Beginning June 1, Horn Memorial’s helipad will be closed through
the duration of the Inpatient construction project. Arrangements have been made between the
hospital, helicopter services and local ambulance services to use the Ida Grove
Airport to safely transport patients. This
is a common solution during hospital construction that other facilities have
successfully implemented. A small
percentage of emergency transfers from Horn Memorial are helicopter transfers;
this will not affect the majority of patient transfers from Horn as they are
done by ground ambulance. In the past
several weeks, local ambulance services have practiced the new transport
process and are prepared for this change.
When construction is complete in 2017, the helipad at Horn Memorial will
be brought back into service.
