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Russia- During the
Hydroaviasalon-2018 exhibition, subsidiaries of Rostec State
Corporation Russian Helicopters, National Service of Medical Aviation and Avia
Capital Services LLC signed a contract to supply 104 Ansat and 46
Mi-8AMT medically equipped helicopters. Agreements on after-sales service were
also signed.
The agreements on helicopters delivery will
be implemented as part of a large-scale project of Rostec State Corporation on
creating a single operator of air ambulance services in the regions of the
Russian Federation. In the presence of Minister of Industry and Trade of the
Russian Federation Denis Manturov, the document was signed by Andrey Boginskiy,Director
General of Russian Helicopters, Ruslan Golik, General Director
of National Service of Medical Aviation, and Roman Pakhomov, General
Director of Avia Capital Services LLC.
"Development of EMS aviation is one of the
priorities of the “Health”national project. Rostec implements a comprehensive
project in this areaon establishing a special air ambulance service, providing
it with aircraft and building the necessary ground infrastructure. 150
helicopters will be manufactured and delivered specifically for NSMA —
this is a record number of helicopters made for EMS aviation. Investments in
the project exceed 40 billion rubles. The complex of measures that we implement
will allow the new service to effectively carry out life-saving missions,"
stated Sergey Chemezov,CEO of Rostec State Corporation at the signing of
the contract.
Last year, Rostec State Corporation undertook the
initiative on creating a united system of air ambulance in Russia, which was
supported by the President of Russia. The purpose of the National Service
of Medical Aviation is to perform operations providing medical care 24/7 in
accordance with a common standard. The project is financed
by Avia Capital Services LLC, which procures helicopters
and provides them to the National Service of Medical Aviation for 15 years
on financial lease terms.
The National Service of Medical Aviation is already
transporting patients in need of emergency care in Saint Petersburg, the
Moscow Region, the Leningrad Region, the Sverdlovsk Region, the Novgorod
Region and Karelia.
Under the contract, at Hydroavaisalon, the first
Mi-8AMT EMS helicopter was officially handed over to NSMA. The helicopter
is fitted with the necessary medical equipment for resuscitation on board,
including an artificial lung ventilation system and a Tele-ECG machine which
reads an electrocardiogram in real time. The Mi-8AMT and Ansat
medical helicopters meet all international air
ambulance standards and have the necessary equipment to provide medical
care during patients’ transportation.
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