On 10 June 2026, the helicopters of Gulf Med Aviation Services completed their one-thousandth mission in service of the Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) of the National Institute of Medical Emergency (INEM). Less than a year after operations began in Portugal. 1,515 flight hours. 644 patients transported. An operational availability rate above 98%.  It was 9:56 when the helicopter based in Évora received the activation. A secondary mission. On board, […]

Gulf Med Aviation Services operates the Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) in Portugal. With a dedicated team of 36 pilots, 8 mechanics, four bases, and 5 Airbus H145 helicopters assigned to the operation, this Medilink International group company has brought high operational standards to the service. Portuguese television station SIC, the country’s leading channel by audience share, followed the HEMS team over several weeks. The […]

In medical assistance, a case can deteriorate without a single clinical mistake being made. The diagnosis is correct, the advice is sound, the intent is there. And yet something in the system fails to connect. A handover loses precision. A risk signal goes unread. A decision waits for authorisation that never comes. The patient feels […]