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May
1, 2010
Air Methods Completes First Bell 429 Helicopter Medical Interior
DENVER, CO. – Air Methods Corporation
(Nasdaq:AIRM), the largest air medical transportation company in the world, recently delivered the first medically equipped Bell 429 helicopter to Mercy One, its hospital-based services customer in Des Moines, Iowa. Air Methods’ Products Division is the first in the world to design, engineer, manufacture, and certify a medical interior for the Bell 429 helicopter.
"Air Methods’ Products Division is very excited to introduce the Bell 429 medical interior into our extensive product line of emergency medical interiors, and honored to collaborate with Mercy One as the launch customer,” stated Tom Curtis, Vice President, Products Division. “We drew on our robust in-house experience in designing, engineering, manufacturing, and certifying helicopter
medical interior completions to make this medical interior a reality. We are confident the design will enhance safety and functionality for crew members and patients.”
Starting with the brand new “green” Bell 429 helicopter, through the completion phase, the final medical interior completion and cockpit integrations were completed in-house through the company’s Products Division. The Bell 429 medical interior can accommodate a single, dual, or specialty transport and the Roll-On Fold-Up Litter System loads through the aft clamshell doors. Combined with the large cabin, the medical interior design allows for full body access, optimizing patient care. The ability to carry two patients
with both medical attendants at the head of the patient creates a more efficient medical environment.
 As the industry
leader in operational safety, Air Methods’ Products Division worked with Bell Helicopters to develop and certify a technologically advanced glass cockpit designed
specifically for helicopter EMS operations. Night vision goggle lighting, helicopter terrain avoidance warning system, satellite weather, GPS navigation, and satellite tracking equipment have been integrated to reduce pilot workload and enhance safety. “We strive to be the hospital EMS leader when it comes to improving our operational margin of safety and the Bell 429 avionics package meets those high standards,” stated Paul Tate, COO, Air Methods Corporation.
Air Methods’ Products Division also designs, engineers, manufactures, and certifies medical interiors for the Bell 407 helicopter and the Eurocopter EC145, EC135, EC130, and AS350 helicopter airframes.
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About
Air Methods Kentucky
Air
Methods Kentucky is a full-service air medical transport system covering
Kentucky and southern Indiana.
Founded in 1982 as the first civilian air medical program in Kentucky,
in 1995 it became the first air medical program in the state to earn
CAMTS (Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems)
accreditation. It operates 10 helicopter ambulances and one
fixed wing ambulance throughout its region, with state offices
headquartered in Lexington. With a mission of safety, quality, and
integrity, Air Methods Kentucky is committed to providing its patients
and medical and emergency service partners with a high level of care and
professionalism. For more information about Air Methods Kentucky,
visit http://www.airmethodsky.com.
About
Air Methods Corporation
Air
Methods Kentucky is owned by Air Methods Corporation (NASDAQ:
AIRM),
the nation’s largest
provider of air medical emergency transport services and systems. The company is dedicated exclusively to air medical transport,
focusing on the quality of care to patients, and safety in
aviation operations. With 27 years of experience, the company transports more than
84,000 patients annually who require intensive medical care from
either the scene of an accident or general care hospitals to
highly skilled trauma centers or tertiary care centers. For
more information about Air Methods Corporation, visit http://www.airmethods.com.
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