High-risk medical flight transfers patient to Mercy Hospital


Audio|Source: Polk County, Dallas County, and Warren County Public Safety and ISP
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Dermid 1 pilot, Mercy, Bates. So, be advised, there is a pending request for a, right now it's a high-risk HLB flight picking up out of Mason City, coming back to Mercy, Des Moines. The patient weighs 88 kilos, but there are some intangibles to that. Well, I've got the high-risk operators contacting the doc over there at Mason City to try to figure out what is going on, because (name withheld) advised that the lady is actively contracting, so we contacted (name withheld), but the doc wants to be sure that we're going to be able to come pick her up in a specific amount of time.
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Location mentioned:
East Tower, 1111 6th Ave, Des Moines, IA 50314
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