Orlando Health is adding a third helicopter to its fleet, basing the aircraft at South Seminole Hospital in Longwood.

The new helicopter, the only hospital-based medical helicopter in Seminole County, allows for specialized transports and double patient loads from the same scene.

The Air Care Team will now have helicopters based at South Lake Hospital, St. Cloud Hospital and South Seminole Hospital.

Housing them at Orlando Health's community hospitals results in faster response times and better coverage of outlying areas for patients needing immediate trauma care.

The three Air Care Team helicopters will cover Brevard, Lake, Marion, Orange, Osceola, Polk, Seminole, Sumter and Volusia counties.