A pregnant woman in critical condition was taken by air ambulance on Wednesday from a hospital in Shantou City to one in Guangzhou City in China’s southern Guangdong Province within just two hours to receive treatment. /VCG Photo

The 27-year-old experienced acute liver failure when giving birth. Considering that it would take about four-and-a-half hours to drive from Shantou to Guangzhou, the hospital decided to seek help from a Shanghai-based air rescue team. /VCG Photo

A medical helicopter soon arrived in Shantou and safely transferred the woman to a provincial hospital in Guangzhou. She is now in a stable condition, though still under treatment. /VCG Photo

A total of 46 top hospitals in 19 cities in Guangdong have signed on to air medical rescue projects with the Shanghai-based aviation company. The company has five standby bases and one airport in the province, and has about eight medical helicopters to be deployed. Since 2016, the company's rescue teams have completed more than 10 missions. /VCG Photo