LifeFlight of Maine CEO Joe Kellner recently served as a panelist on the “Mainebiz 60 Ideas in 60 Minutes Forum” in Bangor on December 4th. Joe was joined by five other Maine executives who shared their ideas on how to achieve success in business and in life. “Try to find solutions to the challenges your staff […]
Every donation to LifeFlight of Maine, no matter the size, helps us continue our mission of delivering ICU-level care anywhere in Maine to anyone who needs it. Every gift matters, because it takes all of us coming together to make a second chance possible for our patients and their families. Josh Elowe became a LifeFlight […]
Amid an uptick in laser strikes nationwide, LifeFlight of Maine is raising awareness about the dangers of pointing lasers at aircraft. Recently, a LifeFlight of Maine crew was about two-thousand feet in the air and flying back to their base in Sanford, when a laser was pointed directly at their helicopter. The incident occurred at […]
This year, members of Maine Lions District 41 are working together to raise funds and awareness for LifeFlight of Maine. The Maine Lions are part of “Lions Clubs International,” which according to the organization has 1.4 million members across 49,000 clubs. The civic group is dedicated to service in their own communities and around the world. While […]
Dear Friends, Welcome to our Fall 2024 issue of Dispatches! Imagine for a moment you are a member of our clinical crew. You are assigned to transport a critically ill pediatric patient from a rural Maine hospital to a major medical center. On the flight there, you run through your pediatric training in your head. […]
“I had to laugh, because I’ve been a helicopter pilot all my life, and it was the first time I flew in the back of a helicopter. I’m usually the driver.” ~ Bob Carr, retired U.S. Army pilot, former LifeFlight patient Most of LifeFlight of Maine’s patients do not remember the helicopter ride. Some will […]
By Henry Frank It’s the people who make an organization great, and LifeFlight of Maine is no exception. There are more than 120 of us on the LifeFlight team. All of us are used to getting A’s, we are unaccustomed to failure, we rarely meet a challenge we can’t surmount, and our personal commitment to […]
Forests are as emblematic of Maine as lobsters, schooners, and snow. They represent a multi-billion-dollar industry, and they lure thousands of jobs and tons of machinery about as far from town as one can get and still be in Maine. The forest products industry has supported LifeFlight of Maine since the beginning, because the people […]
Josh Dickson is LifeFlight of Maine’s director of aviation. He oversees LifeFlight Aviation Services (LFAS), the division of LifeFlight that is certified by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to operate LifeFlight’s aircraft. Fully staffed, his department includes ten airplane pilots, fifteen helicopter pilots, nine aviation maintenance technicians, and a leadership team consisting of some of […]
Maine is a beautiful state. Mountains to summit in the spring and ski on during long winters. Rivers to fish once the snow melts. Islands to explore in the summer. Beaches to enjoy on hot days. Forests to hike through in the autumn. It’s also the most rural state in the country in terms of […]
