Boston MedFlight 2021 Annual Report by Boston MedFlight

YOUR LIFE. OUR MISSION.

2021 A NNUA L RE P O RT

2021

A MESSAGE FROM CEO MAURA HUGHES BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Ann Prestipino, MPH CHAIR, BOARD OF TRUSTEES Senior Vice President, Surgical & Anesthesia Services & Clinical Business Development Massachusetts General Hospital Jayne Carvelli-Sheehan, MSN, RN, CS VICE CHAIR, BOARD OF TRUSTEES Senior Vice President MSK Network Development Beth Israel Lahey Health Brien Barnewolt, MD TREASURER, BOARD OF TRUSTEES Chairman and Chief, Department of Emergency Medicine Tufts Medical Center Alastair Bell, MD CLERK, BOARD OF TRUSTEES Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Boston Medical Center Health System Alasdair K. Conn, MD CHAIR EMERITUS, BOARD OF TRUSTEES Chief Emeritus, Department of Emergency Medicine Massachusetts General Hospital

Thank you for your continued interest in Boston MedFlight, and for taking the time to read this Annual Report. To say that 2021 was an unprecedented year for all of us would of course be an understatement. For Boston MedFlight, FY21 was the busiest year since our founding in 1985, during which we provided critical care transport to more than 5,600 patients in need—an average of 15 patients every 24 hours.

Courtney Cannon, AB, MBA Vice President, Business Operations and Strategy for Nursing/Patient Care Operations Boston Children’s Hospital Charles Cook, MD, FACS, FCCM Division Chief, Acute Care Surgery, Trauma, Surgical Critical Care Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Associate Professor of Surgery Harvard Medical School Monica Kleinman, MD Medical Director, Critical Care Transport Program, Division of Critical Care Medicine Boston Children’s Hospital Patricia (Tish) McMullin, JD Executive Director Conference of Boston Teaching Hospitals Ali Raja, MD, MBA Executive Vice Chairman, Department of Emergency Medicine Massachusetts General Hospital Diana Richardson, MBA Chief Operating Officer Tufts Medical Center Michael Rosenblatt, MD Chief Medical Officer Lahey Hospital & Medical Center Ali Salim, MD Division Chief, Trauma, Burn, and Surgical Critical Care Brigham and Women’s Hospital Professor, Harvard Medical School Julia Sinclair, MBA Senior Vice President, Clinical Services Brigham and Women’s Hospital

While the arrival of the COVID-19 vaccine last spring provided a sense of hope that cases and hospitalizations would dramatically decline, in reality that relief was fleeting, and indeed the pandemic persisted. Our teams continued to transport the sickest COVID patients, typically those on ventilators or requiring other highly specialized intervention, numbering as many as 12-15 COVID patients daily during the surges. I cannot overstate the level of dedication and care demonstrated by Boston MedFlight staff, who continued to deliver expert and often lifesaving care to these patients while navigating risks and adhering to strict clinical and safety protocols. Our Annual Report provides an opportunity to highlight milestones and celebrate our colleagues who each play an essential role in delivering lifesaving care to patients facing dire medical emergencies. These include of course the frontline staff, the critical care nurses and paramedics, the pilots in the air, and critical care EMT operators on the ground, but also the communication specialists, aviation maintenance technicians, and administrative and operations staff. Each member of the Boston MedFlight team is central to our mission. In this publication, we honor the contributions of two retiring colleagues, Lynda Colarossi and Rick Ruff, who have been true leaders at Boston MedFlight and in the field of air medical transport. We celebrate and thank them for their service to our organization and the patients in our care. And we are fortunate that their legacies will be carried on by our entire team of exceptional pilots, many of whom were managed and mentored by Lynda and Rick. While our teams have completed more than 89,000 patient transports during our 37 years of service, each of those transports is unique, and each one provides a lens into the type of work we do, and the expert, compassionate care our teams deliver every day. Such is the case with the patients profiled in this issue: Noelle Lambert, Kristen Matchem, and the Magbie family. I trust that, like me, you will find their stories compelling and heartening. On the clinical front, our teams are continually adopting new technologies and procedures in order to improve patient outcomes, and we actively share best practices in critical care transport with providers throughout the industry. In this issue, we showcase one such clinical capability: therapeutic hypothermia, also known as active cooling. This procedure is utilized to treat neonates with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), a type of brain injury that can occur when a newborn baby’s brain doesn’t receive enough oxygen or blood flow. Treatment with therapeutic hypothermia improves the long-term neurodevelopmental outcome of neonates with moderate to severe HIE, and is utilized by Boston MedFlight clinicians during transport of these fragile infants (see page 8). Of course, the underlying theme of this Annual Report is one of gratitude—gratitude for the Boston MedFlight staff, on the frontlines and behind the scenes, who work tirelessly on behalf of our patients; gratitude for our patients, whose stories of survival and recovery inspire us every day; gratitude for our Consortium hospitals, whose ongoing partnership is central to our clinical and operational excellence; and gratitude for our donors, volunteers, and community partners who support Boston MedFlight and our nonprofit, lifesaving mission. On behalf of all of us at Boston MedFlight, thank you so much for your interest and support.

