FlightCare Program
A Symbol of Enloe Medical Center's Commitment to Our Local and North State Communities
Enloe
Medical Center's FlightCare helicopter took to the air in August
1985 as the first ambulance helicopter north of Sacramento. The
FlightCare Program grew out of the need to rapidly transport patients
from the growing mountain communities of Chester, Quincy and Greenville
to Enloe. The FlightCare helicopter has become a recognized symbol
of Enloe's core value: "Be responsive."
Outfitted
with advanced life-support equipment, FlightCare:
- Flies at an average speed of 135 miles per hour
- Responds to an average of three calls per day
- Was one of the first programs in the country whose pilots use night-vision goggles
- Is backed by a full team of emergency and critical care experts
- Has transported more than 12,700 patients
- Touches the lives of many by responding to emergencies within a
75-mile radius of Enloe, in counties including Butte, Tehama, Glenn,
Plumas, Colusa, Sierra, Yuba and parts of Lassen
- Is affiliated with the Association of Air Medical Membership Programs
(AAMMP), which means members' FlightCare benefits transfer to the
sister programs
To learn more about the FlightCare Program, contact us via e-mail
or call 530.332.6774. You can also read additional information about becoming a FlightCare
member.
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