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Centra expands air medical services with new partnership

Fri. Mar 12th 2010

Centra expands air medical services with new partnership

Centra will expand its air medical services on May 1 through a partnership with PHI Air Medical, one of the nation’s leaders in medical helicopter services. The partnership will lead to enhanced air medical services throughout the region and result in faster and more coordinated patient care. Centra will expand its helicopter geographic reach for patients from counties south of Charlottesville to the North Carolina border and from east of Farmville through Bedford County.

The new twin engine helicopter will add state of the art technology such as night vision goggles and auto pilot technology and offer more room for specialized services such as inter-aortic balloon pump transfers and neonatal isolettes.

“We will be able to meet all air medical needs in the region, and we are excited about the new technology, which will help Centra better care for patients being transported to Centra and other hospitals for emergency care,” said E.W. Tibbs, RN, BSN, MBA, Centra senior vice president of operations.

Centra’s present flight crew will continue providing medical services on the new helicopter. Marilyn McLeod, M.D., an emergency department physician in Centra Lynchburg General Hospital, will oversee a 24-hour direct emergency physician response and ensure streamlined communication with the flight crew. In addition to the helicopter, PHI, which is nationally recognized for its safety, will supply pilots and mechanics and provide extensive critical care training for Centra’s flight crew and

other staff members.

In addition to offering more services, the new helicopter will help Centra further expand. This change will help propel Centra’s regional growth while bringing Centra a cost savings. Centra began its partnership with the state police for MedFlight III in 2001. In January 2009, Centra lost its ability to bill for medical services provided by its joint air program. This was based on Medicare requiring a “Part 135” FAA certificate. The Virginia State Police operate under “Part 91” FAA guidelines. The state police were not able to convert to a “Part 135” certificate. As a result, the financial subsidy provided by Centra to continue offering services under the current model significantly increased. Though many options were explored to resolve this issue, Centra was not able to find a successful solution that mitigated the economic impact of the inability to bill.

Under a long-term agreement with PHI Air Medical, Centra’s air medical program will operate under a “Part 135” FAA certificate and will meet or exceed all safety standards associated with that status.

Note: Here is a statement from Connie Purvis, executive director of the Blue Ridge EMS Council (BREMS). She can be reached at: 434.947.5934.

Started in April of 2001 the state police Med Flight III operation has served the region well.

In recent announcements Centra Health has agreed to continue this much needed service with the establishment of a new Centra Health Helicopter service. In these stiff economic times this will be a wining situation for both the State Police and local EMS. The new program will be funded completely by Centra. The State Police operations in Lynchburg can concentrate on law enforcement there by freeing up state monies directed at the Med-Vac program. BREMS commends Centra for their continued support of high quality patient care and our EMS system in the Central Virginia area. With this new and exciting program we can be assured a dedicated, high quality EMS response. On behalf of the BREMS region we look forward to working with them.

Connie Purvis

Executive Director, Blue Ridge Ems Council

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