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News & Stories

Keep up to date with the latest news from LifeFlight of Maine and those we serve.


Former Patient Teams Up with Employer to Make Generous Donation to LifeFlight of Maine

As an independent nonprofit, LifeFlight of Maine depends on community support to fulfill its mission. Every gift made to LifeFlight is put toward ensuring that everyone, perhaps even someone you know, will receive the care they need when they need it most.  Cheri Smith needed the care of a LifeFlight team in 2024. After suffering […]

LifeFlight of Maine Completes Installation of 35 Weather Cameras Statewide

Cameras Available for Public Use LifeFlight of Maine now has the largest collection of publicly accessible and privately maintained aviation weather cameras in the nation. The organization recently completed its weather cameras project with the installation of its 35th camera. Now, LifeFlight is working to share these cameras with the public. LifeFlight’s pilots use the […]

Dispatches, April 2025

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

Patient Story: Oliver White

On October 17, 2024, LifeFlight of Maine completed its 40,000th patient transport. Oliver White, who had a life-threatening congenital heart defect, was transported in a LifeFlight helicopter from Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital in Ellsworth to Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor. Max and April White never expected their son’s first flight to […]

Three Modes of Transport. One Critical Care Team.

LifeFlight of Maine’s mission is to provide critical care and medical transport to anyone across the State of Maine, when and where they need it. Every decision and every action taken is designed to accomplish both of those objectives as safely and effectively as possible. “Critical care” is a technical term that encompasses a broad […]

Why Leslie and Shawn Anderson Support LifeFlight

Leslie and Shawn Anderson have both a professional and a personal connection to LifeFlight of Maine. The couple is originally from Caribou, where for years Leslie served as the chief operating officer at Cary Medical Center. Her husband, Shawn, was the chief executive officer at Houlton Regional Hospital. Photos: Leslie’s father, Nathan Randolph (left); Shawn […]