Dickinson, N.D. (AP) Dakotas-based Sanford Health says it is adding an airplane ambulance in North Dakota's oil patch.
Sanford AirMed is slated to be operating the twin-turboprop airplane in Dickinson beginning Monday. The airplane will have a crew of flight paramedics, flight nurses, mechanics and a pilot who will transport patients in western North Dakota.
The King Air B200 fixed wing aircraft can travel at speeds of up to 300 miles per hour and can land on a short runway
Sanford health is based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and Fargo, North Dakota.