Vaughan Hospital Heliport

The heliport was closed because the hospital it served, Vaughan Memorial Hospital, relocated to a new, modern facility. The new hospital, renamed Vaughan Regional Medical Center, opened in 2001 at a different location (1015 Medical Center Parkway) and was constructed with its own new helipad (FAA Identifier: 01AL), making the original heliport obsolete.

The site of the former heliport is part of the abandoned and derelict property of the old Vaughan Memorial Hospital. The coordinates point to a paved area adjacent to the decaying hospital building. The entire site is vacant, unused, and has fallen into severe disrepair. There are no visible markings or infrastructure remaining from its time as an active heliport.

The Vaughan Hospital Heliport was a private-use facility exclusively serving the old Vaughan Memorial Hospital on West Dallas Avenue. Its primary and critical function was to support air medical services. It handled helicopter operations for medical evacuations (medevac), bringing critically injured or ill patients to the emergency room from accident scenes and surrounding rural areas. It was also used for inter-facility patient transfers, moving patients to or from other specialized medical centers. The heliport was a vital part of the emergency medical infrastructure for Selma and Dallas County for many years.

There are zero plans or prospects for reopening this heliport. Medical helicopter services for the region now operate out of the modern helipad at the current Vaughan Regional Medical Center. The old hospital property is considered a blighted site, and community discussions have focused on the need for demolition and redevelopment, not the restoration of any aviation facilities.