East Idaho News
@eastidnews·585K subscribers·7.7K videos
EIRMC celebrates expansion of helicopter pad
Posted
September 5, 2024
Views
393
Likes
13
Comments
1
Engagement
3.56%
September 5, 2024
393
13
1
3.56%
Every word spoken in this episode is indexed. Type any phrase to jump straight to the moment it was said.
Type any word or phrase that may have been spoken. Click a result to seek the player to that exact moment.
Try a name, a topic, or a quoted line
0:28Now Playing#eastidahonews #eirmc #airidahorescue
IDAHO FALLS – Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls now has a third helicopter pad.
Members of the hospital trauma team, pilots and medical personnel with Air Idaho Rescue and others gathered at the pad for a brief celebration Thursday morning.
Construction on the new pad got underway this summer and went into operation Aug. 16.
Michael Lemon, the hospital’s trauma medical director, tells EastIdahoNews.com there have already been instances where all three helicopter pads have been used simultaneously.
Before the pad expansion, Lemon says helicopters would frequently land on the grass or in the parking lot. He’s thrilled an additional pad is now available.
“Our trauma volume has increased by about 12% every year. I’ve been in my role for the last seven years and we generally see an increase every single year,” Lemon says.
The increase in emergency trauma cases is due to growth in the area over the last several years.
READ THE FULL STORY HERE
► Subscribe to East Idaho News
► Support East Idaho News
► Download our free app
► Like us on Facebook
► Follow us on X
► Follow us on Instagram
► Get East Idaho News merch
► Subscribe to our free newsletter
Sentinel Indexing in Progress
Metadata and chapters are available. Claim extraction for this episode is pending.
All video content is delivered via YouTube embedded players in accordance with the YouTube Terms of Service. Sentinel provides research tools that promote discovery and accountability across political media.
