Beginning early next year, Benefis Health System will upgrade its air ambulance services to improve medical transport capabilities for patients in Great Falls and northcentral Montana.
A twin-engine Cessna Citation Mustang medical jet will replace the twin-engine turboprop King Air B200 currently in use. It will be the first medical jet to be used in Montana and will be faster and more fuel efficient than the current jet.
The helicopter is the latest version of the Eurocopter EC135. The twin-engine helicopter will be able to transport two patients compared to the one-patient capability of the current helicopter. The new helicopter will have a greater range and operate at higher speeds, higher altitudes and higher temperatures.
Benefis expects the new medical jet to be in service shortly after the first of the year and the new helicopter several months after that.
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