LifeFlight News

Liberty Fire and Rescue Deputy Chief Encourages Communities to Support LifeFlight

October 14, 2025
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Each year, through its Community Giving Program, the LifeFlight Foundation reaches out to municipalities across Maine asking for support. Since 2006, more than 280 communities have come together to contribute a total of $1.1 million. This includes the Town of Liberty, which has contributed to LifeFlight’s Community Giving Program consecutively for the last ten years. Liberty, which has fewer […]

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New Helipad Opens in Bar Harbor to Support Medevac Operations

October 2, 2025
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BAR HARBOR, Maine – A new, permanent helipad in downtown Bar Harbor will officially open for medevac operations on Friday, October 3. It will significantly enhance swift access to advanced care for critically ill and injured patients in Bar Harbor and surrounding areas by allowing LifeFlight of Maine helicopters to land close to the Mount […]

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Landing Zone in Weld Dedicated in Memory of Former LifeFlight Patient

September 5, 2025
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On August 23, 2025, a helicopter landing zone in Weld was dedicated in memory of Caren Daugherty, a former LifeFlight of Maine patient and annual summer visitor to nearby Webb Lake. Dozens of community and family members attended the event, which was organized by Caren’s husband, Brent Daugherty.  Brent, who helped facilitate the designation of […]

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A Summer Internship with LifeFlight of Maine 

September 4, 2025
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By Felipe Pérez My name is Felipe Pérez, and I recently had the opportunity to join LifeFlight as a summer intern. I am a junior at Bowdoin College, where I am majoring in physics and biochemistry, with hopes to attend medical school after graduating. I also have experience as a 911 paramedic, training in Denver, […]

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Public Notice: CAMTS Accreditation Site Visit, August 25-27, 2025

August 12, 2025
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The Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems will conduct an accreditation site visit of: LifeFlight of Maine on August 25-27, 2025 The purpose of the site visit will be to evaluate the program’s compliance with nationally established medical transport standards. The site visit results will be used to determine whether, and the conditions under […]

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Patient Story: Kinsley Spencer

August 6, 2025
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Six-year-old Kinsley Spencer loves going to the beach, camping, and spending time with her younger sister, Kallie. Kinsley has cerebral palsy (CP), which affects her movement, balance, and muscle control, but as a kindergartner she doesn’t let her condition hold her back from doing the activities she enjoys. Together, the family goes on adventures, exploring […]

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Dispatches, July 2025

July 7, 2025
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Dispatches shares stories from the patients, supporters, crew, and communities that make LifeFlight of Maine one of the premier air ambulance services in the nation. It is published three times each year by The LifeFlight Foundation. Download this issue as a PDF. Stories in this issue of Dispatches

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A One-Year-Old’s Birthday Fundraiser

July 7, 2025
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This story appeared in the July 2025 issue of “Dispatches.“ Why Rebecca and Doug Thompson Support LifeFlight The Thompson family’s first air medical transport was in 1986 in Massachusetts, when Rebecca and Doug’s son Jack was born. Jack arrived nearly a month before his due date and was flown by airplane from the hospital where Rebecca […]

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