Re: Medical helicopter crash

[Guest guest]

The " profits " or value for the sponsoring entities are usually expressed

in terms of:

1. Net pre-tax income (for C corps)

2. Excess revenue over expense (for non-profits)

3. Programmatic revenue charge-ins from direct in-house revenues (for

facilities)

4. Real, perceived or estimated overall marketing value

It seems unreasonable that any Board or governing body would conduct an

activity as dangerous as this without some direct evidence of value -

although I'm sure that there are some examples of those, too.

Bob

" Noah J. Reiter " wrote:

> I agree, Bob. That would certainly be a hurdle. It would be

> interesting to find out how many air medical programs actually make a

> profit - either for themselves or for the facility (if they are

> affiliated with one).

>

> -Noah

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> Re: Medical helicopter crash

> >

> > Dawn,

> >

> > That is interesting regarding times with helicopter, but do you have

>

> > to

> > wait

> > until you are onscene?

> >

> > If the call sounds like the patient is a candidate for air

> transport,

> > can you

> > not call them from the " get-go " . The 10-15 minutes that you are

> > spending

> > on

> > the road would give them time to get off the ground. The 10-15

> flight

> > time to

> > the LZ would give you time to start care providing BLS/ALS

> procedures.

> >

> > With

> > all this in-mind, you could have the patient at appropriate facility

>

> > for

> >

> > DEFINITIVE care within the HOUR.

> >

> > Just a thought.

> >

> > J-B

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

im well aware of the factors that go in to play when considering air medical

transport. and i agree completely with everything everyone has said about the

over usage of the " birds " . the funny thing about the discussion is that when

you step back and look at it, everyone is saying the same thing, just in

different words... :-)

~alli~