Lumberton Rescue and EMS is the only rescue and EMS
agency which maintains its own helipad. Built in 1981, it is
located behind the organizations headquarters at 2391
Roberts Avenue. The helipad is used to transfer patients
from Southeastern Regional Medical Center to specialty and
trauma centers such as UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke Medical
Center. These transfers usually occur six to eight times a
week. The helipad is also used for critically injured
patients who are transported directly from a scene to an
awaiting helicopter. Instead of the helicopter responding
to a scene, it is sometimes beneficial to divert the
helicopter to the helipad and meet the ambulance. The flight
crew stabilizes the patient and prepares the patient for
transfer. This saves time, increasing the patient’s chances
of survival. LREMS has the primary responsibility of
transferring patients from the hospital to the helipad, and
is assisted by Robeson County EMS.
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