Although there was not that much to listen too it was fun to monitor, especially the landing zone coordination.
Salina Journal Article
EagleMed air ambulance service is closing its Salina branch due to a lack of flights, said David Moody, vice president of human resources at Salina Regional Health Center. The Wichita-based company informed the hospital Thursday."We're not getting the number of flights we need," said Troy Dingman, EagleMed's chief flight nurse in Salina. He said the helicopter ambulance was averaging 18 flights a month, and 24 flights a month are needed to break even. March 4 is EagleMed's last day in Salina, Dingman said. EagleMed began basing a helicopter 12 hours a day in Salina in June of 2004 and went to 24 hour service in December of that year.
Salina Journal Article
EagleMed air ambulance service lost nearly $2 million dollars since it based a helicopter in Salina in June 2004, director of operations Rich Colburn said.
The losses from averaging 18 flights a month -- break-even is 24 flights -- led the Wichita-based company to announce that it'll pull out after March 4 and provide service to Salina from bases in Wichita and Hays.
The company has broken even in only two months in Salina he said, with the best month turning in 29 flights.
EagleMed "couldn't continue to operate that way" in Salina, he said. "It wouldn't be a good business decision."
Colburn pointed no blame at the failure of the Saline base. He speculated that the 18-flight average was probably all this market could bear with up to four competing air ambulance service providers
Salina Journal Article
EagleMed air ambulance service is closing its Salina branch due to a lack of flights, said David Moody, vice president of human resources at Salina Regional Health Center. The Wichita-based company informed the hospital Thursday."We're not getting the number of flights we need," said Troy Dingman, EagleMed's chief flight nurse in Salina. He said the helicopter ambulance was averaging 18 flights a month, and 24 flights a month are needed to break even. March 4 is EagleMed's last day in Salina, Dingman said. EagleMed began basing a helicopter 12 hours a day in Salina in June of 2004 and went to 24 hour service in December of that year.
Salina Journal Article
EagleMed air ambulance service lost nearly $2 million dollars since it based a helicopter in Salina in June 2004, director of operations Rich Colburn said.
The losses from averaging 18 flights a month -- break-even is 24 flights -- led the Wichita-based company to announce that it'll pull out after March 4 and provide service to Salina from bases in Wichita and Hays.
The company has broken even in only two months in Salina he said, with the best month turning in 29 flights.
EagleMed "couldn't continue to operate that way" in Salina, he said. "It wouldn't be a good business decision."
Colburn pointed no blame at the failure of the Saline base. He speculated that the 18-flight average was probably all this market could bear with up to four competing air ambulance service providers
