Air Ambulance Kent Surrey Sussex

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Air Ambulance Kent Surrey Sussex
Founded
  • 1989 (as South East Thames Air Ambulance)
  • 2007 (as Air Ambulance Kent Surrey Sussex)
FounderKate Chivers
TypeCharitable organisation
PurposeTo relieve sick and injured people in South East England and surrounding areas by providing a Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) and Air Ambulance Service for the benefit of the community.
Location
Area served
Kent, Surrey, East Sussex & West Sussex
Aircraft operated
Revenue (2023)
£18.3 million[2]
Staff (2023)
105[2]
Volunteers (2023)
150[2]
Websitewww.aakss.org.uk Edit this at Wikidata
Formerly called
South East Thames Air Ambulance[3]

Air Ambulance Kent Surrey Sussex (KSS) is an organisation providing emergency medical services through the provision of a helicopter air ambulance covering the four English counties of Kent, Surrey, East Sussex and West Sussex, which are served by the South East Coast Ambulance Service. The service is funded by the Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex which is a registered charity, raising money from public and private donations in excess of £15 million every year.[1] The charity's aircraft are based and maintained at Redhill Aerodrome in Surrey. Its headquarters and forward operating base are at Rochester Airport in Kent.[1]

  1. ^ a b c "About Air Ambulance Kent Surrey Sussex". Air Ambulance Kent Surrey Sussex. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
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