Midwest AeroCare, a helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) operator based in Pittsburg, Kansas, took delivery of a medically configured Bell 407 that replaces its Eurocopter AS350. The light turbine single has a 300-nm range, cruise speed of 122 ktas, night-vision capability, SiriusXM satellite weather, and autopilot. It also is equipped with Skytrac satellite tracking software.
“Midwest AeroCare is pleased to be able to incorporate this additional resource into the area’s healthcare assets,” Midwest AeroCare's Pittsburg base medical manager Courtney Harrison said. “This reflects an upgrade in airborne capabilities and is a positive development for patient care in our area.”
A more than 12-year-old HEMS program of Med-Trans, Midwest AeroCare also operates an air medical transport base in Chanute, Kansas. It serves a region comprising southeast Kansas, southwest Missouri, and northeast Oklahoma. Accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems, it is a preferred critical care air medical transport service for the nonprofit Ascension Via Christi health system, one of the largest health care providers in Kansas.