(MaineBiz) BAR HARBOR — Just weeks after opening three training centers for its airborne first responders, LifeFlight of Maine can now further expand its capabilities through a $1 million gift that will buy specialized medical equipment. The LifeFlight Foundation received the gift to establish its first named, endowed fund, from the Cornelia Cogswell Rossi Foundation. The equipment […]

Ali Simonds of Belfast is known as ‘Maine Lakes Mermaid.’
This month she’s attempting to swim a mile in a different lake or pond every day for 31 days as part of the Cross for LifeFlight – a statewide, self-led fundraiser sponsored by LifeFlight of Maine.

The lab comes with a human manikin that breathes, talks, and shows lifelike medical symptoms and conditions. (NewsCenter) BANGOR, Maine — LifeFlight of Maine has opened a new simulation training lab in Bangor, helping first responders better prepare for situations they encounter in the field. The new lab comes with a human manikin that can breath, talk, […]

The nonprofit recently opened high-tech simulation labs in Sanford, Lewiston and Bangor to give crew members the ability to train in hyperrealistic scenarios and receive real-time feedback on their work.

When the call for help goes out, LifeFlight of Maine answers. But when they’re not saving lives all across the Pine Tree State, they’re keeping their skills sharp at the all-new simulation and learning lab.

LifeFlight, Maine’s only emergency air ambulance provider and a key lifesaving asset for islands and other remote communities across the state, has taken direct control of its aviation operations. The move frees the nonprofit from an aviation services contractor now owned by a venture capital firm that has become notorious for charging patients and their insurers about twice as much as hospital- or nonprofit-owned rivals.

For nearly 25 years, LifeFlight of Maine has been transporting the sickest patients in need of critical care, whether by ground or air. The staff diligently works with EMS partners across the state to provide the best care possible. The non-profit organization is playing a critical role in treating COVID patients, too.