Lutheran Air

Lutheran Air Recognized for 1000th Patient Transport

A community resource that provides regional patients fast access to high-level healthcare has reached a big milestone. Lutheran Air transported its 1000th patient April 3.

Lutheran Air made its inaugural voyage to the hospital May 4, 2004. Since that day, the flight team has transported patients to and from locations as far away as Chicago, Cleveland and Kalamazoo. Lutheran Air’s service area reaches 150 nautical miles from the hospital. Most flights occur within a 50-mile radius of Fort Wayne.

Approximately 85 percent of the patient transports are facility to facility and 15 percent are scene flights.
Of the patients transported, approximately 70 percent are cardiac or medical cases and 30 percent are trauma.
Approximately 15 percent of the facility-to-facility transports are pediatric patients, including 3 percent who are in need of neonatal intensive care.
Lutheran Air’s most memorable flight may have occurred in August 2006 when flight crew members and first responders had to fend off an estimated 100,000 honeybees at the scene of an auto accident in Wells County.
Lutheran Air has been active in the community since day one providing education and safety seminars free of charge to first responders and hospital staff throughout the area.
Lutheran Air is an active member of the Indiana Association of Air Medical Services (INAAMS) working with every air medical provider in the state to promote safety and education.




Back to home page				LUTHERAN AIR RECOGNIZED - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Lutheran Air Recognized for 1000th Patient Transport A community resource that provides regional patients fast access to high-level healthcare has reached a big milestone. Lutheran Air transported its 1000th patient April 3. Lutheran Air made its inaugural voyage to the hospital May 4, 2004. Since that day, the flight team has transported patients to and from locations as far away as Chicago, Cleveland and Kalamazoo. Lutheran Air’s service area reaches 150 nautical miles from the hospital. Most flights occur within a 50-mile radius of Fort Wayne. FAST FACTS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Approximately 85 percent of the patient transports are facility to facility and 15 percent are scene flights. Of the patients transported, approximately 70 percent are cardiac or medical cases and 30 percent are trauma. Approximately 15 percent of the facility-to-facility transports are pediatric patients, including 3 percent who are in need of neonatal intensive care. Lutheran Air’s most memorable flight may have occurred in August 2006 when flight crew members and first responders had to fend off an estimated 100,000 honeybees at the scene of an auto accident in Wells County. Lutheran Air has been active in the community since day one providing education and safety seminars free of charge to first responders and hospital staff throughout the area. Lutheran Air is an active member of the Indiana Association of Air Medical Services (INAAMS) working with every air medical provider in the state to promote safety and education.