On Thursday, Atrium Health Floyd held a dedication for the new helipad at Floyd Medical Center in Rome.

“The helipad will allow us to provide quicker and more direct access to our ECC,” said Dr. Ken Jones, executive vice president and chief medical officer at Atrium Health Floyd. “It is certainly important when it comes to providing trauma care to critically ill patients.”

The helipad sits at the North Second Avenue entrance to the Emergency Care Center and has direct elevator access to trauma bays. It replaces Atrium Health Floyd’s helipad, which was on Riverside Parkway about 1.5 miles from the hospital.

The raised helipad has direct elevator access to ECC trauma bays and will allow ambulance and other first-responder vehicles to pass and park beneath to access the ECC.