac 8 in New Philadelphia, OH was closed simultaneously. New base opened in Washington, DC in partnership with Children's National Medical Center. STAT Medevac is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems
.
2010: STAT MedEvac becomes the Air Operations Vendor for Lifestar, based in Harborcreek, PA. Lifestar, a division of EmergyCare, Inc., provides the medical crew and STAT MedEvac provides the pilot and Direct Air Carrier services. Medical crew operate under the STAT MedEvac protocols and receive Medical Command through STATComm.
and the EC-145. Their fleet has included the MBB Bo 105, Eurocopter AS-355 F2 Twinstar
and AS-365 N3 Dauphin
,the MBB/Kawasaki BK 117 and the Bell 430
(N430Q, which set an around-the-world speed record in 1996).
STAT MedEvac is a Direct Air Carrier E3MA774L and arranges and coordinates the operation of air ambulance services. All flights are operated by STAT MedEvac.
Locations
STAT Medevac developed emsCharts, prehospital data collection and management software products for air medical and ground Emergency Medical Services. The intellectual property rights to emsCharts were sold to two former managers in 2006 and it now exists as a completely separate entity.
Center for Emergency Medicine of Western Pennsylvania
The Center for Emergency Medicine of Western Pennsylvania is a multi-hospital consortium based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is claimed to be one of the world's premiere centers of emergency medicine and EMS development....
in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...
. The primary function of STAT MedEvac is to provide air medical transport for patients with an injury or critical illness. STAT MedEvac is directed by a consortium of hospitals which include Altoona Regional Health System, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, a hospital of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, is the only hospital in southwestern Pennsylvania dedicated solely to the care of infants, children and young adults. Care is provided by more than 700 board-certified pediatricians and pediatric...
, UPMC Mercy
UPMC Mercy
UPMC Mercy is a main hospital facility of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and is located in the Uptown section of the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, adjacent to downtown Pittsburgh and a few blocks from the Mellon Arena...
and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center is an $9 billion integrated global nonprofit health enterprise that has 54,000 employees, 20 hospitals, 4,200 licensed beds, 400 outpatient sites and doctors’ offices, a 1.5 million-member health insurance division, as well as commercial and...
(UPMC). STAT Medevac's base of operations is in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania
West Mifflin, Pennsylvania
West Mifflin is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, located southeast of downtown Pittsburgh. The population was 20,313 at the 2010 census....
at the Allegheny County Airport
Allegheny County Airport
Allegheny County Airport is located in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, four miles southeast of the city of Pittsburgh. It is the fifth busiest airport in Pennsylvania following Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown, and Harrisburg...
.
History
1984: STAT completes their first transport.1994: Opens two helicopter bases, bringing the total number to five, and began using IFR.
1999: Opened a base in Cleveland, Ohio in partnership with University Hospitals, bringing total number of helicopter bases to eight.
2000: Opened bases in Clearfield, Pennsylvania and Baltimore, Maryland.
2001: Opened MedEvac 11 in Altoona, Pennsylvania at the Altoona Hospital.
2002: Opened another base in Ohio (Lorain), in partnership with University Hospital. University Medevac 8 crashes on takeoff from University Hospital, killing the pilot and flight nurse. The flight paramedic survives.
2003: Opened three more helicopter bases: York, PA. Youngstown, OH. Kittanning, PA. Also began operating the existing flight program based at Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, PA.
2004: Medevac operations in Cleveland and Ohio are transferred to University Hospital (Medevac 8 and 12).
2005: Opens new base in New Philadelphia, OH. Designated "MedEvac 8" as the former Medevac 8 base was no longer operated by STAT MedEvac. Opens new base in Hagerstown, Maryland, designated as "Medevac 12."
2006: Opens new base in Dansville, NY. This base was closed later that year after approximately 8 months. Medevac 8 in New Philadelphia, OH was closed simultaneously. New base opened in Washington, DC in partnership with Children's National Medical Center. STAT Medevac is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems
Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems
The Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems , is an independent, non-profit agency which audits and accredits fixed-wing and rotary wing air medical transport services as well as ground inter-facility critical care services in the U.S. to a set of industry-established criteria....
