Mercy Flights is proud to announce that it is the first flight program in the state of Oregon and one of ten U.S. flight programs to place into service the new, portable ReVel transport ventilator developed by CareFusion. The ReVel provides multiple ventilation options to support a wide range of patients, from critical care pediatrics…
Grant provides new Mercy Flights facility
November 2, 2011 by Leave a Comment
{gallery}11_01_11/hanger{/gallery} Where there’s a will, there’s a way. Perhaps no place in Oregon has that been better exemplified than in the Rogue Valley with the forming some 62 years ago of Mercy Flights. A young flight controller at the Medford Airport lost a friend with polio because they couldn’t get him to Portland fast enough…
Ours or theirs, who cares
September 7, 2010 by Leave a Comment
We join others in expressing our concern and dismay over the issue of a fine against Mercy Flights. A department of the U.S. Department of Transportation recently advised Mercy Flights they would fine them $40,000. For what, they surely must have asked—because they used the three letter word “our” in marketing material regarding the helicopter…
Youth cited in skateboard accident
June 21, 2010 by Leave a Comment
An 11-year-old Eagle Point youth was cited for failure to wear protective head gear and for failure to yield to oncoming traffic in a skateboard versus car accident in Eagle Point last week. The incident occurred at DeAnjou and Crystal about 3 p.m., June 15 when the skateboarder ran a stop sign and crossed into…
