AirLife Utah has opened a new base at Timpanogos Regional Hospital , offering quicker response times for emergent and trauma situations as well as inter-facility transports for patients needing to move between hospitals for specialised care.
The new base in Orem adds to the AirLife Utah program already established in Ogden, UT and is part of Air Methods, the largest provider of air medical services in the United States. The base south of Salt Lake City, is around 80 miles from the Ogden base. AirLife Utah will base an Airbus AS350 because of it hot and high performance vital in Utah’s climate and terrain. The aircraft will also be able to carry blood in flight and offer specialised paediatric and obstetrics patient care.
As a community-based program, the crew members are local residents with long-standing knowledge of the Orem area. They know the people, the hospitals, and the terrain and are ready to serve the community. “Because this area is their home, our flight crews have a vested interest in the health and welfare of their neighbors, friends, and families,” said James Vanotti, flight nurse. “Their knowledge of the area allows them to provide expedited top-tier critical care.”
