JACKSONVILLE — Trinity Mother Frances’ new American Eurocopter EC 145 made a pass around Jacksonville Tuesday morning to show off what it’s made of.

Michael L. Sweeney, COB & CEO of USAIG and Michael Lowman, USAIG VP & Manager –Dallas, presented a check to Eric Von Wenckstern, Memorial Hermann, Aviation Director, as part of the Safety Bucks program designed to encourage additional training for pilots and mechanics.

Emergency medical pilots will soon have a base in the Lewiston-Clarkston Valley. Life Flight Network, an Oregon-based medical helicopter provider, recently announced plans to set up shop in Lewiston this spring.

Background
To determine the advanced life support procedures provided by an Emergency Medical Service (EMS) and a Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) for vitally compromised children.

FROM rock and roll gliteratti and soccer stars to saving lives. These pictures offer an inside view of Michael Owen’s former chopper, and a sneak glimpse of how it is taking shape as an air ambulance.

KAUNAKAKAI, Molokai (HawaiiNewsNow) - Neighbor island patients are flown to Oahu for critical care every day. The quick transport helps to save lives during medical emergencies. Mel Paoa, a paramedic on Molokai for 33 years, found himself in need of the service after a heart attack in January.

ESCANABA - A visit to his hometown Escanaba late last fall took an unexpected twist for Mike Greis of downstate Livonia. A medical emergency landed him at OSF St. Francis Hospital for initial treatment and diagnosis and from there an air ambulance flight took him to a hospital near Ann Arbor.