Gothenburg HEMS incorporated in SLA

Starting from today the operations of the emergency medical helicopter in Gothenburg has been transferred from Norrlandsflyg Ambulans AB to HEMS federation Svensk Luftambulans (SLA). The helicopter, a Sikorsky S-76C+, and its staff will remain, but the air operator changes.

Svensk Luftambulans is a new local EMS helicopter federation that is shared by affiliated councils, currently Värmland, Dalarna and the Västra Götaland Region. It got its Air Operator Certificate in August 2014 and started with a temporary EC 135 P2 in Karlstad. The HEMS service in Dalarna is expected to start in late 2015.

The EMS helicopter service in Gothenburg has been operating in its civil state since February 2002. Västra Götaland's County Council has used Sikorsky S-76 helicopters for the purpose ever since. The operation is stationed at Gothenburg City Airport (Säve), and it covers a large region in the southwest of Sweden.