Atlantic Air Ambulance launches 3rd helicopter in New Jersey
Sunday, April 08 2012 @ 07:16 PM CDT

Atlantic Ambulance Corporation, a subsidiary of Atlantic Health System, the parent company of Morristown, Overlook and Newton Medical Centers and Goryeb Children’s Hospital, this week launched its third medevac helicopter into the skies above northern New Jersey.
The new chopper, Atlantic Air Three, will provide service primarily to the residents of Sussex and Passaic Counties. The addition of the helicopter to serve this area follows Atlantic Health System’s merger with Newton Medical Center last year, and reflects the organization’s commitment to providing high-quality services to residents in these communities.
“With the growth of our parent organization, Atlantic Health System, Atlantic Air Three will ensure that people in the communities we serve will have transportation to the services they need as quickly as possible,” said Richard Donovan, director of Atlantic Ambulance.
The addition of Atlantic Air Three also enhances Atlantic Ambulance’s already widespread services throughout New Jersey, which includes Atlantic Air One, based in Netcong, and Atlantic Air Two, based in Millville.
All three helicopters are EC-135 Eurocopters, a model of helicopter which is quieter than most others, thanks to a fan enclosed in the tail fin, and 10 blades, arranged asymmetrically in the rotor hub of the tail fin, which spread sound out over several frequencies. The trio of choppers also boasts all of the same features, including the Atlantic Ambulance/PHI crew. The helicopters are equipped with state-of-the-art equipment such as GPS, radar, an aircraft collision avoidance system and four different communications radios, including satellite.
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