HELP Appeal, April 02, 2025 - The helipad at Campbeltown Hospital on the Kintyre Peninsula has now seen over 400 air ambulance landings, supporting patients requiring a range of treatments including emergency scans, maternity interventions, orthopaedic surgeries, and respiratory care.
It was only made possible after the HELP Appeal funded its entire £270,000 cost, thanks to its supporters.
Before the new helipad was built, air ambulances were forced to land in a nearby muddy, waterlogged field, making patient transfers challenging.
In addition, when Campbeltown Hospital patients needed to be transferred to other hospitals across Scotland, adverse weather conditions often forced air ambulances to land at Campbeltown Airport, located five miles away, further delaying crucial patient care.
Robert Bertram, Chief Executive of the HELP Appeal, said: “This helipad has been a significant improvement for Campbeltown Hospital and the surrounding community. We are proud to have supported the construction of this vital facility, which ensures faster, safer patient transfers and helps provide timely access to specialist treatments.”
It was only made possible after the HELP Appeal funded its entire £270,000 cost, thanks to its supporters.
Before the new helipad was built, air ambulances were forced to land in a nearby muddy, waterlogged field, making patient transfers challenging.
In addition, when Campbeltown Hospital patients needed to be transferred to other hospitals across Scotland, adverse weather conditions often forced air ambulances to land at Campbeltown Airport, located five miles away, further delaying crucial patient care.
Robert Bertram, Chief Executive of the HELP Appeal, said: “This helipad has been a significant improvement for Campbeltown Hospital and the surrounding community. We are proud to have supported the construction of this vital facility, which ensures faster, safer patient transfers and helps provide timely access to specialist treatments.”
HELP Appeal
The HELP Appeal has funded or is funding 15 helipads in Scotland, including at Raigmore Hospital, Inverness; Edinburgh Royal Infirmary; University Hospital Crosshouse, Kilmarnock and in remote communities on the Isles of Barra, Arran and Mull.
It has funded over 45 helipads across the UK, which have seen over 27,000 landings, with 50 more in the pipeline.
The charity has also donated £200,000 towards portable landing lights for Scotland’s Air Ambulance Service for 20 island locations across Scotland from Achiltibuie to Ullapool.
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