October 2 - CareFlite
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October 2 - CareFlite
FLITE LINES CAREFLITE’s NEWSLETTER September - October 2 0 0 9 CAREFLITE ADDS TWO 911/EMS SYSTEMS ON 10/1/09 CareFlite was honored to be selected by Hill County Emergency Services District #2 and the City of Balch Springs (in Dallas County) to operate the 911/EMS service effective October 1, 2009. Shown below is a map of CareFlite’s current 911/EMS service. Caring-Heart members are automatically covered in any new CareFlite ambulance service. Balch Springs ©2009 CareFlite 3110 S. Great Southwest Pkwy., Grand Prairie, TX 75052 - All Rights Reserved MEMBERSHIP BENEFIT EXTENDED SOUTH TO THE RIO GRANDE RIVER CareFlite has signed agreements with San Antonio AirLIFE and Corpus Christi base Halo Flight. These three Texas based, non-profit air medical programs have agreed to honor each other’s helicopter EMS benefit for members of all three programs. You don’t have to do anything to receive this benefit. If you are a Caring-Heart Member, you’re covered. These programs operate a total of eleven helicopter bases and have a combined 70 years of helicopter operating experience. (CareFlite founded 1979, Halo Flight founded 1987 and AirLIFE founded 1991) Shown below is a map with the approximate coverage areas of these programs: ©2009 CareFlite 3110 S. Great Southwest Pkwy., Grand Prairie, TX 75052 - All Rights Reserved Wondering how to become a member? It’s simple. Call (877) 339-2273 or visit our website www.careflite.org and join today. Is it expensive? No. It’s just $49 per year or less for your entire household. Five year memberships cost just $30 per year. That is about 8 cents per day to have the peace of mind that comes with a Caring-Heart Membership. Members also receive a 25% discount at the Heart Shop. The newest items…CareFlite Bears in orange, blue and pink (a great stocking stuffer for Christmas), 2010 Texas Calendars and a 30th anniversary CareFlite pillow. Visit www.careflite.org to order. ADDITIONAL GREAT FIRST RESPONDER AWARDS PRESENTED… Dallas Fire Rescue Day Shift 7/24/09 with Troy Peavy FF, EMT-P and winner of a 2009 Great First Responder Award. ©2009 CareFlite 3110 S. Great Southwest Pkwy., Grand Prairie, TX 75052 - All Rights Reserved Rusty Hunter, FF & EMT-P (in the center holding the plaque) was this year’s winner. The award was presented on 8/14/09. Denison Fire Department winner Mark Escamilla FF, EMT-P Chris Sealey FF, EMT-P of Willow Park FD Van Alstyne FD winner Jeremy Powell (left) and Chief Baker (right) being filmed by Channel 12 of Sherman ©2009 CareFlite 3110 S. Great Southwest Pkwy., Grand Prairie, TX 75052 - All Rights Reserved Weatherford FD chose a team of 3 heroes for an extraordinary, life saving event. Coppell FD winners Chris Price and Ryan Spencer with other members of the department… The Great First Responder program is co-sponsored by CareFlite and the Dallas - Fort Worth Hospital Council to honor the community heroes who respond first to emergencies in their communities. These may be members of large urban departments like Dallas Fire Rescue, or volunteer firemen (and women) in small rural communities. This was the third year of the program. Seventy five awards were presented to honorees from 23 Texas counties. Want to nominate a Great First Responder for the 2010 awards program, write to Jan Cody, Vice President – Clinical Operations and Quality, 3110 S. Great Southwest Parkway, Grand Prairie, Texas 75052 or email [email protected] . ©2009 CareFlite 3110 S. Great Southwest Pkwy., Grand Prairie, TX 75052 - All Rights Reserved CAREFLITE FILES DALLAS POLICEMAN HOME FROM DENVER… HERE IS THE REST OF THE STORY… Car dealership owner who paid for flight for sick police officer honored 10:29 AM Wed, Jul 29, 2009 Tanya Eiserer/Reporter Eugene Knies, a McKinney resident who donated the $7,500 to pay for the air ambulance to bring Officer Alex Garcia home, received the Honorary 2008 Great First Responder Award on behalf of CareFlite and the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council. James C. Swartz, (right) President and CEO of CareFlite, presented the award to Knies (left) at his car dealership in Bonham on Tuesday. He was named honorary first responder for his having gone "above and beyond the call of duty in providing the funds necessary to bring Dallas Police Officer Alex Garcia home from Denver and for putting service to others above self and making our communities better places to live," according to a release from CareFlite. Garcia, 22, had been at Swedish Medical Center in Denver since July 8, when he became severely dehydrated at a Police Explorers conference and ended up in the intensive care unit with blood clots. He underwent three surgical procedures to remove the clots. Knies paid for Monday's flight after the city's insurance carrier, United Healthcare, declined to cover the cost. They said his benefit plan didn't cover the flight. (Left) Officer Garcia arriving at Love Field (Below) Eugene Knies receiving award ©2009 CareFlite 3110 S. Great Southwest Pkwy., Grand Prairie, TX 75052 - All Rights Reserved PATIENT REUNION AT FRISCO FIRE STATION #4 WITH HARRISON DAVIS…CAREFLITE BRINGS HELP AND HOPE TO THOSE WHO NEED US… CareFlite Team: Scott Eager, Lisa Kohankie, Uli Adrian with Davis Family and Frisco Fire Fighters CareFlite teamThank you so much for taking the time to meet with our family on Sunday. It was amazing to see you again under much better circumstances. We really appreciate you taking time to show our children around your station and let them check out the helicopter. We are truly touched by the kindness you have shown our family and are forever grateful to you for helping save our son's life. Thanks for everythingWes, Sunshine, Harrison, and Hadley Davis ©2009 CareFlite 3110 S. Great Southwest Pkwy., Grand Prairie, TX 75052 - All Rights Reserved RIDE ‘EM COWBOY…IT’S MESQUITE RODEO TIME… CareFlite has provided standby medical services at the Mesquite Rodeo for many years. We always have a great time! Sheila Elliott, LP; Chris Seets, EMT; Kristen McKinney, EMT-P (Thanks to Sheila Elliott BS, NREMT-P for the pictures. ©2009 CareFlite 3110 S. Great Southwest Pkwy., Grand Prairie, TX 75052 - All Rights Reserved DAY IN AND DAY OUT, FOR 30 YEARS… CAREFLITE HAS COME TO THE RESCUE… N142CF bringing help and hope to a terrible accident on 6/24/09 at the intersection of I-35E and Tx 161, The George Bush Bush Turnpike. Photo courtesy of Carrollton Police Officer Matt Bonner. CAREFLITE SUPPORTS NATIONAL GUARD TRAINING… The Dallas, Fort Worth Medical Response Group, Texas Medical Brigade, Texas State Guard, recently conducted a training session with support from CareFlite. Established in 1979, CareFlite is the eighth oldest air medical transportation service in the nation and the second oldest in Texas. The training was an overview of air ambulance operations and considerations for establishing a landing zone. A CareFlite air ambulance was used during this training session. (Photo by SSG Richard C. Brough, NGAT Life Member) ©2009 CareFlite 3110 S. Great Southwest Pkwy., Grand Prairie, TX 75052 - All Rights Reserved