Hospital-based air ambulance service extends emergency care.
St. Louis University Hospitals lease a helicopter ambulance service to reach emergency patients in inaccessible areas quickly, to carry specialized medical personnel and equipment to outlying hospitals, and to transfer patients at risk to appropriate facilities.
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