Helipad at Royal Sussex County Hospital ready to receive patients
Following successful test landings by a helicopter from Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex, the rooftop helipad at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton is now operational and ready to receive patients, marking a significant milestone in enhancing emergency and major trauma care across Sussex.
This will reduce transfer times for critically ill and severely injured patients, ensuring they reach specialist teams as quickly as possible.
Earlier this month a crew from KSS carried out a simulation which involved a helicopter landing on the helipad and a mannequin – representing a severely injured patient – being transferred to the hospital’s Emergency Department.
KSS Executive Medical Director, Dr Duncan Bootland, said: “The opening of the new helipad at the Royal Sussex County Hospital represents an important step forward in helping KSS deliver the fastest possible care to the most critically ill and injured patients. In emergency medicine, every second counts, and being able to bring patients directly into the hospital will make a meaningful difference to their chances of survival and recovery.
“Our crews are committed to providing world-leading leading prehospital emergency treatment and care, and this new helipad will help us do that as safely and efficiently as possible.”