Blade Urban Air Mobility, Inc. has announced a partnership with NYU Langone Health to arrange on-demand helicopter transportation for NYU Langone Transplant Institute teams and donor organs.
Expeditious transportation is critical for organ transplantation; for every hour an organ is outside of the human body, surgical success rates decrease materially.
“Blade has made its dedicated aircraft and private network of terminals in four states available to aid NYU Langone transplant physicians with the lifesaving work they do every day,” said Rob Wiesenthal, Blade’s CEO. “As the largest arranger of civilian helicopter travel in the United States, our platform is ideally suited to provide NYU Langone with 24-7 access to safety-vetted rotorcraft with as little as 20 minutes’ notice.”
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The partnership will grant NYU Langone on-demand access to Bell 407 and Sikorsky S-76 helicopters in Blade’s accessible fleet for use in organ transplantation missions.
Blade service will reduce the travel times between NYU Langone and common donor hospitals by up to three hours.
“We’re thrilled this partnership will enable our transplant doctors to retrieve donor organs more quickly and cost effectively than we thought possible,” said Dr. Nader Moazami, MD, surgical director for heart transplantation at NYU Langone’s Transplant Institute. “Simply put, this partnership will improve outcomes for transplant patients in New York City.”
