The testing has been completed, and it’s lift-off, for the two North Island Hospital rooftop heliports.
The heliports at both the Comox Valley and Campbell River campuses will open at 6 a.m., Aug. 1.
The start of heliport operations follows the completion of activation processes that included training and orientation of flight crews, clinical staff and heliport operators, as well as successful air ambulance test flights and simulated patient transfers.
Both hospital heliports received Transport Canada certification in June.