Maura Hughes, CPA, MBA Chief Executive Officer 2

2021

A MESSAGE FROM CEO MAURA HUGHES BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Maura Hughes, CPA, MBA Chief Executive Officer 2

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PILOT LIGHTS Aviation was a second career for Lynda. After growing up at Air Force bases in Texas and Nevada, she earned a master’s degree in behavior disorders. Lynda had worked in that field for three years when she took an introductory helicopter flight. She was bitten. “I started taking helicopter lessons to get my pilot rating, thinking I would just fly for fun,” Lynda recalls. “But I loved it so much that I wanted to make a career.”

HIGHLIGHTS FROM TWO DECADES OF AVIATION LEADERSHIP

In 2021, two members of our aviation team retired after storied careers at Boston MedFlight. Lynda Colarossi, Chief Pilot, and Rick Ruff, Director of Aviation Operations, leave significant legacies to the air medical community and will be remembered for the safe, effective aviation program they developed at Boston MedFlight, their respect for and mentorship of their colleagues, and for the thousands of patients they cared for as pilot-incommand over the past two decades.

Lynda began a professional course at Northeast Helicopters in Ellington, CT. After earning her licenses and accreditations, she became an instructor at Northeast Helicopters and started working toward her airline transport certificate (the highest achievement of pilot certification, requiring 1,500 hours of total flight time). Northeast Helicopters shared a field with a fixed-wing aircraft school and a parachute school. One day, a jumper at the parachute school had a serious accident and an air ambulance was summoned. “When the air ambulance landed, I said, ‘That’s what I want to do,’” remembers Lynda. She began working as a pilot for UMass Memorial Life Flight in Worcester, MA, where she would complete her airline transport certificate before joining Boston MedFlight in 2001 as a line pilot. Like many Boston MedFlight team members, Rick Ruff has a military background. After earning a degree in aeronautics and serving 8 years as a pilot in the Army out of Fort Campbell, KY, he pivoted to the air ambulance industry, where he could continue to fly life-saving transports while making a difference and working with great people at the top of their game. In 1999 he joined Boston MedFlight as a line pilot. Rick and Lynda would go on to spend two decades as colleagues at Boston MedFlight, piloting the organization through several significant changes in aviation operations, including the development of GPS instrument approach procedures to the downtown Boston hospital helipads (overcoming multiple challenges due to the proximity of Logan Airport), implementing one of the first helicopter air ambulance operator night vision goggle programs in New England, and achieving Boston MedFlight’s FAA Part 135 certificate, all while flying missions, designing and implementing training and safety protocols, serving as instructor pilots and check pilots in the various aircraft operated by Boston MedFlight, and proactively mentoring what is now a team of 18 pilots. 4

GPS INSTRUMENT APPROACH On November 19, 2015, a Boston MedFlight helicopter transporting a critically ill child safely completed the first use of an aviation instrument approach procedure to the Brigham and Women’s Hospital helipad—the proud culmination of a highly complex, fiveyear planning, and design, certification, and approval processes in which Rick provided the initial development and coordination and Lynda developed the special instrument procedures book and supporting training material and oversaw pilot training on these special instrument procedures. Boston MedFlight began the process of establishing GPS helicopter approach and departure procedures in 2010, a multi-phase project that ultimately connected community hospitals with downtown Boston medical centers through a network of low-altitude instrument flyways similar to the high-altitude routes used by airlines and corporate jets. This network allows Boston MedFlight helicopters to remain safely clear of other aviation traffic in the Boston area and complete patient transportation in cloudy weather with a greater safety margin.

