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This is a standard scene in a “flying intensive care unit,” found in the aft section of hundreds of Beechcraft King Airs throughout the world.
LifeSave Transport solely operates King Airs for its fixed-wing operations and is one of the largest independently held air medical services in the nation. The company is owned and operated by two Kansas physicians who have designed a complete medical transport system to serve communities, hospitals and patients.
SEPTEMBER 2020
History and Operations
The company was launched in 2001 by 6,000-plus- hour pilot Martin Sellberg, M.D., FACEP (Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians). Being a fourth-generation rural Kansan and emergency physician, he understood the need for efficient medical transport from smaller communities in the state to larger ones with a more robust medical infrastructure.
Dr. Sellberg partnered with Dr. Richard Watson, another experienced physician and entrepreneur, to build
LifeSave’s 1980 C90 ready to go when the call comes in. The company’s goal is to be able to take off within 10 to 15 minutes of receiving a transport request. The “quick start; quick flight” mission profile is important, as it can dictate a patient’s ultimate outcome – “speed is life.” (Credit: LifeSave Transport)
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