First flight lands on new helipad
The Royal Bournemouth Hospital (RBH), in the UK, has had its first flight land on its new helipad.
The Royal Bournemouth Hospital (RBH), in the UK, has had its first flight land on its new helipad. Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance’s AW169 landed on the helipad, which was funded by the HELP Appeal charity. Work to rebuild the helipad started in June, and cost £119,000 in total. It now allows larger aircraft to land at RBH, and will also allow aircraft to land at night.
Richard Renaut, chief operating officer at The Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, said: “We’re delighted with the new helipad and yesterday we got to see it at its best – receiving a larger air ambulance than we would have been able to receive on our previous pad.” He added how thankful he was for the HELP Appeal’s funding of the facility.
Robert Bertram, chief executive of the HELP Appeal, was also pleased with the new helipad: “We go where we’re needed most and Bournemouth Hospital needed our help to fund the entire upgrade and illumination of their helipad to accommodate larger air ambulances, which can hold more lifesaving equipment and crew. Air ambulances can now land beside the hospital 24 hours a day, seven days a week. This will have such a huge impact on patients when they become critically ill.”
Today we tested our brand new helipad with the arrival of the @dsairambulance AW169. Huge thanks to the @HelipadHELP for funding the new pad pic.twitter.com/WP9kHzrcD1
— Bournemouth Hospital (@RBCH_NHS) August 16, 2017