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STAT MedEvac is a service of the Center for Emergency Medicine of Western Pennsylvania in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The primary function of STAT MedEvac is to provide air medical transport for patients with an injury or critical illness. STAT MedEvac is directed by a consortium of hospitals of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) that include Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, UPMC Altoona, UPMC Hamot, UPMC Mercy and the UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside. STAT Medevac's base of operations is in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania at the Allegheny County Airport. With 17 helicopter base sites in Pennsylvania and surrounding states, it is one of the largest single operated and dispatched air-medical transport system in the United States.
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History
Aircraft
STAT MedEvac uses two types of helicopters for patient transport, the Eurocopter EC 135 and the EC-145. Their fleet has included the MBB Bo 105, Eurocopter AS-355 F2 Twinstar and AS-365 N3 Dauphin,the MBB/Kawasaki BK 117 and the Bell 430 (N430Q, which set an around-the-world speed record in 1996).
STAT MedEvac is a Direct Air Carrier E3MA774L and arranges and coordinates the operation of air ambulance services. All flights are operated by STAT MedEvac.
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Communications
STAT Medevac operates a three-department communications center. This communications center is staffed with 10-12 people at 12 work stations, performing a variety of tasks. A physician is assigned to the communications center to handle medical control of the three divisions of the communications center. Medic Command processes approximately 36,000 medical consults each year for various ambulance services and STAT Medevac. STATComm processes approximately 22,000 requests for medical service each year. They maintain contact with the helicopters by use of a 12-tower regional two-way radio system, Outerlink satellite tracking system, and satellite phones. Aeromed Software is used to identify the closest resources, and all phone and radio communications are recorded with the VoicePrint system. STATMD provides medical direction for several major airlines (Air Canada, Southwest, Frontier, US Airways, American Airways, Republic, Shuttle America, Sky Regional, and Delta), and approximately 250 physician consults are conducted every month, consisting of medical emergencies and pre-board medical screening. Approximately 450 oxygen arrangements are completed every month for Delta. STATMD also provides services to US Steel, and telemedicine services to World Clinic. Over 400 Medjet customers are also assisted every month with physician consults, medevac coordination, or repatriation services.
STAT Medevac developed emsCharts, prehospital data collection and management software products for air medical and ground Emergency Medical Services. The intellectual property rights to emsCharts were sold to two former managers in 2006 and it now exists as a completely separate entity.