Boston MedFlight Starts Mansfield Operation

MANSFIELD, MA — The Mansfield Municipal Airport has a new tenant responsible for flying people to the hospital.

Boston MedFlight announced this week that they started operating out of the local airport Monday. Flights out of the base will have a focus of bringing more service to the South Coast, Cape Cod and Islands.

"We have seen increased demand for our services, and by opening this base we are continuing to
strive to better serve the most critically ill and injured patients in the region," Maura Hughes, CEO of Boston MedFlight, said in a release from earlier this year. "The Mansfield base will facilitate faster response times, particularly in more diffuse areas such as the Cape, Islands, and South Coast, which will further improve patient care."

Bob Welch, the manager of the Mansfield Municipal Airport, added, "We are proud to announce the arrival of Boston MedFlight to Mansfield Municipal Airport in March 2018. This arrival will provide a resource for emergency medical transportation to Mansfield as well as surrounding towns and communities. This new venture by Boston MedFlight is a positive to the community."

Boston MedFlight provides helicopter services to those in need of a quick transport to a hospital or medical center. They also operate out of Bedford, Lawrence, and Plymouth.

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