Boston MedFlight explained

New England Life Flight
Trade Name:Boston MedFlight
Type:Air medical services
Industry:Emergency Medical Services
Hq Location:Hanscom Field
Hq Location City:Bedford, Massachusetts
Hq Location Country:US
Key People:Maura Hughes (CEO)

New England Life Flight, d/b/a Boston MedFlight (commonly referred to as "BMF"),[1] is a non-profit organization that provides emergency scene response and emergency interfacility transfer in Eastern Massachusetts at the Critical Care level (higher than the more common Paramedic level[2]) using helicopters, fixed-wing aircraft, and ground ambulances.

BMF is headquartered at Hanscom Field in Bedford, Massachusetts, with additional bases at Plymouth Municipal Airport on the town line between Plymouth and Carver, Massachusetts, Mansfield Municipal Airport in Mansfield, Massachusetts, and Lawrence Municipal Airport in North Andover, Massachusetts.

Overview

The BMF medical team staffing model in all vehicles is one Critical Care Transport Nurse, one Critical Care Transport Specialist (Paramedic).

BMF nurses hold multiple other certifications such as Certified Flight Registered Nurse (CFRN) (within one year of hire if not already certified), Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN) and/or Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN). They are also certified EMTs to comply with Massachusetts Department of Public Health ambulance staffing guidelines; both types of aircraft are considered ambulances by the Commonwealth.

BMF Transport Specialists (paramedics) similarly become Certified Flight Paramedics within one year of hire if they do not already hold FP-C certification.

BMF staffs and operates its own communications center at the Bedford headquarters. Communications Specialists are required to be Nationally Registered EMTs, or the Massachusetts equivalent; they are also expected to complete an International Association of Medical Transport Communications Specialists (IAMTCS, formerly National Association of Air-medical Communications Specialists or NAACS) Certified Flight Communicator course within their first year, course schedule permitting.

Their helicopter (rotary wing) and airplane (fixed wing) pilots are rated at the Airline Transport Pilot level, the highest level of pilot license; pilots have no medical duties during transport other than the safe delivery of the patient and medical team. The critical care ground ambulances are operated by Massachusetts-certified emergency medical technicians; in contrast to the pilots, they will assist their medical teammates during transfers.

BMF operates five twin-engine helicopters: four Airbus H145s, and one Eurocopter EC-145 (an earlier version of the H145). BMF also operates eight critical care ground ambulances, and a Beechcraft King Air 200 fixed-wing aircraft.[3]
BMF transports emergency patients regardless of their ability to pay and is financially supported in part by a seven hospital consortium (as of 2017) of the following:

BMF is a Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems (CAMTS) accredited critical care transport service in all three transport modes (Rotor wing, fixed wing and ground critical care).[6] BMF was a founding member of the New England Air Alliance, now known as the North East Air Alliance, along with UMass LifeFlight and Hartford LifeStar.[7] The goal of NEAA is to enhance the safety of air-medical operations in the region through information sharing.

History

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: FAA Registry - Aircraft - N-Number Inquiry . 2010-07-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120328181248/http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N72EH . 2012-03-28 . dead .
  2. Web site: Emergency Medical Services Pre-Hospital Statewide Protocols, Official Version 2024.1 . Massachusetts Office of Emergency Medical Services . April 19, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240419173012/https://www.mass.gov/doc/emergency-medical-services-statewide-treatment-protocols-version-20241-effective-april-22-2024-0/download . April 19, 2024.
  3. Web site: Boston MedFlight - vehicles . 2011-01-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110721184524/http://www.bostonmedflight.org/vehicle.html . 2011-07-21 .
  4. Web site: Boston MedFlight - Critical Care Transport Service . 2011-01-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110721184549/http://www.bostonmedflight.org/index.html . 2011-07-21 .
  5. Web site: Lahey Hospital & Medical Center to Join Boston MedFlight Consortium.
  6. Web site: CAMTS - Accredited Services . 2011-06-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110529093420/http://www.camts.org/content/view/73/71/ . 2011-05-29 .
  7. Web site: North East Air Alliance - NEAA. www.neaa.us.
  8. Web site: Boston MedFlight . 2011-01-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110721184607/http://www.bostonmedflight.org/timeline.html . 2011-07-21 .
  9. Web site: Boston MedFlight votes to affiliate with the MNA - 2011 - News Archive - News & Events - Massachusetts Nurses Association. www.massnurses.org.
  10. News: Dr. Suzanne Wedel, Boston MedFlight CEO who advocated for cooperation among hospitals, dies at 60 . BostonGlobe.com. 2017-03-11.
  11. Web site: Dr. Suzanne Wedel, 60, Boston MedFlight CEO . Bryan. Marquard. 3 April 2016. The Boston Globe.

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