Life Flight Network Foundation

12/20/2024

However you celebrate, we wish you a joyous holiday season and peace, health, and happiness in the New Year.

We’ll be a little quieter on here for the holidays but rest assured, our teams are at the ready 24/7/365, should you need us.

12/18/2024

🚨 Progress Update: We’re at 88% of our goal! 🚨

Thanks to the incredible generosity of donors like you, we’re so close to reaching our $20,000 goal for the Life Flight Network Foundation’s end-of-year giving campaign! 💙

Your support is helping ensure that our crews are ready to respond when every second counts. But we’re not there yet—we still need your help to cross the finish line.

There’s still time to make a life-saving impact. Every dollar you give today gets us closer to our goal and helps ensure we’re there when lives are on the line.

🔗 Donate now at www.lifeflight.org/foundation

Together, we can make a difference. Let’s finish strong!

12/10/2024

The Life Flight Network Foundation's end-of-year giving campaign is in full swing and we humbly ask for your support as we work to fulfill our mission of saving lives.

Donations from our community directly contribute to our operations—be it purchasing a new neonatal isolette, outfitting a helicopter with an ICU-medical interior, or sending our employees to advanced training—every dollar you give makes a difference.

Heather knows just how vital your support can be—her life is a testament to the difference you make.

“I didn’t know what was wrong with me.”

It was the fall 2022 and Heather started to feel sick. At first, it was minor shortness of breath, but as time passed, her symptoms worsened. “I wasn’t sure what was going on, but I also didn’t think it was anything serious.” After collapsing at home and being too weak to get up, she realized it was time to go the emergency room. Heather’s family called 911, and Kittitas Valley Fire & Rescue transported her to Kittitas Valley Healthcare where she stayed overnight.

“They were able to keep me comfortable, and I felt a little better, more stable.” But when her care team returned with her labs and CT scan results, they told a very different story.

Heather was experiencing respiratory and heart failure due to blood clots in both of her lungs and needed to be transferred to another hospital for emergency surgery. Due to the critical nature of her illness, Life Flight Network was requested to provide ICU-level care and rapid transport to Confluence Health in Wenatchee, Washington.

After a smooth, 17-minute flight, Heather arrived at Confluence Health where she underwent an emergency pulmonary thrombectomy that saved her life. “The crew was amazing; they did everything they could to keep me comfortable during the ride."

Seven months post-surgery, Heather has made a full recovery. We are happy to report that she is back to being active with her family and has returned to caring for her community as a licensed practical nurse. “My heart has returned to its normal size and function. I will be on blood thinners for the rest of my life, but I am alive. Thank you, Life Flight Network.”

Visit lifeflight.org/foundation to learn more and donate.

12/03/2024

🚨 TODAY is Giving Tuesday—your chance to help save lives! 🚨

Every second counts when lives are on the line, and Life Flight Network’s mission depends on your support. This Giving Tuesday, we invite you to make a life-saving impact by donating to our Virtual Skies campaign.

And here’s the exciting part: Les Schwab Tire Centers has partnered with us to match donations up to $10,000! That means every dollar you give goes twice as far to ensure our crews are ready to save lives in the most critical moments. 💙🚁

You can be the difference. Help us reach our goal of $20,000 and donate today at www.lifeflight.org/foundation.

The clock is ticking. Give today to save lives tomorrow.

11/26/2024

Check out this story showcasing the critical importance of donations to the Life Flight Network Foundation. Your tax deductible contribution is an investment in our mission of saving lives and we are deeply grateful for each and every donation — big or small.

With the giving season fast approaching, we humbly ask you to visit lifeflight.org/foundation to learn more about the work we do and donate.

10/21/2024

Ever wondered what we do with the money used to purchase your membership? Now you know!

To learn more, purchase a membership, or donate, visit www.lifeflight.org.

10/14/2024

BTS: Shooting a promo video for the Life Flight Network Foundation’s Virtual Skies campaign in our flight simulation room.

