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CAREFLITE’s NEWSLETTER
Summer 2015
CAREFLITE’S NEW, JOINT AIR & GROUND AMBULANCE BASE OPENED
The inaugural helicopter landing at the new Whitney ESD#2 Air/Ground Base happened on Monday, June 15th
at 13:06 hours when our CareFlite Bell 407GX, piloted by Brian Bristow, ATP, with Flight Nurse Gretchen Horn
and Flight Paramedic Lin Whetstine brought the aircraft in for a picture perfect approach.
The inaugural helicopter landing at the new Whitney ESD#2 Air/Ground Base occurred on Monday, June 15th
at 1:06pm when a CareFlite Bell 407GX piloted by Brian Bristow ATP, with Flight Nurse Gretchen Horn and
Flight Paramedic Lin Whetstine, brought the aircraft in for a picture perfect approach. The base also houses a
CareFlite ground ambulance. The base is located at 4495 FM 933 just north of Whitney. A special thank you
to Country Club Nursing Home which previously housed the ground ambulance at their facility on FM933.
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MEET SAMANTHA!! CAREFLITE'S NEWEST "FLIGHT NURSE"
Samantha "Sammy" Rangel joined the CareFlite family on Tuesday, June 16th. The visit was arranged
by Ragan’s Hope, a not-profit organization that facilitates visits like this one for children with
debilitating diseases. Sammy had always wanted to be a CareFlite Nurse. Following the “new hire
orientation” Sammy was provided her CareFlite ID badge and met with Connie Musgrove RN. She also
was supplied with her own flight suit and went to the morning flight operations briefing prior to being
introduced to her co-workers. She then was able to fly on a CareFlite helicopter. For more information
on Ragan’s Hope, a non-profit organization go to http://raganshope.org
Pictured with Sammy are her sisters, Mom and
Cindi Mize from “Ragan’s Hope”
The Comm Center orientation was great.
Sammy got to hear about how aircraft and
ambulances are dispatched.
Sammy with her orientation crew:
Teresa Campbell CFRN, Scott Lail FP-C
and Andrew Foxcroft CFRN.
Then it was off to her first CQI meeting where she met Jan
Cody, CareFlite’s Vice President of Clinical Quality &
Education. While the meeting was quite
interesting…”Where’s my helicopter??”
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Sammy looking very professional in her
flight suit with ORANGE finger nails!!
“Flight Nurse” Sammy is introduced to her flight crew for the
day, Pilot – Brian Juliana, Flight Nurse – Lisa Rovedo, and
Flight Paramedic Kyle Parsons.
EMR/ECA CLASS – KAUFMAN COUNTY
CareFlite provided an EMR/ECA course to Kaufman County first responders throughout the months of
June and July. There are 23 students enrolled from Kaufman, Kemp, Able Springs, Mabank and Combine
Fire Departments, our largest class to date. This is an amazing group of very enthusiastic first responders
who are very engaged in their coursework. The class graduated on July 16, 2015.
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OUTREACH IN FORNEY
CareFlite has partnered with the Forney Fire Chief and Forney HR Director in an effort to help all City employees
become certified in CPR/AED. Additional classes were provided throughout June & July.
Mark Elliott, EMT-B, CareFlite FRO Coordinator & Ryan Wolford, RN, LP taught a CPR/AED course for City
of Forney employees on June 19th. Personnel from Forney City Hall, HR, Public Works and Police Officers
attended the training event
From the
Front page
Of the
Clifton Record
July 1, 2015
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CareFlite’s 2015 Education Courses
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Photo Courtesy of Sheldon Cohen
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ONLY ONE
CAREFLITE.
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