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January 29, 2010 –
“We are proud that
EastCare has selected Eurocopter products to continue its important
missions and its legacy of providing safe air medical service to eastern |
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Rhonda Reeder, the EastCare transport team’s administrator, said the
EC135/EC145 mix will offer excellent flexibility for its operations –
which provide rapid transport and advanced medical care to critically
ill pediatric and adult patients.
EastCare covers a large service area encompassing 29 counties in
eastern
“Both the EC135 and EC145 provide the right cabin size for our
double-patient transport configuration with a full complement of
critical-care medical equipment,” said Reeder.
“They also meet our no. 1 goal of safety, with such advanced
technologies as night vision goggles, the Terrain Awareness and Warning
System, Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System and single-pilot IFR
operation.”
From its base at Rocky Mount-Wilson Regional Airport, the EC135 will
provide rapid response times to emergency accident scenes, and its
compact footprint enables the helicopter to operate from more
constrained landing sites.
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