Leonardo AW169

Leonardo AW169

The Fort Wayne base is located at Parkview Regional Medical Center on the north side of the city. Both helicopters are called into action by Parkview Logistics Center located on the Parkview Hospital Randallia campus.

• On average, Samaritan leaves the helipad seven minutes from
  the time a call is received.
• Both bases average over one patient transport per day.
• 51% of Samaritan flights are trauma related. Of these,
  Samaritan picks up 40% of patients from the scene
  of injury and 60% of patients from referring facilities.
• Weather greatly determines the number of Samaritan flights.
  Summer months are the most active, due to motor vehicle and
  water sports injuries.
• Parkview Samaritan is an Instrument Flight Rules (IFR)-certified
  program. IFR certification means the helicopters can fly by
  instrument guides in certain types of weather for which flight
  may not be allowed by Visual Flight Rules (VFR).