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Civilian air medical programs have become an integral part of EMS operations in this country. Being able to give emergency room level treatment within the "golden hour" has saved the lives of countless individuals across the country. A large portion of the northeastern U.S. appears to be blessed with a near plethora of medical helicopters, especially in the more densely populated areas. As a volunteer firefighter, I get to see my local air medical programs in action fairly often (PennSTAR, University Medevac, SkyCare).
In the tables below, radio frequency information and unit ID information is included for each service (where available). Helicopter base locations are listed on the right for each program. Please remember that the designators listed on the right side of the table are not necessarily helicopter specific; they may be base location/crew specific. Listening in on the action can be fun, but please be responsible with what you may hear.
Additions or corrections may be sent to Ben Russell.
A great source for images of the many helicopters listed below is Alec Buck's EMS Helicopters Page. For all of you folks who migrate south for the winter, a cool map of Florida's Air Medical Programs can be found here. The site is maintained by Bayflite, one of Florida's air med operations. Medical helos of Iowa and surrounding areas are profiled here.
Programs are listed in alphabetical order based on aircraft call signs (i.e. Medevac, PennSTAR, SkyCare, etc.). I am only trying to list programs that regularly perform or are equipped to perform field medevac operations (MVA's, head injuries, other trauma, etc.). I am not listing transfer only or fixed wing only services. If I've listed a program that only performs interfacility transports, let me know. I've never been to many of these areas and am relying heavily on the web and individual contributions.
MAP NOTE: I hit a technical glitch with the older version of Streets and Trips I used to make the map images on this page. The map will not accept any more points. Until I get around to purchasing new software or figuring out another way to make the maps, we'll all have to live with the phrase "not on map" that appears with some listings below. Sorry for the inconvenience....
Last Updated: 04/16/2007
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PennSTAR makes a visit to West Norriton Twp. (PA) for the
2002 W. Norriton Optimist Club Toys for Tots Program.
The pick-up was taken to Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
Photos by Ben Russell
| Guthrie Health System(red square) website link 453.900 (100.0) - Dispatch/Operations |
Guthrie Air 1 - Sayre |
| Jefferson Health System (not on map) website link Sunshine Trunked System - Dispatch/Operations |
JeffSTAT 1 (aka LifeNet-62) - Philadelphia JeffSTAT 2 (aka LifeNet-63) - Lansdale |
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Allegheny General Hospital (Purple Circles) website link 155.235(127.3) - Dispatch/Operations |
Life Flight-1 - Pittsburgh Life Flight-3 - Indiana Life Flight-4 - Butler Life Flight-5 - Rostraver Life Flight-6 - Westmoreland Co. |
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Geisinger Medical Center (Green Circles) website link 155.160(151.4) - Dispatch/Operations (LF-1) 155.325(151.4) - Dispatch/Operations (LF-2) 453.125(151.4) - Dispatch/Operations (LF-3) |
Life Flight-1 - Danville Life Flight-2 - State College Life Flight-3 - Wilkes-Barre Life Flight-4 - Williamsport Life Flight-5 - Schuylkill Co. |
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Penn State Hershey Medical Center (Light Blue Circles) website link 155.355(146.2) - Dispatch/Operations 155.205(146.2) - Channel 2 |
Life Lion 1 - Hershey Life Lion 2 - Carlisle Ships: N896LL and N600LL |
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Emergycare (Yellow Square) website link 462.950(141.3) - Dispatch 155.220(103.5) - Operations Sadly, the LifeStar aircraft was involved in a fatal crash on October 7, 2005. This accident killed the pilot, Heinz Schultz, who was the only crew member on board at the time. New helo in service since Nov 2006. |
Life Star-1 - Harborcreek |
