15-Jun-2018Source: Metro Aviation
Metro Aviation recently completed a 2017 H145 for Avera Careflight in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. This is the second aircraft Metro has completed for the program at its completion center in Shreveport, Louisiana. “Metro has been a partner of ours for several years,” said Jeff Musilek, Director of Maintenance for Careflight at Avera McKennan Hospital... Read more
8-Aug-2017Source: HeliHub.com
The Aberdeen Avera Careflight base is now known for having the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems Certification. This certificate is the golden standard accreditation in the air medical industry. They have had to increase training levels and the standard of equipment to receive the CAMTS certificate. The accreditation will expire in September 2018,... Read more
29-Oct-2015Source: Baldwin Aviation
Avera McKennan Hospital and University Health Center’s air ambulance service serves a widely-dispersed population in parts of South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, and Minnesota from its Sioux Falls location and, as with any emergency response organization, timeliness and precise information are critical components to its success. That’s why Avera McKennan’s aviation operation has chosen to team... Read more
10-Aug-2011Source: Avera McKennan
The Careflight air transport program at Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center is celebrating its 25th year in service. In honor of the occasion, Aug. 12 has been proclaimed “Careflight Day†in South Dakota by Gov. Dennis Daugaard. Francie Miller, assistant vice president for Emergency Services at Avera McKennan, was instrumental in developing the... Read more
