15 flights in September: sanitary aviation delivers heavy patients from districts to Ulyanovsk

A resident of the Novospassky district with severe pneumonia this week was urgently taken by helicopter to the Ulyanovsk regional hospital. Since the beginning of September, the air ambulance has already performed 15 sorties for seriously ill patients.

Helicopters were sent to Novospassky, Barysh, Pavlovsky, Inzensky, Nikolaevsky and Veshkaimsky districts. Patients in serious condition were transported from district hospitals to specialized medical institutions in Ulyanovsk.

Among those requiring air transportation were patients with severe pneumonia, serious injuries, burns and other life-threatening conditions. In such cases, the speed of delivery plays an important role: a trip by ambulance from a remote area can take several hours, while a helicopter can significantly reduce travel time.

Flights are performed by the National Sanitary Aviation Service of Rostec State Corporation. In total, 53 sorties of sanitary aviation are planned in the Ulyanovsk region for 2026.

The work is carried out within the framework of the national project “Long and active life”. One of its areas is related to improving the effectiveness of emergency medical care. The project target is to increase life expectancy to 78 years by 2030 and to 81 years by 2036.