Sanford Health
09/30/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/30/2024 14:00
Sanford AirMed celebrates 10 years in Dickinson
Sanford AirMed celebrates 10 years in Dickinson
Contact:
Erin Horn
Senior Media Relations Specialist
701-516-4903 / [email protected]
DICKINSON, N.D. (Sept. 30, 2024)- An open house will be held at the Sanford Dickinson AirMed hangar, located at 11130 42nd St. SW in Dickinson, on Oct. 6 from 4-7 p.m. The family-friendly event is free to the public and will feature tours of the new facility, snacks and activities, and a meet-and-greet with the Dickinson AirMed crew.
The Sanford Dickinson AirMed houses a King Air B200 fixed-wing plane, along with a team of flight paramedics, flight nurses, pilots and mechanics. The aircraft provides medical transport to critically ill or injured patients in North Dakota, South Dakota and eastern Montana.
The AirMed team began serving the surrounding Dickinson community in 2014 and moved into their current hangar on the grounds of the Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport in 2019.
Sanford AirMed currently operates a fleet of helicopters and airplanes from bases in Bismarck, Dickinson, Fargo, Sioux Falls and Bemidji.
Media outlets: Media who wish to attend the event, please RSVP to Erin Horn.
The Sanford Bismarck region provides health care to central and western North Dakota, eastern Montana and northern South Dakota. It includes 26 clinics in Bismarck, Mandan, Minot, Dickinson, Williston and Watford City, as well as a Level II trauma center located in Bismarck.
About Sanford Health
Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America's heartland. Headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the organization serves 1.4 million patients and nearly 200,000 health plan members across 250,000 square miles. The integrated health system has 45 hospitals, 211 clinic locations, more than 160 Good Samaritan Society senior living centers, 2,900 Sanford physicians and advanced practice providers, 540 active clinical trials, and nine world clinic locations around the globe. Learn more about Sanford Health's commitment to shaping the future of rural health care across the lifespan at sanfordhealth.org or Sanford Health News.
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