New Type of Medical Helicopter Provides Intensive Care in Transit
Karolinska University Hospital will be the first in Sweden to have a new type of medical helicopter that can provide the sickest patients with advanced care, even in the air. The helicopter can bring patients from all over the country to Karolinska.A contract for the operation and delivery of an Agusta Westland 139 (AW 139) helicopter has been signed by the supplier, Babcock, and Karolinska. Karolinska will get access to a temporary helicopter in March, 2022, and at the beginning of 2023, the permanent helicopter will be delivered.
- Karolinska will be the first hospital in Sweden to