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From roof helipad. The new Eurocopter EC145e, branded as Emplify Health, has made trial landings at Winona Health’s rooftop helipad. The craft is a lighterand more sophisticated update of Gundersen’s predecessor EC145. The German-built craft is based 50 miles away in Sparta. A second Emplify helicopter flies out of Decorah. Rotating in 24/7 shifts are eight pilots, five mechanics, 11 flight nurses and 10 flight paramedics. Image: Steve Lunde