PART 135 CERTIFICATE Given the stringent requirements of federal aviation regulations, most air medical providers utilize contract services to operate their aircraft. The process for an organization to qualify for its own Part 135 certificate is lengthy and complex, requiring extensive documentation of procedures to ensure safe operations, thorough inspection of aircraft and facilities, and the training and qualification of the pilots who will operate under the new certificate. With Lynda and Rick working closely with Rick Kenin, General Manager of Aviation Operations at the time, Boston MedFlight completed its Part 135 5

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HIGHLIGHTS FROM TWO DECADES OF AVIATION LEADERSHIP

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certificate in 2017. Lynda was named Chief Pilot and Rick Ruff was named Director of Operations as those two roles, previously held by our vendor, were brought in-house as required for certification.

“Boston MedFlight’s aviation program would not be what it is today without Rick and Lynda,” said Rick Kenin, Chief Operating Officer-Transport. “Their ever-present focus on flight safety and patient care created a culture that has withstood the test of time. It was an honor and privilege to work with both of them. They had tremendous careers that resulted in positive impacts on both Boston MedFlight and the air ambulance industry. Each of them has left a significant legacy to the entire air medical community. They are missed tremendously here at Boston MedFlight, but their work lives on in daily operations of the aviation program they developed.”

Boston MedFlight began preparing for the certificate transition years in advance. “Boston MedFlight made the investment slowly and did it right,” says Rick. “I was part of a really good team that made the transition effectively. I was very lucky that Rick Kenin was brought in to manage the certificate changeover. He was one of the best bosses I ever had. After Lynda and I achieved Rick’s confidence, he allowed us to do things based on our experience.” Lynda concurs. “Rick Kenin gets all the credit,” she says. Rick Ruff explains the certificate’s operational impact. “Even though our vendors served us well, they held contracts with multiple air ambulance programs regionally and sometimes nationally, and sometimes other types of contracts too. A vendor’s operating practices and procedures have to work for all of their contracts. We wanted to have our own certificate so that we could tailor the rules, regulations, policies, and procedures to meet the specific needs of Boston MedFlight.” At the core of the Part 135 certificate process was the creation of operations manuals and courseware. Rick Ruff worked primarily on the general operator’s manual and Lynda focused on writing the maneuvers and procedures manuals for the three types of aircraft Boston MedFlight had at the time, as well as training and testing materials. “It was a tremendous undertaking,” says Lynda. “We had to start from scratch. Whatever you’ve written in your manuals is the way you need to operate. The FAA’s role is to inspect the operation. We wrote our manuals exactly as we planned to operate to ensure compliance.”

UNDER A WING Boston MedFlight’s Part 135 certificate documentation exemplifies the organization’s commitment to training, education, and mentorship, which resonated strongly for Lynda. “At heart, I am an educator,” Lynda says. “I cared deeply about making sure pilots were knowledgeable. Boston MedFlight has been so successful because of the money that goes into training. When you’re up there and you’re flying—whether you’re a nurse, medic, or pilot—it all becomes second nature because of the depth of training you’ve had. Boston MedFlight makes that investment every day. They are a forwardthinking organization that embraces the best there is in training and technology.” Rick Ruff agrees. “Boston MedFlight is unique,” he says, noting that helicopter air ambulance operations are often ranked as the most dangerous job in America. “There are so many aspects to what makes an organization run well, especially one as complex as Boston MedFlight. As a pilot, I’m most interested in an organization’s safety record, equipment, training, and culture. Boston MedFlight’s training budget is one of the highest in the country, enabling pilots to go to offsite simulator training and factory-style training. Many organizations talk a lot about safety, but this organization truly lives it and breathes it.”

