ETMC Air 1 celebrates 30 years

ETMC’s Air 1 program is celebrating a milestone with 30 years of service to East Texas. e rst ight was December 1985 with a transport of a burn patient to Dallas. ETMC Air 1 has served East Texans by providing emergency helicopter transport for victims of car accidents and cardiac and stroke patients, as well as assisting in helping nd a lost child in the piney woods. “Air 1 is especially bene cial to our rural areas and when critically ill patients need to get to the hospital right away,” said program director Kelly Cox. e ETMC Regional Trauma System has an established eet of three ETMC Air 1 emergency helicopters stationed throughout the region including Tyler, Athens and Mount Pleasant. is allows ETMC to provide high-quality care and rapid transport to residents within 60,000 square miles of the surrounding areas. To continue reading this article, purchase the print edition of The Pittsburg Gazette or go to our online e-edition at: http://www.etypeservices.com/Pittsburg%20GazetteID315/default.aspx