title: A hospital-based helicopter service: will it fly?
abstract: We present an outline of how to conduct a financial feasibility study for an emergency transport helicoptor service as well as an example of one hospital's successful experience. Data regarding types of patients transported and guidelines for setting up such a program also are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000066:Accounting; D000401:Aircraft / Q000191:economics*; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000191:economics*; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D009329:Nebraska; D014187:Transportation of Patients / Q000191:economics*