8-Jan-2025Source: Air Methods
The Mercy Air program recently marked 35 years of providing life-saving air medical care throughout Nevada and California. To celebrate this milestone, Mercy Air 2, 22, 66, and H285 (based in Victorville, Hesperia, Barstow, and Big Bear) invited first responders, partners, and requestors to join them in commemorating this achievement at the Apple Valley Airport... Read more
27-Sep-2024Source: Air Methods
Mercy Air recently conducted a specialized landing zone training with U.S. Borax, part of Rio Tinto, California’s largest open pit mine. The training, designed for the U.S. Borax Mine Emergency Response Team (ERT), focused on aircraft safety and the procedures for establishing a secure landing zone for the air medical team should they ever be dispatched... Read more
26-Sep-2024Source: Air Methods
Mercy Air ambulance and medical provider partners, including Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego (RCHSD) and UC San Diego (UCSD) Health System, hosted the annual Southern California Emergency Care Conference on Sept. 14 in San Diego. The conference is unique to Southern California as it brings together physicians, registered nurses, paramedics, first responders, and other critical care specialties in... Read more
25-Jul-2022Source: Air Methods
Mercy Air, a subsidiary of Air Methods, the leading air medical service provider in the U.S., and Hall Critical Care Transport (CCT) of Bakersfield announced the transition of Hall’s air medical services to Mercy Air 15. This transition is the result of an excellent working relationship between the two over the past 20 years. ... Read more
17-Aug-2020Source: Air Methods
Air Methods, the leading air medical service in the U.S., announced that its subsidiary, Mercy Air, has opened a new base in Paso Robles, Calif., to provide emergency air medical services to the city and surrounding area. Other California cities that will be served by the base include San Luis Obispo, Templeton, King City, Cambria,... Read more
24-May-2019Source: Air Methods
Mercy Air, a division of Air Methods, will host a dedication ceremony and reception on Friday, May 17 at 1:00 p.m. PST. The ceremony will celebrate the new Mercy Air 66 base, a collaboration between Barstow Fire Protection District and Mercy Air. In addition, the event will honor Mercy Air’s 30th anniversary of life-saving service... Read more
14-Mar-2019Source: Air Methods
Mercy Air, a division of Air Methods, announced that its base at the Big Bear City Airport served 334 patients, including 23 children, on 347 transports during the first full year of permanent operation—the equivalent of caring for nearly one patient per day. Mercy Air, a division of Air Methods, announced that its base at... Read more
6-Feb-2019
Mercy Air, a division of Air Methods, announced the opening of Mercy Air 66, a new base that will provide air medical services to the Barstow community. The new base will be located at the former site of the Barstow Community Hospital at 555 S 7th Street, and will result in quicker response times for... Read more
17-Feb-2015Source: Globe Gazette
Icing was the probable cause of a Mercy Air Med helicopter crash near Ventura that killed three people on Jan. 2, 2013, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. See Full Story.... Read more
22-Dec-2014Source: Globegazette
A trial date has been set for a lawsuit involving the Mercy Air Med helicopter that crashed on Jan. 2, 2013, near Ventura, killing three people. See Full Story... Read more
21-Nov-2014Source: Mesquite Local News
Training has begun for Mercy Air pilots and staff at Mesquite Airport as they begin familiarity training on a new helicopter manufactured by Agusta of Italy. The Agusta replaces a 1986 Bell which is showing its age. The Agusta is a twin engine ship that’s faster and more powerful than the outdated Bell unit. “We... Read more
22-May-2013Source: Union-Tribune
An air ambulance service that answers Oceanside emergency trauma calls out of Carlsbad’s McClellan-Palomar Airport is angling to raise its profile in the city after a rival company came up with a proposal to operate a similar service out of Oceanside’s Municipal Airport. (See Full Story)... Read more
25-Jun-2012
Helicopter test landings were conducted Wednesday afternoon atop the new 11-story hospital in northwest Escondido, at the crossroads of Interstate 15 and state Route 78. (see full story)... Read more
17-Nov-2011Source: EME
Mercy Air, a division of Air Methods Corporation (http://www.airmethods.com), needed to find a better and safer way to remove, transport and install motors and transmissions in its helicopters. Renting fork lifts was proving to be cumbersome, expensive and dangerous as the components, often costing in the high six figures were in danger of being damaged... Read more
16-Aug-2010Source: Press-Enterprise
Mercy Air, the private company utilized by local medical emergency responders, has relocated its helicopter to Hemet from Banning.... Read more
13-Feb-2010Source: San Bernardino Sun
The Eurocopter Astar B3 emergency medical services helicopter was added to Mercy Air’s fleet recently and is operating out of its Hesperia location.... Read more
16-Jul-2009Source: Bell
Having been certified by American and Canadian authorities just a week earlier, the Bell 429 was officially presented to its first customer during a ceremony July 7 at Bell Helicopter’s facility in Mirabel, Québec, Canada.... Read more
14-Mar-2009Source: Pahrump Valley Times
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