The Role of General Aviation Airports in Medical Service Delivery to Rural Kansas Communities

Download or read book The Role of General Aviation Airports in Medical Service Delivery to Rural Kansas Communities written by Michael W. Babcock and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The objectives of this research were as follows: (1) Compile an inventory of the physical characteristics of Kansas general aviation airports; (2) Conduct a survey of air ambulance firms regarding the airport facilities that are required for safe air ambulance service and compare their requirements to actual conditions at value of air ambulance services provided to rural Kansas patients; and (3) Conduct surveys of Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of rural Kansas hospitals as well as "flying doctors" to determine the types and values of medical services provided at rural Kansas hospitals that are made possible by airports and aviation.