Blackhawk Mission a Success

Lots of excitement at our helipad today as we watched the National Guard do their stuff...and boy, did they do it well! The mission was executed beautifully as they sling lifted the disabled MedFlight helicopter from the hospital's rooftop safely to our ground helipad.
After transferring the helicopter, the Blackhawk then made a final trip to the rooftop pad to retrieve the aircraft's rotor blades (see below).
See video below from the mission:

And finally, the helicopter is taken into the hangar for repairs:

And see a word from the Blackhawk pilot regarding the mission:

National Guard Blackhawk Helicopter Arrives at Carilion Clinic

A National Guard Blackhawk helicopter was deployed this morning to the Carilion Clinic helipad. It's mission is to lift a disabled MedFlight helicopter from our hospital's rooftop helipad-the aircraft was stranded there several days ago due to a mechanical malfunction after bringing a patient to Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital.
Members of the Carilion Clinic, VA State Police, Roanoke Fire & EMS, and the National Guard met at the Carilion Clinic Life-Guard 10 hangar for a mission debriefing.
Stay tuned here for further updates on the helicopter move.

All Work and No Play?

The CCPT family works hard, and deservingly so, they play hard. Over the weekend, a group headed to the James River for a fun day of paddling and social time. A huge thanks to Lieutenant Boudreaux for spearheading the day! Both employees, family members, and friends enjoyed a beautiful sunny day on the river.
Uh, Josh.....the boat is supposed to go IN the water!
We are fortunate to have such a great bunch of folks that work here at Carilion Clinic Patient Transportation. Outings like this only reinforce the great teamwork that we have in place every day at the workplace. If you are interested in joiningg the CCPT team, please contact our business office at (540) 981-8731 or visit www.carilion.com to inquire about employment opportunties.

Summer Camp Visits Life-Guard 10

The Carilion Clinic Life-Guard staff frequently hosts hangar tours for area school groups and summer camps. It's a wonderful opportunity for the children to learn more about our jobs as well as tips on how to be good helpers during emergency situations. The kids are always full of great questions and certainly help to remind all of us here at CCPT why we have chosen our professions as emergency medical providers. We welcome groups of all ages to visit our workplace and see the helicopters and ambulances up close. Feel free to contact our Business Development Office at (540) 981-8303 to schedule a visit.
A special thanks also goes to Dr. Carol Gilbert and Krista Henderson, MSN, RN, from Carilion Clinic Trauma Services, for coordinating the activities with us. See the kids in action below, as they learn how to backboard a mock patient and load him into the aircraft-looks like future CCPT employees to us!

Click on the thumbnails below to see more of the kids' day with us:

Carilion Clinic C.I.O. Spends Day With Life-Guard 10

The Carilion Clinic Life-Guard 10 crew welcomed a special V.I.P. guest on Friday. Daniel Barchi, Chief Information Officer for Carilion Clinic visited CCPT to see our operations up close, including some flight time with our crew. We suited him up and put him to work! Hopefully he enjoyed seeing our technology at an altitude of 3000 feet...a great alternative to any day in the office!

WSLS Does Story on New Night Vision Goggles

A big thanks to News Channel 10 for the excellent story they did on the latest addition to our safety initiatives here at Carilion Clinic Life-Guard-the use of night vision goggles by our medevac teams. Reporter Candice Nelson got to see our operations up close and took time to try out the goggles herself while she was visiting. What do you think-new flight crew member?? :)
Check out the WSLS web site to see more of their coverage.

National EMS Memorial Service

The 16th Annual National EMS Service recently was held in Roanoke, VA. Carilion Clinic Life-Guard was once again proud to participate in this event to honor our EMS brothers and sisters who have lost their lives in the line of duty.
Carilion Clinic Life-Guard 10 provided a flyover for the finish of the EMS Memorial Bike Ride on Friday evening. Nearly 100 cyclists made the grueling, but inspired ride from one of three different starting points: NYC, Kentucky, and Louisiana. Our own CCPT Giles member, James Lee, made the complete ride for the second consecutive year from NYC! Read more about the EMS Memorial Bike Ride here.
The actual Memorial Service took place on Saturday evening. Both Carilion Clinic Life-Guard 10 and 11 provided a flyover for the end of the service. See pictures from the event below. The National Service will return to the Roanoke area for one final time on May 23, 2009, before it moves to its new location in Colorado Springs.