Geisinger Health System is a healthcare provider operating in central and northeastern Pennsylvania. Geisinger Health System is broadly recognized for providing high-quality care while keeping patient costs low.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In addition to providing typical healthcare services, Geisinger is also a leader in medical air transportation. The organization operates nine state-of-the-art helicopters through its Life Flight\u00ae service, which provides emergency transport for patients. The Life Flight program specializes in transporting critical patients from accident scenes, premature newborns, cardiac patients, and critical care adult, pediatric, and organ transplant patients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the Geisinger Health System headquarters in Danville, Pennsylvania, a team of technicians provide complete maintenance services for the Life Flight program’s fleet of aircraft. Workers at the maintenance facility perform all FAA mandated maintenance, including engine, airframe, avionics, and other maintenance operations in the 4,500 square foot hangar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When the helicopter manufacturer implemented a new landing gear inspection standard, Jeff Gazey, Director of Aviation Maintenance, needed a way to lift the helicopters off of the landing gear. The hangar was already equipped with an overhead crane for lifting engines and gearboxes, but the half-ton capacity wasn\u2019t nearly enough for the approximately 8,000-pound helicopters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":3349,"parent":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-3336","case_study","type-case_study","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n