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Ted Freeman Joins LifeFlight of Maine as Chief Pilot

November 21, 2025

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Bangor, Maine – Ted Freeman joined the LifeFlight of Maine team this week as Chief Pilot, a critical leadership role in LifeFlight’s aviation program. Ted has nearly two decades of experience in aviation. As Chief Pilot, Ted is responsible for ensuring that all LifeFlight Aviation Services (LFAS) ﬂight operations comply with Federal Aviation Regulations, as well […]

We Must Do Better. Our Lives Depend On It.

October 24, 2025

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By Joe Kellner, CEO of LifeFlight of Maine A version of this appeared as an op-ed in the Portland Press Herald on November 3, 2025. I am concerned for our country’s healthcare system. I am worried that in ten years, despite the incredible promise of technology and medicine, millions of Americans will have less access […]

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Connecting Maine’s Islands to Healthcare

October 24, 2025

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Why Jim and Pam Cleveland Support LifeFlight Jim and Pam Cleveland have fond memories of spending summer days in Islesboro with their family. The island in Penobscot Bay is only fourteen miles long and is home to slightly more than 600 year-round residents. It’s where Pam grew up and where the couple’s children and grandchildren […]

Leadership Spotlight: Dan Daigneault

October 24, 2025

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Dan Daigneault is a native Mainer, French Canadian by descent, who grew up in Lewiston. He earned a degree in finance and accounting from the University of Maine. After a short period in Rhode Island early in his career, he moved back to Maine and eventually set down roots in mid coast Maine. Dan is […]

Veterans at LifeFlight of Maine

October 24, 2025

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LifeFlight of Maine currently has 143 employees across the organization. Thirty-four people — almost one quarter of the LifeFlight staff and crew — are either veterans or current members of the armed forces. These men and women serve in nearly every role and crew position at LifeFlight and are a vital part of our team. […]

Dispatches, October 2025

October 24, 2025

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LifeFlight News

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. Updates from the Flightdeck Dear Friends, As Mainers, we understand better than most the […]

LifeFlight and Bar Harbor Community Celebrate Helipad Opening

October 14, 2025

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LifeFlight of Maine recently celebrated the opening of a new helipad in Bar Harbor, made possible by $250,000 of generous donor support. The new, year-round helipad will improve swift access to advanced care for critically ill and injured patients. Its construction was a collaborative effort with LifeFlight, MDI Hospital, the Town of Bar Harbor, and the Bar Harbor Fire […]

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 […]

Patient Story: Mitchell Stein

October 14, 2025

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On April 17, 2025, as Mitchell Stein lay in bed at MidCoast Hospital in Brunswick, his family wasn’t sure if he’d live to see another day. “The first emergency room doctor told my wife, ‘Prepare yourself, he may not make it,’” recalled Mitchell in a recent conversation. He had an 80 percent blockage in his […]

A photo of the new helipad in Bar Harbor.

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 […]