Orlando Regional Medical Center's Air Care Team
Orlando Regional Medical Center's (ORMC) Air Care Team Takes Flight
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| The ORMC Air Care Team's first scene mission was November 17, 1984, which involved two patients from Florida's Turnpike in Osceola County. Since then, the Air Care Team has flown more than 19,000 patients with more than 1.2 million accident-free rescue mission miles. This includes nearly 5,000 patients originating from Osceola County alone. The Air Care Team plays a significant role in ORMC's trauma and critical care services by responding quickly and providing definitive care within the "golden hour,"- the first hour after a traumatic injury occurs. Seriously injured patients have a 15-20% higher chance of survival if they receive care at a trauma center within the golden hour. ORMC saw 4,200 trauma patients in 2005, making Central Florida's only Level One Trauma Center one of the most comprehensive trauma centers in the state. ORMC's Air Care Team Takes Flight with Air Care 2 (ACT 2)
Orlando Regional Medical Center has added a second helicopter to expand services to transport patients from community hospitals and trauma scenes for specialized treatment and care. Since ORMC's Air Care Team logs over 100 flights per month constantly using the organization’s only helicopter, an additional aircraft was needed. The second helicopter will be based at South Lake Hospital, giving residents in Lake County faster access to specialized medical care. |  |
Orlando Regional Medical Center's Air Care Team Response Continues after Transport
The Air Care Team treats each patient with efficiency and compassion. We know that no one plans for these traumatic events, so we want our patients to get back to the highest quality of life possible. We facilitate an organized, multidisciplinary response system that helps patients return to their prior level of function and interaction within society. This continuum of care includes injury prevention, EMS and medical oversight of pre-hospital care, appropriate triage and transport, resuscitation and emergency care, surgical intervention, intensive and general acute care, rehabilitative services, behavioral health, social services, community re-integration plans, and medical care follow-up.
ORMC's Air Care Team Are Stewards in the Community
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 | ORMC's Air Care Team has an average of 20 years experience. Even under stressful flight circumstances, excellent clinical care and safety are the standards for our Air Care Team. The Air Care Team is recognized for its role in public and regulatory advocacy for the improvement of trauma care at the local and national levels. Memberships and active participation in such organizations as the Association of Air Medical Services, Air and Surface Nurses Transport Association, and the International. Flight Paramedics Association are an important aspect of our mission. The Air Care Team presents "EMS Nite Out" every two months for emergency department and EMS personnel in Central Florida where 50-120 professionals attend. Discussion topics are usually trauma related and last two hours. Some of the recent topics were: - Snake Bites and Envenomations
- Aircraft Down-Immediate Post Incident Response by EMS
- Confirming Your Suspicions, Radiology for Emergency Medical Providers
- Anatomy of a Traffic Homicide
- Advanced Trauma Life Support for the Injured Astronaut
The Air Care Team participates and leads team tours for schools, churches and civic groups, field training with EMS providers, community events, and injury prevention programs. Our flight observation program provides the opportunity for our partners in the EMS community, emergency departments, and EMS\nursing\medical students to fly with our team. We recognize the importance of educating our colleagues on the role and impact of medical air transport in Central Florida. |
Air Care Team's Partnership with Omniflight Helicopters, Inc.
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 | Omniflight has been a leader in providing air medical transportation service to the healthcare industry for more than 20 years. Omniflight provides the aviation services to Orlando Regional Medical Center's Air Care Team. On board, the Air Care Team provides all the necessary medical staff. This relationship between Omniflight and Orlando Health began in 1984 and continues today. |
| Air Care Facts |
- The only hospital-based scene responder in Central Florida.
- Flies an average of 80 missions a month
- Missions comprise of 75 percent scene calls and 25 percent to interfacility transfers
- Specialized Neonatal Flight Team, under the direction of a board-certified neonatologist, fly premature and medically fragile newborns to our Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies
- Flown nearly 19,000 patients over nearly 1.2 mission miles accident free in the past 22 years
- Flight nurses and flight paramedics have an average of 20 years of experience
- Our partnership with Omniflight provides aviation services to the Air Care Team - their senior aviators have an average of 7,000 flight hours experience
- Communications Center, located at Orlando Regional Medical Center (ORMC), coordinates air medical operations and transfers from other facilities 24 hours, 7 days a week
- On-site refueling at ORMC reduces turnaround times
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