UW Med Flight
University of Wisconsin Med Flight is an air ambulance service based at University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, University of Wisconsin Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin. Med Flight was established in 1985, and serves patients within a 250-mile radius of Madison. History The first operational flight was in April 1985 and carried a heart attack patient from Coloma, Wisconsin who survived. The initial staff was three doctors, six nurses, three pilots and one mechanic. There was no aircraft hangar and maintenance on the aircraft was performed outside with a helipad in the parking lot. There was also some controversy in nearby Shorewood Hills, Wisconsin over noise from the helicopter. 20 years later, it was staffed by a rotating crew of 23 doctors, 12 nurses, eight communications specialists and six pilots and had three helicopters and a ground ambulance. In 2005, an $8 million project created a heliport on the 8th floor rooftop of the hospital replacing the parking lot landing ...
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