CARILION CLINIC PATIENT TRANSPORTATION CONDUCTING CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION
Carilion Clinic receives second grant from MedEvac Foundation InternationalROANOKE, Va. (Aug. 19, 2010) – Carilion Clinic Patient Transportation (CCPT) received a grant from MedEvac Foundation International to study helicopter utilization and educate emergency medical services (EMS) agencies on how to best utilize medical helicopters. This is the first study of its kind in the nation. At a conference in February 2009, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) identified helicopter utilization as an area of concern. According to the NTSB, medical helicopters are a scarce resource