Essex & Herts Air Ambulance
| Founded | 1997 |
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| Type | Charitable organisation |
| Location |
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Area served | East Anglia and London: (mainly Essex and Hertfordshire) |
Chief Executive Officer | Jane Gurney |
Aircraft operated | |
| Revenue | £19.5 million (2024) |
| Staff | 81 (2024) |
| Volunteers | 445 (2024) |
| Website | www |
Essex & Herts Air Ambulance Trust (EHAAT) is a charity air ambulance service providing a free, life-saving Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) for the critically ill and injured of Essex, Hertfordshire and surrounding areas.
The charity aims to save lives, reduce or prevent disability or suffering from critical illness and injury, by delivering a first class pre-hospital emergency medical service.
Since fundraising began in 1997, Essex & Herts Air Ambulance has flown over 20,000 missions, and is deployed, on average, six times per day. The helicopters and rapid response vehicles (RRV) are based at Earls Colne Airfield and North Weald Airfield.