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

Stories from LifeFlight
Keep up to date with the latest news from LifeFlight of Maine and those we serve.
Click here to download the press release. LifeFlight of Maine has launched a significant new initiative to bolster its relationships with hospitals, first responders, emergency medical services (EMS), 911 centers, and other stakeholders that rely on LifeFlight to deliver critical care quickly and reliably for patients facing a life-threatening medical emergency. “At LifeFlight of Maine, […]
“It’s time to go. The heart is good,” Eric Brasier needed get to Boston for surgery, and quickly.
“It was a feeling of relief that someone just knows what to do, especially in a rural area.” – Christina Dolan
“I don’t have any memories from Pen Bay or the ICU at Maine Medical Center, but I do have a memory of a helicopter noise.” – Cathy Lake
“We’re doing really well now. It’s easy to forget what everybody on that helicopter flight had to do.” – Chris Lirakis
Don Miller was at his camp 40 miles west of Ashland when he developed a brain bleed. LifeFlight flew Don from Presque Isle to Bangor for emergency surgery.
“Sometimes we’re called for the unique medical capabilities that we bring and sometimes we’re called for speed.” – Veronica Marzonie, LifeFlight nurse
“In EMS, we make a promise,” says LifeFlight of Maine CEO Joe Kellner. “When you call us, we will come.”
“This is a patient-centric medical enterprise…Our medical direction is daily, it is real, and it is unremitting.” – Norm Dinerman, MD, LifeFlight Founding Medical Director
When the terrible events unfolded in Lewiston in October 2023, LifeFlight immediately mobilized to help treat victims.