Grady Health System has started a new medical helicopter service to bring faster emergency care to patients across the Southeast.

The helicopter, called Grady Air, works with Air Methods to provide hospital-level care while flying patients to treatment. Grady medical staff will care for patients during flights while Air Methods pilots fly the aircraft.

The service aims to get critically injured patients to Grady Memorial Hospital’s trauma center more quickly. The hospital runs one of the busiest trauma centers in the country.

“Time is of the essence when it comes to trauma care,” said Dr. Ryan Fransman, medical director of Grady Air at Grady Health System. “Every minute we save in transporting a critically injured patient to our trauma center increases their chance of survival. As Atlan

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