5-year-old girl names new Cincinnati Children’s helicopter to transport patients ‘Care Force One’
By Matthew Dietz
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CINCINNATI (WLWT) — Cincinnati Children’s Hospital revealed its first dedicated helicopter to transport patients on Tuesday.
Cincinnati Children’s partnered with Air Methods to get the helicopter, which is branded with Cincinnati Children’s logo and colors.
The helicopter includes night-vision capability, a cruising speed of over 150 miles per hour and a roundtrip range of 300 miles from Cincinnati Children’s Burnet Campus.
Cincinnati Children’s also held a naming contest for children to offer suggestions on what the helicopter should be called.
A 5-year-old child, named Ellie, offered the name that was ultimately chosen for the aircraft – Care Force One.
“Our new helicopter can dramatically speed up the transport of newborns and children from hospitals across Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana and parts of West Virginia,” said Evaline Alessandrini, MD, chief operating officer of Cincinnati Children’s. “Travel time can be cut in half or more, allowing specialized care to begin as soon as our team arrives.”
Ellie said the name was inspired by Air Force 1, the plane that transports U.S. presidents across the country.
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