University Hospital Pad - Columbia, MO
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.
N 38° 56.272 W 092° 19.678
15S E 558243 N 4310096
The University Hospital has it's own Chopper, as well as accepting Med-Evac organization helicopters.
Waymark Code: WMWPRZ
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 09/28/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member saopaulo1
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County of pad: Boone County
Location of pad: 1 Hospital Drive, at emergency entrance to hospital, Columbia
This is a two aircraft pad

This large hospital had a landing pad in front of the emergency room entrance, the helicopter on the pad (see gallery) is the hospital's own. This hospital complex keeps an ambulance at the heli-pad because the general hospital facilities are right there, but children';s hospital, cancer care, sports care, etc each have their own building in the sprawling complex...and the ambulance will whisk an incoming off the the appropriate facility.

Location of Helipad: Hospital

Description of location: Congested large hospital complex

Does the Site Have a Windsock?: Yes

Primary Puprose of the Landing Pad: Medical

What facilities are available to passengers?: All Hospital niceties

What identifies the location as a helipad?: Big white cross with an "H" in the center

Did you provide a personal photo of the helipad, windsock, helicopter or other identifiable feature?: yes

Where were the coordinates taken relative to the landing pad?: Right in the middle of the pad

Separate from an airport: yes

Landing Pad Surface: Concrete
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