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Mayo One has bases in Rochester, Mankato and Eau Claire.
Mayo One, an emergency medical helicopter service, provides high-level critical care and rapid transportation. A helicopter can be in flight within minutes of dispatch, 24 hours a day, every day. Mayo One flies more than 1,000 flights a year.
Mayo One flies within a 150-mile radius of bases at:
Aircraft, aviation crew and operations certificate are provided by Omniflight Helicopters, Inc.
The staff, medical equipment and medications on board make Mayo One a mobile emergency room equipped to handle nearly any patient with serious trauma or who is critically ill. On-board equipment allows the flight team to monitor a patient's heart rate, blood pressure, temperature and carbon dioxide and oxygen levels. The flight team uses external defibrillators, external pacemakers and other advanced-level equipment. Blood is carried on every flight and thawed plasma is carried if the flight originates from the Rochester base. All Mayo One helicopters carry a portable lab analyzer that measures arterial blood gases and other lab values. Mayo One crews follow a protocol for initiating therapeutic hypothermia in select cases.
Many insurers will cover some costs for emergency medical helicopter transport to the most appropriate medical facility in cases of acute injury or illness.
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Rochester range map
Flight times from Rochester, Minn.
Eau Claire range map
Flight times from Eau Claire, Wi.
Mankato range map
Flight times from Mankato, Minn.
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