Thu, Jun 10, 2010
Nebraska Company Gets First Medical Helicopter
What began in 1987 as Platte County Ambulance Company in
Columbus, Nebraska is now Midwest Medical Transport (MMT), and the
company is taking to the air with their first medical
helicopter.
Completed in Shreveport, Louisiana by Metro Aviation, the new,
highly equipped patient transport Eurocopter EC135P2+ helicopter is
configured for single pilot IFR (SPIFR) operations as well as night
flight using night vision goggles for increased safety and
efficiency. Based at North Platte Regional airport, Nebraska, this
addition to the MMT fleet of ground ambulances will enter service
this month and will provide professional, high quality air medical
transportation to the residents of Nebraska and western Iowa.
Longtime helicopter completion specialist, Metro Aviation, Inc.
performed the complex completion process that included an extensive
avionics configuration and installation, custom paint process, air
medical equipment fabrication and installation as well as final
systems and aircraft checks prior to delivery to Midwest Medical
Transport. In addition to air medical completions, Metro Aviation
provides wide-ranging and comprehensive completions from law
enforcement to corporate helicopter configurations.
Midwest Medical Transport Company was founded by Kim and Jill
Wolfe, and the couple’s commitment to serving their region is
evident by a deep desire and devotion to the highest standard of
patient care and professionalism. “We chose Metro Aviation
after carefully considering all of our options in search of the
best air medical completion available," said company President Kim
Wolfe. "Once we looked at Metro and their impressive facilities,
highly trained staff, extensive experience and industry reputation,
the choice was simple for us.”
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