“We are pleased to expand our partnership with MedFlight to serve the people of southwest Ohio and the surrounding counties,” says Fred Manchur, chief executive officer of Kettering Health Network. “Our partnership with MedFlight and Buckeye Ambulance improves our ability to provide life-saving service for people with life-threatening injuries or illness who need advanced care when minutes matter.”
MedFlight expects the establishment of the base to create 20 new jobs and anticipates hiring personnel from the region.
Kettering will have three helicopters that routinely serve residents in the network’s 16-county service area, and six additional helicopters across the state.
In July, Kettering partnered with Buckeye Ambulance to form Kettering Mobile Care, one of the largest hospital-based transport services consisting of 26 vehicles.
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