Novant Health AirLink marks 25 years of emergency medical service

Novant Health AirLink is marking 25 years of emergency air transport service across the Cape Fear region, WWAYTV3 reported. The service provides fast medical transport for critically ill and injured patients needing specialized care. Medical teams operate behind every flight to deliver rapid emergency response when time is critical. [1]

The emergency transport effort combines the AirLink air medical team with the VitaLink critical care ground transport team, according to WWAYTV3. VitaLink critical care paramedic Dennis Thacker explained that the primary advantage of the helicopter service is transport speed. Together, the air and ground teams provide around-the-clock medical care across the region. [1]

Novant Health is an integrated network headquartered in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The healthcare network was created on July 1, 1997, through the merger of Carolina Medicorp and Presbyterian Health Services. Novant Health employs more than 40,000 workers and 2,000 physicians across more than 850 locations, including 21 medical centers, and serves over seven million patients every year. [2]