For Immediate Release
Contact
Justin Mulcahy
justin.mulcahy@bge.com
WHO: Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE)
WHAT: BGE and the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) have finalized an agreement to utilize BGE’s Spring Gardens Facility in Baltimore as an alternate landing site for medevac helicopters transporting patients to the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center / University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC). A test landing is scheduled for Dec. 4 at 1:00 p.m. Community members are advised that they may hear the sound of the helicopter, but this is only a test landing and not an actual emergency. This site is being evaluated as an alternate landing zone for a potential scenario in which the helipad at UMMC is unavailable, assuming such a landing would not interfere with BGE’s normal or emergency operations.
WHEN: Friday, Dec. 4 at 1:00 p.m. (weather permitting)
WHERE: BGE’s Spring Gardens Facility 1699 Leadenhall Street Baltimore, MD 21230
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