Even after we have our hospital we will still need to have emergency medical evacuations available as it is not reasonable to think we could have a hospital that could handle all situations.
The emergency transportation issue must be addressed. Ideally we would have aircraft on the island at all times that could immediately be dispatched for such purposes. As the real need is infrequent in aviation terms it is not practical to have an aircraft dedicated to that purpose stationed here all the time. Even if we purchased an aircraft the maintenance necessary for an infrequently flown aircraft would lessen its reliability and would be cost prohibitive.
One obvious remedy is to put lights on the Municipal air strip. Being as BART (Wings of Hope) is stationed there they are grounded as soon as it gets dark. This could be done on an emergency basis very quickly and would offer some relief. Ultimately we need to be able to fly into Municipal at night on Missions of Mercy. That would speed up the process by a lot.
Possibly Jr. (Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation) could mention this immediately available remedy to the Cabinet as they probably have no clue. Last time he mentioned the problem it was left to just faded away. Actually as Minister of Civil Aviation he probably has the power to pick up the phone and tell them to go install the lights at Municipal, one time.
It would be good if there was established an emergency loan fund to assist those who need emergency evacuation that do not immediately have the resources or just have no way to pay. It would be horrifying for someone to die because they did not have the money to pay for the emergency evac. I dont know that that has happened but payment is always an issue as aircraft are expensive to operate.

Last edited by Mike Campbell; 05/01/11 08:15 AM.