NORTH COUNTRY LIFE FLIGHT: November 2010

Thursday, November 18, 2010

Wilbur Bailey, Assistant Fire Chief, St. Regis Falls Volunteer Fire Department (r) talks with Chief Flight Nurse Chuck Pandolph about the logistics of flying critically injured patients from the scene of an accident. Wilbur and members the St. Regis Falls Volunteer Fire Department excel at knowing when an aircraft is needed; mobilizing resources and coordinating efforts, especially when multiple agencies are involved. It’s a pleasure working with them, and we are appreciative of their generous support. Wilbur brought Life Flight a check for $1,250, proceeds of their recent bake & rummage sale. Thanks so much!

Friday, November 5, 2010

Wing Wars 3!

Not only will you get a chance to eat as many tasty wings as you want at Wing Wars 3, you might just take home a kayak! Saratoga Eagle, distributors of Yuengling has donated a lightweight kayak to raffle off at Wing Wars 3 happening Sunday, November 14 from noon-4 at Wiseguys in Lake Placid. Tickets will be sold at Wing Wars 3! Raffle proceeds will benefit Life Flight! The money will be used for care of critically ill or seriously injured Life Flight patients.

Participating eateries in Wing Wars 3 include: 2008 & 2009 Wing War Champion Wiseguys; Romanos Saranac Lanes; Kanu Restaurant at Whiteface Lodge; Dancing Bears Restaurant at High Peaks Resort, Desperado's Mexican Restaurant; The Cellar Bistro; Maggie's Pub at Lake Placid Lodge; Northern Exposure Restaurant at Northwoods Inn and Great Adirondack Steak & Seafood. You will receive a ballot and after you sample all the wings, you can vote for your favorite. The winner will be announced live on WSLP/93.3 FM.

More exciting news! We just received word that we have a family pack of four tickets to Stars on Ice in Lake Placid to raffle at Wing Wars 3 as well!

Monday, November 1, 2010

Rummage Sale to benefit Life Flight

The good folks at St. Regis Falls Volunteer Fire Department host a rummage sale this weekend to benefit North Country Life Flight. The sale starts Friday with an early bird special from 4-7 pm and Saturday they host a bake sale as well. They tell us they have a large sale planned with lots of great items to choose from.
Visit the sale on Saturday from 8 am till 1 pm.

The Flight of Your Life

Critical Care by Air

The North Country Life Flight Air Medical Rescue Team is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit medevac service serving northern New York State. Established in 1989, this year marks twenty four years of continuous service. Impacting communities from Lake Champlain to the 1000 Islands Region and from the Canadian border to south of the Adirondack Park, North Country Life Flight is a shining example of what can happen when the communities of the North Country work together to make a difference in the lives of the residents and visitors of this spectacularly beautiful and remote region.

North Country Life Flight quite literally bridges the gap between community and tertiary care by minimizing the time it takes for patients to reach the most appropriate facility based on their profile of injury or illness. Utilization of Life Flight cuts traditional transport time by as much as eighty percent and sometimes more.

Filling a Need

Air Medical Rescue is a key component of rural healthcare. It is especially important in northern New York. The distance between community care and urban based care is literally hours by ground. Even twenty years ago, the community knew that rapid air transport would make a huge difference in the health of the people of the region, so those people worked hard to create North Country Life Flight. They literally made what seemed to be impossible possible. They did it by taking a unique approach, which combined community resources, the generosity of our citizens and dedicated medical professionals. Although unique, that air medical rescue program the community created, as a joint endeavor, has proudly serviced the North Country for two decades.

Making a Difference

In that time, the highly skilled medical team that flies with North Country Life Flight has impacted lives across the region. Working with North Country hospitals and emergency personnel to provide the best care possible to the resident and visitors of the region, Life Flight is called the moment it is determined that a patient will benefit from expedient access to advanced care. That benefit includes helping to save lives, minimizing disabilities and giving patients a chance of survival that would otherwise be unavailable.

A Wonderful Program

Life Flight truly is Neighbors Helping Neighbors. Your support makes this wonderful program possible.

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