Sanford Health celebrates new Bismarck AirMed hangar

Media Contact:
Erin Horn
Senior Media Relations Specialist
701-516-4903 / erin.horn@sanfordhealth.org  

BISMARCK, N.D. (May 10, 2022) – A ribbon cutting ceremony and open house will be held at the new Sanford AirMed hangar, located at 2300 Lancair Loop in Bismarck, on May 16 from 4 – 7 p.m. The family-friendly event is free to the public and will feature tours of the new facility, snacks and activities, and a meet-and-greet with the Bismarck AirMed crew.

The Sanford Bismarck AirMed team moved to the new location this spring, which houses the AirMed EC-145 helicopter and provides living quarters, offices and training rooms for flight crews, pilots and maintenance services.

“The Sanford AirMed team transports thousands of patients every year providing life-saving care while getting patients where they need to go safely and quickly,” said Adam Parker, manager of Sanford AirMed base operations. “Our team is equipped for stabilizing treatment to patients suffering from cardiac disease, trauma, burns, stroke, sepsis and more.”

The new 8,000 square foot facility in Bismarck is adjacent to the Bismarck Airport and National Weather Service.

Media outlets: Media who wish to attend the event, please RSVP to Erin Horn.

The Sanford Bismarck region provides health care to central and western North Dakota, eastern Montana and northern South Dakota. It includes 21 clinics in Bismarck, Mandan, Minot, Dickinson and Watford City, as well as a Level II trauma center located in Bismarck.

About Sanford AirMed
Sanford AirMed provides air medical transport to critically ill or injured patients. Operating out of Bismarck, Dickinson, Fargo, Bemidji and Sioux Falls, the Sanford AirMed team offers medical flights from rural communities to Medical Centers in Bismarck and Fargo. The fleet of critical care helicopters and fixed-wing planes have provided care to more than 70,000 patients and is available 24/7, 365 days a year. In-flight care team includes registered nurses, paramedics, respiratory therapists and other medical personnel. Sanford AirMed is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems (CAMTS) and the Business Aviation Safety Consortium (BASC).

About Sanford Health
Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland. Headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the organization serves more than one million patients and 220,000 health plan members across 250,000 square miles. The integrated health system has 47 medical centers, 2,800 Sanford physicians and advanced practice providers, 170 clinical investigators and research scientists, more than 200 Good Samaritan Society senior care locations and world clinics in 8 countries around the globe. Learn more about Sanford Health’s commitment to shaping the future of rural health care across the lifespan at sanfordhealth.org or Sanford Health News.

###