AFTER BOSTON MEDFLIGHT It was during his years at Boston MedFlight that Rick met his wife, Jill, who worked in Boston MedFlight’s communications center. The couple now lives in Florida, enjoying a long-planned relocation that enables Rick to spend more time with family while Jill works as a nurse manager at a Level 1 trauma center. Rick works with CAMTS (the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems) during retirement as a site surveyor, ensuring that medical transport services are in compliance with accreditation standards. He had previously been a CAMTS board member and is glad to continue contributing to the air ambulance industry he loves. 6

Taking over for Rick Ruff in early 2021, Mark Onorato was promoted to Director of Aviation Operations, and Nate Fancher replaces Lynda Colarossi as Chief Pilot. Mark Onorato brings a wealth of experience and expertise as a career Army aviator and instructor pilot and has also spent time managing the FBI’s aviation program. He joined Boston MedFlight in 2017 as an air ambulance pilot. In his new role, he is responsible for the safe and efficient daily operation of Boston MedFlight’s air ambulance program. Lynda is enjoying the newfound autonomy in her schedule and spending more time with friends and family, caring for her elderly mother, and enjoying her first grandchild. Her husband, a commercial helicopter pilot, will fly for a few more years before joining Lynda in retirement. Looking back on their careers at Boston MedFlight, Lynda and Rick both feel strongly that their personal career successes—and Boston MedFlight’s success more broadly—are built on the inherently collaborative process of an extraordinary team.

Nate Fancher has more than 19 years of helicopter air ambulance experience, including nine years with Boston MedFlight. He also served as the aviation site manager for ERA Helicopters during the transition to our Part 135 certificate. He is now responsible for supervising the organization’s pilot group and aviation training program. “We are pleased to have both Mark and Nate on board to transition to Director of Aviation Operations and Chief Pilot for Boston MedFlight,” said Rick Kenin. “Mark has made great strides recently as our Aviation Safety Manager and Nate has been a great leader since he joined us. We wish both of them well in their new roles in which we know they will continue to be successful.”

“I’m humbled that I had the opportunity to work for Boston MedFlight and do a job that I loved so much,” says Lynda. “There’s nothing like the feeling of completing a very challenging transport so that the patient can get the care they need. What I miss most is the day-today camaraderie with the clinical crew. I hold them in such high regard. The clinical crew saves lives. My role was to safely fly the aircraft.” Rick has a similar perspective. Of the clinical team, he says, “It was very rewarding watching these people do what they do. You always had to keep in mind that what we were doing was taking care of this person on the worst day of their life. It has been an honor and a privilege to do just that.” 7

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certificate in 2017. Lynda was named Chief Pilot and Rick Ruff was named Director of Operations as those two roles, previously held by our vendor, were brought in-house as required for certification.

STAYING COOL

THERAPEUTIC HYPOTHERMIA IN NEONATAL CRITICAL CARE TRANSPORT One of the most familiar principles in newborn care is the practice of keeping babies warm. However, for certain newborns at risk for brain injury, intentional cooling, rather than warming, is a potentially life-saving treatment.

Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) is a type of brain injury that can occur when a newborn baby’s brain doesn’t receive enough oxygen or blood flow. It is one of the most serious birth complications among full-term infants. While most commonly caused by obstetric complications during labor and delivery, HIE can also result from issues prior to or after birth. Affecting about 1.5 to 2.5 out of every 1,000 full-term births in developed countries, HIE is a leading cause of infant mortality in the US. The amount of time and degree to which a newborn’s brain is deprived of oxygen usually determine the severity of the resulting damage. Some babies with HIE will experience no lasting health issues at all or only mild or moderate effects; others will experience serious and permanent disability such as cerebral palsy, epilepsy, developmental delay, or cognitive impairment. Therapeutic hypothermia (cooling therapy) significantly improves these babies’ chances of survival and reduces the risk of major disability. This therapy is delivered by wrapping the baby in a specialized cooling blanket. The baby’s temperature is continuously monitored by a thermometer, and the cooling blanket responds by automatically adjusting itself to lower the baby’s temperature to 33.5°C (92.3°F). This process is known as “active cooling.” In order to be most effective, cooling should be started as early as possible after birth and continued for 72 hours. A delay in starting therapy can result in further brain injury. “This is one of the most time-sensitive therapies in neonatal medicine,” said Dr. Michael Prendergast, Neonatal Associate Medical Director for Boston MedFlight and attending neonatologist in the neonatal intensive care unit at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital. “Our paradigm is ‘time is brain.’ The longer treatment is delayed, the greater the risk of adverse outcomes.”

