Helicopter Safety and In-Service

Southside Hospital in conjunction with the Suffolk County Police Department Aviation Unit will be providing a field demonstration and brief on Helicopter Safety and In-Service on: Thursday, May 25, 2017 from 9:00-11:00 PM Southside Hospital heliport. The Suffolk County Police Aviation Unit provides medevac, inter-facility emergency medical transport and standard patrol activity throughout Suffolk County. The crew are Certified Critical Care “Flight medic”  and “Flight Nurses The Suffolk County Police will be landing a helicopter on the helipad where the crew will explain the Suffolk County Police Aviation program, what providers need to know when calling for aviation to respond and a tour of the helicopter. Dr. Brian Blaustein, attending emergency department physician and EMS agency medical director will provide a brief on what occurs clinically when a patient arrived by way of aviation at Southside Hospital. * Two hours of EMS Non-Core CME has been approved under operations. * Dinner will be provided dedication to our community.  Northwell Health thanks you for your selfless dedication to our community.  Any questions can be directed to Jamie Atkinson at Jatkinson@Northwell.edu.