.
2010: STAT MedEvac becomes the Air Operations Vendor for Lifestar, based in Harborcreek, PA. Lifestar, a division of EmergyCare, Inc., provides the medical crew and STAT MedEvac provides the pilot and Direct Air Carrier services. Medical crew operate under the STAT MedEvac protocols and receive Medical Command through STATComm.
Aircraft
STAT MedEvac uses two types of helicopters for patient transport, the Eurocopter EC 135Eurocopter EC 135
The Eurocopter EC135 is a twin-engine civil helicopter produced by Eurocopter, widely used amongst police and ambulance services and for executive transport. It is capable of flight under instrument flight rules .-Development:...
and the EC-145. Their fleet has included the MBB Bo 105, Eurocopter AS-355 F2 Twinstar
Eurocopter AS355
The Eurocopter AS355 Ecureuil 2 is a twin-engine light helicopter originally manufactured by Aérospatiale...
and AS-365 N3 Dauphin
Eurocopter Dauphin
The Eurocopter SA 365/AS365 Dauphin 2 is a medium-weight multipurpose twin-engine helicopter manufactured by Eurocopter .-Design and development:...
,the MBB/Kawasaki BK 117 and the Bell 430
Bell 430
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(N430Q, which set an around-the-world speed record in 1996).
STAT MedEvac is a Direct Air Carrier E3MA774L and arranges and coordinates the operation of air ambulance services. All flights are operated by STAT MedEvac.
Locations
- Medevac 1 - Washington County Hospital, Washington, PA.
- Medevac 2 - Greensburg, PA. (Air Rescue East), Westmoreland County, PA
- Medevac 3 - UPMC Passavant Cranberry, Butler County, Cranberry Township, PA.
- Medevac 4 - Allegheny County Airport, West Mifflin, PA.
- Medevac 5 - Connellsville Airport, Fayette County, PA.
- Medevac 6 - Clarion Hospital, Clarion County, PA.
- Medevac 7 - UPMC Greenville, Mercer County, PA
- Medevac 8 - Grove City Airport, Mercer County, PA
- Medevac 9 - Clearfield/Lawrence Airport, Clearfield County, PA.
- MedEvac 10 - Pier 7, Inner Harbor, Baltimore, Maryland.
- Medevac 11 - Altoona Regional Hospital, Blair County, PA.
- Medevac 13 - York Airport, York County, PA.
- Medevac 14 - Youngstown Elser Airport, Mahoning County, OH.
- Medevac 15 - Jefferson County Airpark, Jefferson County, OH
- MedEvac 16 - Armstrong County Memorial Hospital, Kittanning, PA.
- MedEvac 17 - Corry/Lawrence Airport, Erie County, PA (Lifestar)
- Medevac 18 - Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC.
- Medevac 19 - North Lima landing pad, North Lima Ohio.
Communications
STAT Medevac operates a three-department communications center. This communications center is staffed with 10-12 people at 12 work stations, performing a variety of tasks. A physician is assigned to the communications center to handle medical control of the three divisions of the communications center. Medic Command processes approximately 36,000 medical consults each year for various ambulance services and STAT Medevac. STATComm processes approximately 22,000 requests for medical service each year. They maintain contact with the helicopters by use of a 12-tower regional two-way radio system, Outerlink satellite tracking system, and satellite phones. Aeromed Software is used to identify the closest resources, and all phone and radio communications are recorded with the VoicePrint system. STATMD provides medical direction for three major airlines (Air Canada, Delta and United), and approximately 250 physician consults are conducted every month, consisting of medical emergencies and pre-board medical screening. Approximately 450 oxygen arrangements are completed every month for Delta. STATMD also provides services to US Steel, and telemedicine services to World Clinic. Over 400 Medjet customers are also assisted every month with physician consults, medevac coordination, or repatriation services.STAT Medevac developed emsCharts, prehospital data collection and management software products for air medical and ground Emergency Medical Services. The intellectual property rights to emsCharts were sold to two former managers in 2006 and it now exists as a completely separate entity.