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Helicopter Emergency Service Statistics for Piedmont

The Azienda Sanitaria ZERO agency coordinates the Piedmont Region's regional air ambulance service. From an operational point of view, this is currently conducted by Airgreen of Cafasse using AW 139 helicopters equipped with sanitary suite, ski and winch. At present they operate from four bases - Turin/Aeritalia and Cuneo/Levaldigi airports, Alessandria and Borgosesia. The Turin base is also active by night thanks to the use of Night Vision Goggles. In addition to the pilots, the crews consist of doctors, paramedics and members of the Soccorso Alpino specialized for mountain rescue.

Recently the Azienda Sanitaria ZERO released the data regarding the actions carried out during 2024 and the first half of 2025. Last year the service effected 2,778 missions including 570 in alpine or rough environments and 65 beyond Piedmont, for a total of 2,290 flight hours. During the first half of 2025 the missions increased reaching a total of 1,393, with 270 mountain rescues and 42 beyond Piedmont, for a total of 1,182 flight hours. The main types of the actions involved injuries (945 missions in 2024 and 493 during the January-June 2025 period), cardiological emergencies (706 in 2024, 321 January-June 2025), other emergencies (530 in 2024, 280 January-June 2025) other missions (597 in 2024, 299 January-June 2025). Patients burned or seriously traumatized are often transported to the Turin's Orthopedic Traumatology Centre.

In the picture: Leonardo Helicopters AW 139 I-TRGT (c/n 69172 built in 2023) of Airgreen making a simulated landing at Turin/Aeritalia airport on Juny 31, 2025. (Aeromedia)

(Aeromedia, July 2025)