One of MedFlight’s helicopters, essentially a flying ambulance. Photo/Jeff Rogers

MANCHESTER, NH – Regional non-profit Boston MedFlight welcomed Manchester and the whole southern New Hampshire community to an open house at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport on Thursday, held at the new MedFlight facility there. The event celebrated their continued commitment to communities and patients across the region.

Tours of the helicopter get underway. Photo/Jeff Rogers

Staff show the main compartment. Photo/Jeff Rogers

The new MHT base has been operating since early March, actively supporting patients and delivering critical care throughout southern New Hampshire. The new base will shorten response times and improve access to critical care for the almost 1,000 patients they transport across the Merrimack Valley in a typical year.

Staff show the rear entry to the main compartment to Alderman At Large June Trisciani. At left you can see floor mounted rails that grip the patient gurney securely. Photo/Jeff Rogers

Alderman At Large Trisciani sits where an EMT would sit during flight, as a staffer explains some of the equipment on board. Photo/Jeff Rogers

The expansion was supported by local leaders and key partners like Manchester Airport and Signature Aviation. The event also reflected the importance of community engagement and public support for nonprofit organizations like Boston MedFlight and its broader impact on the local economy and quality of life. Having quick access to emergency medical care is a significant improvement in overall quality of life, and is something the community can be proud of.

Manchester Mayor Jay Ruais speaks to Boston MedFlight CEO Maura Hughes. At left is Mike Steckevicz, Clinical Operations Manager – Manchester. Photo/Jeff Rogers

Photographer Jeff Hastings, left, captures an image, standing in front of Alderman At Large June Trisciani, Alderman Norm Vincent, Mayor Jay Ruais, Alderman Christine Fajardo, and Police Captain Matthew Larochelle of the Community Affairs Division. Photo/Jeff Rogers

Each of MedFlight’s helicopters is essentially an ambulance in the air, with ventilator, monitor, bags for IV drug delivery, balloon pumps, and other medical equipment. Among the tasks they can perform is ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation), where machines take over for the patient’s heart and lungs.

Staff explained that the MedFlight service can typically get a patient to a hospital in roughly half the time of a ground-transport ambulance, allowing critical medical care to be delivered faster.

For more information, visit the Boston MedFlight website by clicking here.

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