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MedForce celebrates 25 years with new helicopter

By Sharon Wren,

18 hours ago

A local emergency transportation provider is marking 25 years of service with a new helicopter.

MedForce held a ribbon cutting for the new helicopter at MercyOne Genesis hospital in Bettendorf on Thursday, October 18. Helicopter emergency services are the standard of care for many critically ill and injured patients.

Watch the video above to hear why MedForce’s president says using helicopters in rural areas is vital to patients. The company provides emergency services in southeast Iowa and western

Illinois.

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