Polish Medical Air Rescue Explained

Polish Medical Air Rescue
Native Name:Lotnicze Pogotowie Ratunkowe
Native Name Lang:pl
Logo Alt:Logo of Polish Medical Air Rescue
Abbreviation:LPR
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Type:Air ambulance service
Status:Polish: Samodzielny publiczny zakład opieki zdrowotnej
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Headquarters:Warsaw, Poland
Region Served:Poland
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Funding:Government budget
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The Polish Medical Air Rescue[1] (Polish: Lotnicze Pogotowie Ratunkowe|links=no|lit=Aerial Emergency Medical Service, Polish: LPR) is an air ambulance service providing Poland with helicopter emergency medical services within the State Medical Rescue, publicly funded system of urgent medical care and aerial patient transfer services that can be requested by any health care provider.

Other Polish institutions providing air ambulance services include Tatra Volunteer Search and Rescue with its PZL W-3 Sokół helicopter and SAR units of Polish Navy.

Fleet

ImageAircraftVariantNumber
Helicopters
EC135P2+17
P39
Airplanes
Piaggio P.180 AvantiAvanti1
Avanti II1
Learjet 75Learjet 75 Liberty2
Training aircraft
Robinson R44Raven II2
Tecnam P2008Tecnam P2008JC MkII3
Source:[2]

Operations

LPR operates 21 permanent and one seasonal HEMS bases throughout Poland. There's at least one permanent base in each of the voivodeships.

Code
name
LocationAerodromeOn duty
AircraftLink
CityVoivodeship
1BiałystokPodlaskieBiałystok-Krywlany Airport7:00 am – 8:00 pmEC 135https://www.lpr.com.pl/pl/baza-hems-bialystok/
2BydgoszczKuyavian-Pomeranian7:00 am – 8:00 pmhttps://www.lpr.com.pl/pl/baza-hems-bydgoszcz/
3GdańskPomeranianGdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport24 h/dayhttps://www.lpr.com.pl/pl/baza-hems-gdansk/
4KatowiceSilesianKatowice-Muchowiec Airport7:00 am – 8:00 pmhttps://www.lpr.com.pl/pl/baza-hems-gliwice/
5KielceŚwiętokrzyskieKielce-Masłów Airport7:00 am – 8:00 pmhttps://www.lpr.com.pl/pl/baza-hems-kielce/
6KrakówLesser Poland24 h/dayhttps://www.lpr.com.pl/pl/baza-hems-krakow/
7LublinLublinLublin Airport7:00 am – 8:00 pmhttps://www.lpr.com.pl/pl/baza-hems-lublin/
8OlsztynWarmian–MasurianGryźliny Airstrip 7:00 am – 8:00 pmhttps://www.lpr.com.pl/pl/baza-hems-olsztyn/
9PoznańGreater PolandPoznań–Ławica Airport7:00 am – 8:00 pmhttps://www.lpr.com.pl/pl/baza-hems-poznan/
10SanokSubcarpathianSanok-Baza Airport 7:00 am – 8:00 pmhttps://www.lpr.com.pl/pl/baza-hems-sanok/
11SzczecinWest PomeranianSolidarity Szczecin–Goleniów Airport7:00 am – 8:00 pmhttps://www.lpr.com.pl/pl/baza-hems-szczecin/
12WarszawaMasovianWarsaw Babice Airport24 h/dayhttps://www.lpr.com.pl/pl/baza-hems-warszawa/
13WrocławLower SilesianWrocław Airport24 h/dayhttps://www.lpr.com.pl/pl/baza-hems-wroclaw/
15Zielona GóraLubuskieZielona Góra-Przylep Airport 7:00 am – 8:00 pm https://www.lpr.com.pl/pl/baza-hems-zielona-gora/
16ŁódźŁódźŁódź Władysław Reymont Airport7:00 am – 8:00 pmhttps://www.lpr.com.pl/pl/baza-hems-lodz/
17SuwałkiPodlaskieSuwałki Airport 7:00 am – 8:00 pmhttps://www.lpr.com.pl/pl/baza-hems-suwalki/
18PłockMasovianPłock Airport 7:00 am – 8:00 pmhttps://www.lpr.com.pl/pl/baza-hems-plock/
19Sokołów PodlaskiMasovian7:00 am – 8:00 pmhttps://www.lpr.com.pl/pl/baza-hems-sokolow-podlaski/
21Ostrów WielkopolskiGreater PolandOstrów Wielkopolski-Michałków Airport 7:00 am – 8:00 pmhttps://www.lpr.com.pl/pl/baza-hems-ostrow-wielkopolski/
22KoszalinWest PomeranianZegrze Pomorskie Airportseasonal base
7:00 am – 8:00 pm
https://www.lpr.com.pl/pl/baza-hems-koszalin/
23OpoleOpoleOpole-Polska Nowa Wieś Airport 7:00 am – 8:00 pmhttps://www.lpr.com.pl/pl/baza-hems-opole/
24Lubuskie7:00 am – 8:00 pmhttps://www.lpr.com.pl/pl/baza-hems-gorzow-wielkopolski/
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Patient transfer team and its 4 airplanes are stationed at the Warsaw Chopin Airport and are on duty 24 hour a day seven days a week.[4]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lotnicze Pogotowie Ratunkowe . lpr.com.pl . 29 April 2023.
  2. Web site: Lotnicze Pogotowie Ratunkowe » Flota. 2023-04-24. pl.
  3. Web site: Lotnicze zespoły ratownictwa medycznego - Ministerstwo Zdrowia - Portal Gov.pl . gov.pl . 2023-04-29 . pl.
  4. Web site: Lotnicze Pogotowie Ratunkowe » Baza EMS Warszawa. 2023-04-29. lpr.com.pl. pl.