Air Care & Mobile Care’s services range from mass casualty evacuation to transport to a patient’s residence. There is more to our services, however than meets the eye. Here are some fun facts:
- ACMC was named 2013-2015 Program of the Year by the Association of Air Medical Services (AAMS), an international award of distinction in the medical transport industry.
- ACMC is celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2024 with accident-free flight missions and more than 100,000 patient transports by ground.
- ACMC staff, volunteer for and hold paid positions at many fire/ems agencies in Ohio, Kentucky & Indiana.
- ACMC carries blood, plasma, transexamic acid (TXA) and hypertonic saline on every flight, making ACMC a leader in the advanced transport medicine industry.
- UC health owns 3 state of the art EC 145 helicopters – equipped with enhanced safety and patient care features.
- ACMC’s special event crew provides medical coverage for UC sporting events and premiere events in the community.
- ACMC’s MICU specializes in complex and critical transports – including extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) and intra-aortic balloon pumps (IABP).
By the numbers:
More than 700 hours and nearly 60,000 miles are flown each year utilizing about 80,000 gallons of jet fuel.
More than 4,800 hours and 160,000 miles are driven each year.
Flights:
- 66% Interfacility
- 33% Scenes
- 44% Trauma
- 16% Neurologic
- 16% Cardiac/Vascular
- 14% Pediatric
Mobile:
- 10% Mobile Intensive Care
- 24% Advanced life support
- 66% Basic Life Support
- 11% Neurologic
- 8% Cardiac/Vascular
- 8% Trauma
- 32% Psychiatric