The new day base will expand critical care capacity and access to hospitals for patients in need
Boston, MA, 2/5/25 – Boston MedFlight, a globally recognized nonprofit organization providing critical care medical transport services to patients since 1985, is pleased to announce plans to expand its operations to Portsmouth International Airport at Pease (“Pease”) beginning on or around March 1st, in order to reduce response times and minimize delays in access to lifesaving medical care for critically ill, injured, and other high-acuity patients in Southern New Hampshire.
Boston MedFlight will station one helicopter along with a highly trained three-person crew – including a pilot, critical care transport nurse, and critical care transport paramedic – at Pease daily as weather and operations permit.
By strategically positioning these additional resources, this day base expansion aims to:
- Support first responders in Southern New Hampshire in providing immediate critical care.
- Ensure safe and efficient patient transport to the appropriate hospital, whether in New Hampshire, Boston, or elsewhere.
- Enhance critical care coverage across the entire region through close collaboration with our partners, including DHART (Dartmouth Hitchcock Advanced Response Team) and LifeFlight of Maine.
“As a nonprofit, every decision we make at Boston MedFlight is guided by careful consideration and a commitment to our patients’ best interests, and this was no different,” said Maura Hughes, CEO of Boston MedFlight. “Based on this patient-first mindset and our initial analysis of the opportunity at Pease, we are confident that this initiative has the potential to benefit even more communities in the area and expand access to the highest-quality care, regardless of a patient’s location or ability to pay for our services.”
“One of the most essential responsibilities of an airport is to serve its local community. Boston MedFlight’s decision to base a crew and aircraft at Portsmouth International Airport provides an invaluable resource to the region — an amenity we all hope no family will ever have to use,” Executive Director Brean of the Pease Development Authority (PDA) said. “But if the need arises, it’s reassuring to know that precious, life-saving minutes can help transport our community members to the world’s best-specialized healthcare at a moment’s notice.”
Tiffany Eddy, the PDA’s spokesperson, stated that Boston MedFlight “designed routes so there would be no impacts to abutters.” The routes they’ll be flying out of Pease were specifically selected for “noise mitigation,” she said.
“Formally expanding our operations to Pease is a natural step for Boston MedFlight that will enable us to respond even faster to patients in the region and ensure they receive the necessary care as soon as possible,” added Rick Kenin, Chief Operating Officer-Transport at Boston MedFlight.
For more information about Boston MedFlight and its lifesaving mission, visit https://www.bostonmedflight.org/.
About Boston MedFlight:
A nonprofit organization founded in 1985, Boston MedFlight has transported more than 100,000 patients, including over 6,000 patients in 2024 alone. The organization provides comprehensive medical transport services by air and ground to patients in New England and beyond. Boston MedFlight works in close partnership with local and regional healthcare systems to ensure timely access to high-quality and specialized care. Operating as mobile intensive care units (ICUs), all Boston MedFlight vehicles—including its fleet of seven helicopters, a jet, and nine critical care ambulances—are equipped to provide advanced life support and critical care during transport.
For more information, please contact:
Erin Erban
Associate Director of Marketing and Communications
774-573-3941
PressInquiry@bostonmedflight.org
