Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton in New Jersey, an RWJBarnabas Health facility, unveiled its new helistop. It will provide a designated landing and takeoff area for medical helicopters, including those in RWJBarnabas Health’s LifeFlight fleet.
The helistop will be available 24/7 for critical medical emergencies, working in tandem with the hospital’s ground ambulance team. Designed to reduce the time it takes to transfer emergent patients in need of trauma, stroke, cardiac or other specialized care, the helistop will enable rapid transport during life-threatening scenarios.
“Our system is home to the largest and oldest mobile health operation,” said Mark E. Manigan, president and CEO of RWJBarnabas Health. “We have over 1,700 EMS workers, touching over 200,000 individuals a year. When every second counts, the shortest distance between two points is an important thing. If we need to get a patient from here to New Brunswick, the quickest, shortest, fastest way possible is a direct shot, in the air, in a direct line.”
RWJBarnabas Health’s Mobile Health air medical program launched in 2019.
