Mother Frances Helipad

N 32 20.537

W 095 17.555

Hazards

Our pad is located  on the southwest side of the hospital across Dawson Street. The pad is approximately 80 feet long by 45 feet wide with a 5 foot tall chain link fence on the east side. There are light poles in the parking lot on the west side and a large tree at the southeast corner. Power lines also run up from the south but stop at the pole depicted at the top of this picture. It is recommended that you park on the concrete pad. The rail tie walls are deteriorated.

Location

If new to the area, the hospital district is located SE of the larger downtown buildings. Mother Frances is the northern most hospital in the district. ETMC, to the south, has a hospital type rotating beacon (green-white-amber) on the roof of the western building in their complex.

Operational Information

We use the ambulance to transfer from the pad to the hospital. Please give as much advance notice as possible prior to arrival.

Your dispatch can contact LifeCom at 1 800 441-8677

Mother Frances has a policy of not letting other program aircraft shut down on the pad. With prior notice, we will move so that you can drop off your patient. We will arrange for transportation of your crew to the Tyler Pounds Airport when they have completed the transfer.

Fuel is not available to other programs. There are 2 FBO's at Pounds Field....Johnson Aviation (903 593-4343) and Jet Center of Tyler(903 597-1334).

Frequencies and Contact Numbers

123.075 - Local hospital traffic and Unicom operated by ETMC

120.10 - Pounds Tower

126.25 - Pounds ATIS

128.75 - Longview Approach Control

Medical can contact First Com (ETMC) or LifeCom (Mother Frances) on 155.340 PL 36

Pilot's Office phone 903 531-5229

Med Crew Office phone 903 531-5200

LifeCom phone 1 800 441-8677