What is the Life Flight Network Foundation?

Our 501(c)(3) non-profit, established in 2009 to provide critical financial support to our mission services.

What does it do?

Accepts donations from the community, which provide us with the funds to acquire state-of-the-art medical and transport equipment as well as advanced training for our employees.

What is the Virtual Skies campaign?

The Foundation’s current fundraising initiative, helping fund a costly yet critical upgrade to our flight simulator that will improve the safety and efficiency of our pilot training and improve our service delivery.

To learn more and donate, head to lifeflight.org/foundation.

A donation to our Virtual Skies campaign is tax deductible and an investment in Life Flight Network’s mission of saving lives.

Your decision to support our organization is truly appreciated and makes a difference in the communities we call home.

10/01/2024

Exciting innovations in patient care are happening over here!

Check out our latest news at the link below.

A big thank you goes out to Spectrum Aeromed for helping us achieve this incredible, first-of-its-kind air medical advancement.

"Life Flight Network intends to outfit its entire fleet of Pilatus PC-12s with liquid oxygen in the coming years; yet another example of the not-for-profit's continued reinvestment in its fleet, staff, and community. Retrofitting the entire fleet will be costly and the organization warmly welcomes community support through the Life Flight Network Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit established in 2009 to provide critical financial support to their mission services."

Those interested in learning more or donating can visit www.lifeflight.org/foundation.



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/PRNewswire/ -- Life Flight Network, the leading air medical transport service in the Pacific Northwest and Intermountain West, in collaboration with Spectrum...

09/23/2024

It’s Membership Monday!

This week we’re talking reciprocal partnerships.

Life Flight Network values our reciprocal partners, knowing that they provide added value to our members by expanding the coverage area of our membership and memberships through our reciprocal partners.

When it comes to financial peace-of-mind, you can’t have too much.

09/11/2024

*SURVIVAL STORY*

Perry is a 71-year-old avid cyclist, residing in Hood River, Oregon. Whether on the road or the trails, enjoying the beautiful outdoors from his bike is Perry’s happy place.

On the afternoon of July 2, 2022, Perry opted for his road bike and set out to enjoy his ride. It was a beautiful, sunny Saturday with a light breeze—a perfect day to ride. “I normally push myself on my rides, to see if I can beat my last time, but that afternoon, I decided to enjoy a nice relaxing ride up to the Mosier Tunnels.” He was two miles into his ride when disaster struck. Another cyclist had cut a blind corner and struck him head-on, sending Perry flying.

When Perry regained consciousness, he found himself in an ambulance. He could hear people talking and moving quickly to pull him out of the ambulance on the stretcher. It was then he heard the helicopter. He saw the rotor blades spinning and the concerned expressions on the faces of those looking down at him. “I could tell things were serious, but the flight crew gave me a sense of calm. It was like they were telling me with their eyes that they would do anything to keep me alive.”

Perry’s injuries were significant, and he was transported to Legacy Emanuel Medical Center in Portland, Oregon, for treatment. Suffering seven broken ribs, a tension pneumothorax, a fractured skull, a fractured scapula, and a major concussion, Perry spent three days in the intensive care unit before being discharged to continue his recovery at home. And in true love’s fashion, he was back on his bike just eight weeks after the accident.

“Life Flight Network was the best part of my experience. I truly felt like I was being rescued by angels from the sky.”

When you donate to the Life Flight Network Foundation, you're contributing to the survival of patients like Perry. Every gift we receive is invested back into our organization, funding the purchase of lifesaving medical and transport equipment and advanced training for our staff, so when the next call comes, we have everything we need to deliver the very best in pre-hospital emergency medical care.

09/09/2024

08/12/2024

Did you know?

Every year, the Life Flight Network Foundation provides hundreds of hours of free training and education to our local EMS and hospital partners.

Your generous donations are invested back into our organization and the communities we serve, allowing us to continue saving lives and expanding access to emergency healthcare.

If you’re interested in supporting us or learning more, head to lifeflight.org/foundation.