Mercy One to receive second Bell 429 helicopter
Air ambulance Mercy Air to receive second Bell 429 EMS from Air Methods
Bell Helicopter announced
that Bell 429 launch customer Mercy One of Des
Moines, Iowa will receive a second Bell
429 helicopter from Air Methods.
Mercy One currently operates
an air medical critical care configured Bell 429
and will add a second helicopter, equipped with United Rotorcraft emergency
medical services (EMS) interior.
“Based on our
experience with the 429, there is no other aircraft I would consider using in
our air medical missions. Given the features and performance of the aircraft,
it was an easy decision to go back to the Bell
429,” said Dan Keough, director of emergency transport services at Mercy Medical
Center.
“We have a long and
rich history with Mercy One and we are honored they continue to place their
trust in Bell
helicopters to perform their life saving missions,” commented Danny
Maldonado, Bell Helicopter’s executive vice president of sales and marketing.
