Caboolture Hospital chooses AeroStretcher Mk IV
GVH Aerospace, a global civil aerospace company, has announced that Caboolture Hospital in Queensland, Australia has chosen its AeroStretcher Mk IV modular aeromedical system as its new critical care transfer stretcher.
GVH Aerospace, a global civil aerospace company, has announced that Caboolture Hospital in Queensland, Australia has chosen its AeroStretcher Mk IV modular aeromedical system as its new critical care transfer stretcher.
The system has been designed for ‘seamless’ transfer between air and ground ambulances, says GVH Aerospace. It is installed directly onto aircraft seat tracks using the company’s multi-fit floor interface system. The modular design also allows for flexibility for medical teams, allowing the aircraft to provide different levels of medical care capability.
“GVH Aerospace has created a high-quality product with many innovative and patient-focused features,” said Caboolture Hospital’s Emergency Staff Specialist Dr Doug Feinbloom.
“All aspects of patient handling have been addressed, from loading and unloading the patient to equipment security while in transit. This stretcher is an example of excellent engineering and collaboration with frontline clinicians.”
The AeroStretcher Mk IV also comes equipped with litter stretcher, standard stretcher, stretcher bridge, medical equipment mounts and oxygen bottle stowage racks. It has been certified for installation on the Airbus H135 helicopter as an EASA supplemental type certificate, and is currently being certified on other popular helicopter types, according to GVH Aerospace.
“We are extremely pleased that the Caboolture Hospital has selected our system as their critical care transfer stretcher as this is validation of the design philosophy that went into the conception of this product,” said GVH Aerospace CEO Gareth Dyer.