DHART历史

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按年了解DHART的历史:

• 1994年:DHART开始运作
• 1996年:需要证明书(C.O.N.)授予
• 1998年，新型直升机投入使用
• 1999年:新的现场机库启用
• 2001年:增加地面流动重症监护室
• 2003年:新机库开放
• 2008年:曼彻斯特基地成立
• 2014年:庆祝20周年
• 2018年:建立新的伙伴关系
• 2019年:25周年纪念

1994年:DHART开始运作

7月1日, 1994, DHART began operations and received our first request seven minutes after going on-line. DHART was designed to serve the Northern New England region of New Hampshire, 佛蒙特州, 纽约州北部, 和缅因州西部.

自DHART成立以来, the program has grown both in the number of requests and number of completed flights. DHART began as a 3-year trial program at 十大网赌平台推荐希区柯克医疗中心. 现在, 20多年后，DHART团队, 与我们的航空供应商一起在地铁航空公司, continue to provide this vital lifesaving service to our regi在一个s a permanent department at the center.

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1996年:需要证明书(C.O.N.)授予

In 1996, the 佛蒙特州 健康 Care Authority (since replaced by the VT Public Oversight Commission)授予 DHART a temporary Certificate Of Need (C.O.N.) with the understanding that a medical review committee is formed to evaluate the appropriateness and effectiveness of the DHART Helicopter program in 佛蒙特州.

该委员会包括三名急诊医生, 3名急救/创伤护士, and three general surgeons from 十大网赌平台推荐希区柯克医疗中心 and several 佛蒙特州 医院, among them Fletcher Allen 健康 Care in Burlington (now the University of 佛蒙特州 Medical Center).

The committee completed its review (of 107 patient flights from February to November of 1996) and recommended that DHART be allowed to continue operations in 佛蒙特州. The Committee continues to meet 在一个 quarterly basis to review patient transports in the State of 佛蒙特州.

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1998年，新型直升机投入使用

1998年12月30日，DHART投入使用了一架新的直升机:An 美国欧直EC135 由麦德龙航空公司运营.能够以每小时150英里的速度巡航. It also represented the latest in aviation technology which allowed DHART to meet the mission of providing care to the critically ill and injured patients in Northern New England.

The EC135 provides greater lifting capability which is important when operating at high altitudes during our hot and humid summer months.

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1999年:新的现场机库启用

3月1日, 1999年，我们搬进了DHART的新机库, which is located next to the helipad by the Emergency Department at DHMC. It provided an enclosed and protected space for the primary aircraft and the back-up helicopter. The hangar also provided office space for the crew and Metro Aviation EMS pilots and housed the state-of-the-art communications center.

DHART于7月1日庆祝成立五周年, 1999, 在新的DHART机库和运营中心举行仪式. 出席仪式的有以前的病人、政要和媒体.

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2001年:增加地面流动重症监护室

2001年，DHART项目有了许多改进. We added the DHART地面移动重症监护室 to the DHART transportation system. DHART Ground provides interfacility (hospital to hospital) critical care transport services to surrounding 医院 in the region. 事实证明，这对我们的项目是一个非常重要的补充.

与麦德龙航空公司合作, we replaced the 1999 Visual Flight Rules (VFR) EC135 with a 1999 model year Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) EC135 in July. 这为我们的操作带来了额外的重要安全功能. The new aircraft has a full-color radar system for monitoring current weather conditions as well as adding auto-pilot capabilities.

另外, we added live satellite tracking to the helicopter so DHART Communications may follow our progress 在一个 direct satellite link to one of our three PCs in the communications center. This system updates aircraft position reports 在一个 moving map display every fifteen seconds and increases safety.

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2003年:新机库开放

2003年，DHART发生了许多变化. 由于在DHMC施工, a new and improved hangar was built in the North parking lot just below the Emergency Department, 在发电厂对面. 我们是2月17日搬进来的. 机库使我们所有的行动都集中在一起. 它安置了我们更大的通讯中心, 大都会航空EMS飞行员宿舍, a crew room - which has a work station for each crew member on duty - and bays for each ambulance, 包括DHART 1和DHART 2的房间.

一个月后的3月17日，DHART 10投入使用. DHART 10是高度定制的 生命线救护车 在一个 集装箱货运列车 底盘. DHART 11, our other ground unit, was also placed into service, as a backup to DHART 10. Both of our ground ambulances are capable of transporting two stretchers or two isolettes. All of our air and ground vehicles sport the same paint scheme as DHART 1.

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2008年:曼彻斯特基地成立

和我们在麦德龙航空公司的合作伙伴一起., DHART has continued to develop at the forefront of air and ground critical care transport services. 在曼彻斯特建立了第二个基地, NH in 2008 providing much-needed service to the southern areas of the state. The use of night vision goggles is standard in all DHART night-time operations and a low-level IFR (instrument Flight Rules) route structure is now well established.

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2014年:庆祝20周年

2014年DHART 庆祝20周年 为该地区提供救生服务，超过23人,000名病人由空中或地面救护车运送.

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2018年:建立新的伙伴关系

DHART formed a partnership with the University of 佛蒙特州 Medical Center that went live in October of 2018. The goal was to increase air medical transportation coverage for the region by having a helicopter stationed in Burlington, 佛蒙特州. 比如黎巴嫩和曼彻斯特的直升机, 健康net 4 is also an EC 135 with a medical crew that operates under the same advanced clinical guidelines as the DHART program.

2019年:25周年纪念

2019年是DHART成立25周年. The DHART program has received outstanding support from the citizens of both 佛蒙特州 and New Hampshire, 以及纽约州北部和缅因州的公共安全机构, 医院, 和EMS的同事.

We look forward to many more years of continued service to the people of Northern New England.

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