MUNCY — A second medical helicopter will be based in Lycoming County beginning next year.

UPMC and STAT MedEvac have announced they are establishing a critical care transport base at UPMC Muncy that is expected to be operational next spring.

Geisinger Medical Center has had a Life Flight helicopter based at the Williamsport Regional Airport in Montoursville for 20 years.

Geisinger’s Life Flight program surpassed 92,000 emergency transports since its inception 40 years ago.

STAT MedEvac will be an added resource for critical care transport in the region and will not affect the operations Life Flight, Life Lion and Guthrie Air, a UMPC spokesperson said.

“This marks a transformative step in our commitment to saving lives,” said Patti Jackson-Gehris, market president of UPMC North Central

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