{"id":14420,"date":"2017-03-03T18:45:39","date_gmt":"2017-03-03T23:45:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/flightsafetynet.com\/?p=14420"},"modified":"2019-06-01T09:06:04","modified_gmt":"2019-06-01T13:06:04","slug":"new-life-flight-network-helicopter-base-or","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flightsafetynet.com\/new-life-flight-network-helicopter-base-or\/","title":{"rendered":"New Life Flight Network Helicopter Base Coming To OR"},"content":{"rendered":"

AURORA, Oregon<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0— Life Flight Network announced it is opening a new helicopter\u00a0base in Newport, OR. The base is expected to<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0be operational in the next 60-90 days.<\/p>\n

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The rotary wing aircraft will provide ICU level care while in the air, serving Lincoln<\/span><\/span><\/span>, Lane<\/span><\/span><\/span>, Tillamook<\/span><\/span><\/span>, Polk<\/span><\/span><\/span>, and Benton<\/span><\/span><\/span> counties, and will be capable of responding anywhere in Western Oregon<\/span><\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n

Life Flight Network has served the area for nearly four decades from several locations. The addition of a helicopter in Newport<\/span><\/span><\/span> will further enhance the coverage of Life Flight Network.<\/p>\n

The model of helicopter to be stationed in Newport<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0is an Airbus H135. The helicopter is a twin engine instrument rated aircraft. In certain circumstances, the helicopter can fly when it is foggy or cloudy.\u00a0The H135 can make the trip from Newport<\/span><\/span><\/span> to Corvallis<\/span><\/span><\/span> in 12 minutes, or from Lincoln City<\/span><\/span><\/span> to Portland<\/span><\/span><\/span> in 39 minutes, after liftoff.<\/p>\n

Life Fight Network also announced it may also base a Pilatus PC-12 fixed-wing aircraft in Newport<\/span><\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n

Each Life Flight Network base contributes more than $1,000,000<\/span> annually to the local economy by creating approximately 15 new jobs. The base will be staffed 24\/7 with an ICU nurse, experienced paramedic, and highly skilled pilot. The base will also employ at least one mechanic.<\/p>\n

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Justin Dillingham\u00a0said<\/span><\/span>: “The addition of a Life Flight Network helicopter in Newport<\/span><\/span><\/span> will save lives. Critically ill and injured patients on the central Oregon<\/span><\/span><\/span> coast will no longer have to wait for a helicopter to respond from the valley.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Dillingham, the Life Flight Network Chief Customer Service Officer also said, “Whether suffering a heart attack, stoke, or serious traumatic injury, we know every minute can count. Patients can be flown to definitive care in significantly less time when we are based nearby.”<\/p>\n

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AURORA, Oregon<\/span>\u00a0— Life Flight Network announced it is opening a new helicopter\u00a0base in Newport, OR. The base is expected to<\/span>\u00a0be operational in the next 60-90 days.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":621,"featured_media":14421,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"yst_prominent_words":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/flightsafetynet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14420"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/flightsafetynet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/flightsafetynet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flightsafetynet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/621"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flightsafetynet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14420"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/flightsafetynet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14420\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flightsafetynet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14421"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/flightsafetynet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14420"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flightsafetynet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14420"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flightsafetynet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14420"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flightsafetynet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=14420"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}