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STAT Medevac (Red Square) website link - STAT website link - Guthrie (operated by STAT, effective 7/1/03) 155.265(103.5) - STAT Dispatch/Operations 159.480(103.5) - STAT Dispatch/Operations 453.900(100.0) - Guthrie Dispatch/Operations |
Medevac-1 - Washington Medevac-2 - Greensburg Medevac-3 - Butler Medevac-4 - West Mifflin Medevac-5 - Connellsville Medevac-6 - Clarion Medevac-7 - Greenville Medevac-9 - Clearfield Medevac-11 - Altoona. Medevac-13 - York Medevac-16 - Ford City |
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LVH Medevac (Yellow Circles) website link 464.200(???.?) - Dispatch/Operations (LifeCom) |
Medevac-1 - Kutztown Medevac-2 - Stroudsburg Medevac-4 - Weatherly Medevac-7 - Pottsville (wrecked) |
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Hahnemann University Medevac (Yellow Circles) website link 155.220(136.5) - Dispatch/Operations |
Medevac-3 - Limerick Medevac-6 - Limerick Medevac-8 - Lancaster |
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Conemaugh Health System (White Triangles) website link 155.340(107.2) - Dispatch/Operations |
Medstar-1 - Somerset Medstar-2 - Hastings (map still shows Altoona) |
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U. of Penn. PennSTAR Flight (Dark Blue Circles) website link 155.385(100.0) - Dispatch/Operations 155.355(100.0) - Channel 2 |
PennSTAR-1 - Blue Bell PennSTAR-2 - West Chester/Brandywine PennSTAR-3 - Nazareth PennSTAR-4 - Reading PennSTAR-5 - Lehighton PennSTAR-6 - Blue Bell |
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Brandywine Sky FlightCare (Red Circle) website link 155.235(67.0) - Dispatch 451.025(123.0) - Operations Repeater |
Sky Care-1 - Coatesville Sky Care-2 - Coatesville |
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Christiana LifeNet
(White Square) |
LifeNet-61 - Wilmington LifeNet-64 - Georgetown |
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Delaware State Police
(Black Crosses) |
Trooper-2
- Georgetown |
| United States Park Police
(Purple P) website link 166.925(127.3) - Dispatch |
Eagle-1 - Washington, D.C. Eagle-2 - Washington, D.C. Eagle-3 - Washington, D.C. |
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STAT Medevac (Red Square) |
Medevac-10 - Baltimore |
| Washington Hospital Center
MedSTAR (Purple W's) website link 462.950(77.0) - Dispatch/Operations |
MedSTAR-1 - Frederick MedSTAR-2 - Indian Head MedSTAR-3 - Easton |
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Trooper-1 - Baltimore Trooper-2 - Washington Trooper-3 - Frederick Trooper-4 - Salisbury Trooper-5 - Cumberland Trooper-6 - Centreville Trooper-7 - California (S. Maryland) Trooper-8 - Norwood |
| Atlantic Health Care (not on map) website link 462.975 (192.8) - Dispatch 463.175 (D156) - Operations NJSP Trunked System - UMDNJ REMCS Coordnation |
Atlantic Air-1 - Netcong |
| MONOC (not on map) website link 462.950 (210.7) - Dispatch/Operations NJSP Trunked System - UMDNJ REMCS Coordnation |
Medevac-1 - Toms River |
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Hahnemann University Medevac (Yellow Circles) website link 155.220(136.5) - Dispatch/Operations NJSP Trunked System - UMDNJ REMCS Coordnation |
Medevac-5 - Hammonton |
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New Jersey State Police (Light Blue Triangles) website link 155.295(85.4) - Northstar Dispatch (University Hospital) NJSP trunked system - Southstar Dispatch/Northstar and Southstar Operations |
Northstar - Somerville Southstar - Voorhees |
| Onondaga Co. Sheriff (not
on map, metro Syracuse) website link ???.??? - Dispatch/Operations |
Air-1 - Syracuse area |
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Westchester Medical
Center STAT Flight (Purple Triangles) |
Air-1 - Valhalla |
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LifeNet of New York (Purple
A) |
LifeNet-71 - Albany |
| NYPD Aviation Unit (not
on map) website link 470.8375(136.5) - Citywide S.O.D. Dispatch Channel 482.4875(136.5) - Staten Island S.O.D. Simulcast |
Aviation-## - Brooklyn |
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Mercy Flight Central
(Green Triangles) |
Central-1 - Marcellus Central-2 - Canandaigua Central-3 - Marcellus (back-up) |
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Nassau Co. Police Dept. (Purple N) |
Helicopter-4 - Bethpage Helicopter-7 - Bethpage Helicopter-8 - Bethpage |
| Suffolk Co. Police Dept.
