A laser was pointed at a LifeFlight helicopter last week while it was flying back to its base in Sanford.
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Posted inHealth, Maine
Group explores ambulance vessels as part of solution to island care crisis
Ambulance boats, which are common in countries like Norway, would function as floating mini hospitals.
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Posted inHealth, Maine
LifeFlight adds new helicopter, completes 5-year, $20 million campaign to update fleet
The service’s three helicopters feature more power, speed, a larger workspace and advanced aviation electronics.
Posted inbPlus
LifeFlight’s new $6.25 million helicopter: Bigger. Faster. Smarter.
For the men and women who work on the Lewiston-based helicopter, the new Agusta comes with more tech, more room and more capabilities for saving lives.
Posted inMaine
Five adults injured in single-vehicle New Portland crash
Two people were taken to a Lewiston hospital by LifeFlight helicopters that landed at the New Portland fire station, after the driver of a 2016 Lexus sport utility vehicle apparently fell asleep and the vehicle left Meadow Brook Road and struck some trees.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, sj-web
LifeFlight marks 20 years
LifeFlight nurse Lorry Sheasgreen and pilot Jim Gerry wait for people to tour an airplane Monday during LifeFlight’s 20th anniversary celebration at the Auburn-Lewiston Municipal Airport in Auburn. LifeFlight brings critical care staff and equipment to patients. It has transported more than 25,000 patients from every hospital and nearly all of Maine’s communities and islands. […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Oxford Hills
Denmark woman in critical condition after Fryeburg crash
FRYEBURG — A pregnant woman from Denmark is in critical condition after the vehicle she was driving collided with another car on Bridgton Road on Saturday, according to Fryeburg police. The 29-year-old driver, whose name was not released, was driving her 2005 Subaru Outback westbound with her three children, ages 3, 5 and 8, police […]
Posted inMaine, sj-web
Paul LePage said he took 'a nice ride' on LifeFlight when he was hospitalized
AUGUSTA (AP) — Gov. Paul LePage’s recent health troubles alarmed doctors enough that they summoned a LifeFlight helicopter to transport him to a Bangor hospital last month. LePage confirmed to The Associated Press on Wednesday that he was transported via LifeFlight, calling it a “nice” ride. But he declined to provide further details and said […]
Posted inConnections, Rumford Falls Times
Rotarians host LifeFlight director
RUMFORD — Tom Judge, executive director of LifeFlight of Maine, addressed the June 18 meeting of the River Valley Rotary Club at HOPE Association. Judge, of Port Clyde, said 2,400 patients have been served this year. The helicopter team includes a pilot, a nurse and paramedics. A team of eight mechanics check the helicopters daily. […]
