New name, new look

­Hendricks Regional Health is now part of a new critical care transport brand called St. Vincent StatFlight, which will apply to four air ambulances based in Anderson, North Vernon, West Lafayette and Danville. The new name also brings with it a new blue and green color scheme for the helicopter fleet.

DANVILLE -- PHI Air Medical, the helicopter provider at Hendricks Regional Health, recently announced an updated agreement with St. Vincent Health that creates a new critical care transport brand called St. Vincent StatFlight. The name, St. Vincent StatFlight, will apply to four air ambulances based in Anderson, North Vernon, West Lafayette and Danville.

Along with a new name for the helicopter fleet comes an innovative green and blue paint scheme that was rolled out this week on the chopper at Hendricks Regional Health.

St. Vincent StatFlight employs industry leading safety initiatives like Night Vision Goggles (NVG), Traffic Collision Avoidance Systems (TCAS) and radar altimeters on all of its helicopters, emphasizing the premier importance of safe and rapid patient transport. PHI Air Medical was the first operation of its size to equip all of its air medical aircraft with NVG technology.

Licensed by the Indiana State Department of Health and accredited by the Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program, Hendricks Regional Health staffs a full complement of physicians in 56 specialties at locations in Danville, Avon, Plainfield, Brownsburg and Lizton. To learn more call (317) 745-3553 or visit www.hendricks.org