Air Medical Services in New Jersey | Hackensack Meridian Health

Air Medical Services

On April 7, 2012, AirMed One took its first service flight within an hour-and-a-half of its official beginning. The program took off and has grown over the years, adding a second helicopter, AirMed Two, on May 22, 2019. Our Air Medical Program provides emergent air medical lifesaving transportation 24/7, 365 days a year for the state of New Jersey and the southern part of New York state. The program operates under the FAA Part 135 Certificate held and operated by our partner Air Methods.

In critical situations like motor vehicle crashes, pedestrians being struck, strokes, burns, and boating or swimming accidents – where minutes can make a difference – our air medical team is there to care for our patients.

The team consists of flight nurses, flight paramedics, pilots, and dedicated mechanics. The team is led by Chief Fight Nurse, Joe Solda and flight followed by our Mobile Intensive Care Communications (MICCOM) team, led by Communications Manager, Chris Hogan.

Our helicopters and flight teams are stationed at the Greenwood Lake Airport and the Ocean County Airport. The crew is always ready to provide inter-facility transfers as well as respond to 911 requests for emergencies. They partner with area police and fire departments as well as with our health care network’s extraordinary emergency medical services team members on the ground.

In the 10 years since the program’s inception, the flight team has completed 3,326 patient care flights. In 2021, they answered 609 calls safely transporting each of those patients.