posted 01/30/2007 What are some of the advantages of Island Airs fixed wing air ambulance service?
Island Air’s fixed wing air ambulance service will principally be to provide faster Basic Life Support (BLS) patient transport to mainland hospitals and medical facilities. This new service will be based in Friday Harbor on San Juan Island. This should result in shorter response times as the aircraft will not have to first fly from a mainland airport. In the past, there have been situations when weather at a mainland airport has prevented an aircraft from coming to the San Juans. However, weather in the Islands and at the airport near the patient’s hospital could allow Island Air to provide the Air Ambulance service. An additional benefit of the new service is that, in many circumstances, a family member can fly along with the patient subject to FAA rules and regulations.