(Purple S) website link 155.325(156.7) - Operations |
Helicopter-1 - Islip or Westhampton Helicopter-2 - Islip or Westhampton Helicopter-3 - Islip or Westhampton |
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New York State Police
(Purple Crosses) |
Lifeguard-9 (1H9, N9SP)
- Saranac Lake |
| Mercy Flight
(Yellow Triangles) website link |
Mercy Flight-1 -
Hamburg Mercy Flight-2 - Hamburg (back-up) Mercy Flight-5 - Olean |
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STAT Medevac (Red Squares) |
Medevac-17 - Dansville |
| Chautauqua Co. Sheriff (Red
Triangle) website link 156.210(???.?) - Operations (also Sheriff Dispatch/Car-car) |
Starflight Medivac - Jamestown (2 ships) |
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University Air Care
(U. of Cincinnati) (Black Circle) |
Air Care-1 - Cincinnati Air Care-2 - Hamilton (part-time) |
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Care Flight, Miami
Valley Hospital (Black Square) |
Care Flight-1 - Dayton |
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Metro Life Flight (Green
Squares) |
Life Flight-1 - Cleveland |
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St. Vincent/MCH Life
Flight (Purple Squares) |
Life Flight-1 - Toledo |
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MedFlight (Light Blue
Squares) |
MedFlight-0 - Back-up
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University Hospitals of Cleveland (not
on map) website link 155.265(103.5) - Dispatch/Operations (back-up) 155.325(91.5) - Operations (back-up) Ohio MARCS trunked system - Dispatch/Operations |
Medevac-1 - Middlefield Medevac-2 - Lorain |
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STAT Medevac (Red Squares) |
Medevac-14 - Youngstown Medevac-20 - Cleveland |
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ProMedica Air (Toledo
Hospital) (Black Triangles) |
Promedica-1 - Toledo Promedica-2 - Defiance Promedica-3 - Findlay |
| HealthNet (Dark Blue Squares) website link 155.400(156.7) WVOEMS Region 6/7 - HealthNet-1 Disp. 155.160(186.2) WVOEMS Region 3/4 - HealthNet-2 Disp. 155.355(110.9) WVOEMS Region 2 - HealthNet-3 Disp. 463.175/468.175 - Operations |
HealthNet-1 - Morgantown HealthNet-2 - Charleston HealthNet-3 - Huntington |
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Hartford Hospital Life
Star (Purple H's) |
Life Star-1- Norwich Life Star-2 -Hartford |
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Life Flight |
Life Flight-1 -Bangor Life Flight-2 - Lewiston |
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UMass Memorial Hospital
Life Flight |
Life Flight-1 - Worcester |
| Boston MedFlight website link * - 114.8 Boston, 103.5 Hanscom Field, 127.3 Plymouth |
MedFlight-1 - Bedford MedFlight-2 - Bedford MedFlight-3 - Plymouth |
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Dartmouth-Hitchcock
Advanced Response Team (Purple D) |
DHART-1 - Lebanon DHART-2 - Lebanon |
Military listings have been removed due to lack of current information. If enough submissions are received on military medevac flights in the coverage area, I would be happy to compile and repost the info.
USCG performs medevac and search and rescue
operations up and down the Atlantic coast.
Below is a list of the VHF-FM marine radio frequencies (and a few commonly
used UHF AM frequencies) utilized by USCG and a list of air stations in
the northeast.
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156.800 - VHF marine radio Ch.16 |
USCG
Atlantic Area |
121.500 - Air Band Emergency Frequency
123.025 - UNICOM (standard helo air-air) (used heavily in Philly and Baltimore/D.C. areas)
123.050 - UNICOM/CTAF
123.075 - UNICOM/CTAF
123.100 - Search & Rescue
123.450 - MULTICOM (air-air)
135.975 - Advisory (often used as a secondary air-air for helos in the Philly area)
Additions or corrections may be sent to Ben Russell. Thanks to everyone who has contributed so far. Confirmed information is preferred; I can guess and speculate myself, I don't need someone else to do it for me.
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