PHI AirMED 12 crashes...6/8/08

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I'm not sure if everyone has heard or not but this morning an PHI EMS chopper went down killing all on board, including the patient. If you know any PHI crews you know that they are all very good at what they do and what they do for others in this profession (EMS). Air MED 12 is a bit special for me because not only does that crew do regular training for our department I had the fortune to send a patient via that chopper yesterday afternoon. The crew was doing what they do on a daily basis and I assume what they loved to do. My thoughts and prayers will be with them, their families, friends and all of the PHI crews who help us do our jobs better.
THANKS AIR MED 12 and GOD BLESS.
Kevin
 
my deepest sympathy's to the members and their family's.
 
Horrible tragedy.. Something to think about if you are considering flight medicine. Approximately one to two go down a month.. Read EMS memorial web site or Flightweb.com and see how many we lost this last year..


R/r 911
 
My thoughts and prayers to the family and friends that have lost so such........-_-
 
thoughts and prayers to our brothers and sisters families who are coping with their loss :usa:
 
Stephanie and Jana will always be remembered in my prayers and thoughts. PHI was lucky to have such a special crew that cared for their patient's as much as they did. Jana was engaged to be married soon, and I ask for you guy's to pray for her family and the people that loved her. May her fiancee find comfort in knowing that she died doing what she loved.

May they always be remembered in our hearts, and may we always show their spirits by providing the very BEST patient care for all of our patients.

God Bless us, as they leave our world and enter His.... May we continue the journey forth with strong wills and hearts holding good memories.

Mark
 
I recieved word of the crash mere hours after it happened. I knew Jana, and Wayne on a professional level, and am deeply saddenned by their passing. The whole med 12 base is filled with people who exude an emmence energy for life, and happiness for their careers. And I mourn along with the rest of our public safety, and ems family at their loss.
 
CONCERN Bullitin

Here are the Concern Network postings:
http://www.concern-network.org/concern-archive/2008/msg00041.html

Date: June 8, 2008

Program: PHI Air Medical

Type: BH 407
Tail #: N416PH

Injuries:
Jana Bishop, Flight Nurse - fatal
Wayne Kirby, Pilot - fatal
Stephanie Waters, Flight Paramedic - fatal
Patient, fatal


Description:
PHI Air Medical and the emergency medical community mourn the loss of
three dedicated air medical transport providers and a patient who were
involved in a fatal helicopter accident Sunday morning while the
flight crew was transporting the patient from Huntsville to a Houston
hospital.

In the early morning hours on Sunday, Air Med 12, located at Coulter
Field in Bryan, Texas, flew to Huntsville Memorial Hospital to pick
up a patient for transport to Houston. The Med 12 crew followed
PHI's Enhanced Operational Control policies and procedures. After
preparing the patient, the crew flew in a southern direction towards
Houston when an accident occurred approximately 10 miles south of
Huntsville. The accident is under investigation by PHI, the NTSB and
the FAA.

Additional Info:
The memorial service information for Wayne, Jana and Stephanie will be
forthcoming.

Source: Jonathan Collier, Media Contact

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The CONCERN network shares verified information to alert medical
transport programs when an accident / incident has occurred. Please share the
above information with your program staff. If you have further questions,
please contact the CONCERN Coordinator, David Kearns at 800 525 3712 or email:
coordinator@concern-network.org.
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And the follow-up with Memorial Information:

Date: 6-10-2008

Program: PHI Air Medical

Description:
Memorial Services for Jana Bishop, Wayne Kirby and Stephanie Waters
will be held Wednesday June 11, 2008—1:00 pm—at the First Baptist
Church in Bryan, Texas.

The Church is located at the following address:

First Baptist Church of Bryan
3100 Cambridge Drive
Bryan, TX 77802
(979) 776-1400
www.fbcbryan.org

All Fire, EMS and Police agencies who would like to have an apparatus or vehicle participate at
the funeral service, please contact Jason Giles at (979) 204-2690, jgiles@cstx.gov for confirmation
of times and set up. Please plan on having your apparatus or vehicle at Coulter Field Airport
at approximately 12:00. The processional of vehicles will then travel over to the Church
and the site of the service.

For coordination of helicopters attending the service, please contact
Glenn Storey at 832-524-5875 or gstorey@phihelico.com.


Source: Jonathan Collier, Media Contact
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