Cooper Air Medical Services launched on December 4, 2010, and since that day has brought lifesaving care to the
community. Minutes, even seconds, are critical in emergencies. When time and patient care reach this critical state, Cooper Air Medical Services provides rapid air medical transportation direct from the scene to our Level I Trauma Center. Serving the seven counties of southern New Jersey, Cooper Air Medical Services also provides rapid transfer for patients at other hospitals in the region who are critically ill or injured and need the advanced medical and/or surgical care only available at Cooper.
Cooper’s helicopter air fleet includes Cooper 1 and Cooper 2, both EC135 T2+ Eurocopters owned and operated by Metro Aviation, Inc. To ensure safe and swift patient transport, both are equipped with state-of-the-art GPS, weather radar, aircraft collision avoidance system, and night vision goggles (NVG). For increased safety and efficiency, Outerlink’s IRIS system is on board, providing unprecedented flight data monitoring, tracking, and communication capabilities. An experienced crew, including Cooper flight nurses, staff each helicopter and are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Rick Rohrbach, BSN, RN, CFRN, CCRN-K, MICP, is the Director of Air and Ground Medical Services at Cooper, and Dominic Parone, MSN, RN, CNL, CFRN, CEN, MICN, is the lead flight nurse. Each of their fellow crew members has the highest national certification in their respective specialties, including Flight Paramedic Certification (FP-C) and Certified Flight Registered Nurse (CFRN). The team is currently staffed with the following team members:
- 15 flight nurses
- 9 flight paramedics from Cooper University Health Care
- 8 flight paramedics from Inspira Health Network
- 8 pilots
- 4 mechanics
This year, Cooper Air Medical Services team member Steve Teitelman, RN, BSN, flight nurse coordinator, was honored as the 2020 Cooper Nurse of Year.
Congratulations to the entire Cooper Air Medical Services team on this important milestone.
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