Dalarna County to operate its own EMS helicopter
Apr 28, 2014
Dalarna’s County Council has decided that the new local air ambulance service will be operated by the council rather than subcontracting an external company for the purpose. The helicopter, which will be stationed in Mora, is expected to be operational from mid-2015.
The newspaper Dalarnas Tidningar says that Dalarna County and Värmland County have decided to form a local federation in order to operate its two helicopters through a joint organization. The decision corresponds to the “Vård på Vingar” study that was published by the Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions (SKL) in September 2012.
Dalarna’s new helicopter is expected to come at a cost of 62,7 million SEK (approx. €6,9 million EUR) and it is calculated to save roughly 25 lives each year.
Both counties have chosen the Airbus EC 145 T2 for its operations, but the procurement is currently undergoing a formal appeal process, why the official order for a specific helicopter type has not yet been finalized. Värmland’s HEMS is expected to be operational in Karlstad from mid-2014, and its structure is currently coming to place.
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