Due to the specialized nature of this therapy, affected infants are cared for in certain neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) with expertise in this condition. When cooling therapy is not available at the birth center or hospital where the baby was delivered, the affected infant is immediately transferred to a specialist NICU for therapy. While awaiting transfer to a NICU, passive cooling (simply removing external heat sources such as blankets and warming lamps from the newborn) can be initiated. Passive cooling is a helpful short-term approach, but it is less effective than active cooling. To address this critical need in these extremely vulnerable patients, and as a result of a collaboration between Controlled Risk Insurance Company (CRICO) and Boston MedFlight, CRICO awarded grant funding to enable Boston MedFlight to provide active cooling therapy as a standard feature for all neonatal transports. In May 2021, our crews began bringing this therapy to the baby’s bedside, where it can be initiated and continued throughout the onward journey to the NICU, saving precious minutes and hours. Five of our neonatal isolettes (covering all of our ground and air ambulance bases) are equipped with this technology, which now constitute a high volume of our transports: In the first 6 months after rollout, we transported 33 newborn babies with suspected HIE to tertiary care centers while providing therapeutic cooling. Our longest cooling transport duration to date is 120 minutes, which means that therapeutic cooling was initiated hours before it would otherwise have been available. To further improve outcomes for this group of vulnerable patients, Boston MedFlight shares our data and lessons with a collaboration of local, regional, and national experts. We help with the continuous improvement in evidence-based medicine, driving the care delivered in neonatal critical care transport and NICUs around the world. “Our role as a clinical team is to deliver care to a specific patient,” explains Dr. Prendergast. “We already know that earlier is better—and we’re delivering on that. At a broader level, our role is to also try to improve health care for future patients. By providing therapeutic cooling to patients and by contributing to the collaborative registry, we see a wonderful example of Boston MedFlight’s commitment to both of these roles.”

STAYING COOL

BOSTON MEDFLIGHT PATIENT PROFILE

PLAN B:

THE MAGBIE FAMILY When preparing for the birth of a child, expectant parents are often encouraged to create a birth plan that outlines their preferences for labor and delivery. This suggestion is typically accompanied by the caveat that every labor and delivery experience is unique, and that if things don’t go according to plan, changes may be necessary to ensure a healthy mother and baby. Nantucket residents Christy Tran and Maxwell (Max) Magbie know better than most parents just how quickly an ideal birth plan can evaporate.

By late afternoon on Saturday, May 22, 2021, Christy had been in labor for 36 hours at Nantucket Cottage Hospital. She was well past term at 42 weeks of pregnancy. Accompanied by a doula, Christy was just a push or two away from delivering her baby when his heart rate plummeted. Fearing umbilical cord prolapse, an uncommon but potentially fatal obstetric emergency that occurs when the umbilical cord is compressed between the baby and the cervix, Christy was rushed into the operating room for an emergency C-section. Christy and Max, 32 and 33 respectively, know how to stay calm under pressure. Christy is a veterinary technician and Max, who owns an HVAC company, is a certified wilderness first responder. “We knew this was out of our hands,” says Max. “We knew that the people who knew what they were doing needed to step in.” Even then, Christy and Max couldn’t know just how far reality would ultimately deviate from their birth plan.

BEYOND ALL HOPE Max waited in the birthing room with the doula, working to stay calm and composed. Within about 20 minutes, the obstetrician returned to the birthing room to tell Max the baby had been delivered, but that his heart rate was dangerously low. She estimated he had been deprived of oxygen for 6-8 minutes. Attempts at resuscitation weren’t working, and she didn’t think the baby would survive. She also said that Christy had lost a lot of blood and needed emergency transport to a Boston hospital. Boston MedFlight had been summoned—but as no one expected the baby to survive, only a transport for Christy had been arranged. Stupefied, Max made his way to the OR, sat beside his wife, and held her hands. Unable to process what was happening, Max focused on Christy and tried not to look at the hospital clinicians working on the baby on the other side of the room. Their baby was dying, and the reality was incomprehensible. Before the enormity of this loss could begin to sink in, two Boston MedFlight crew members appeared and started working on the baby. Unbeknownst to Max at the time, this Boston MedFlight crew had arrived to transport a different patient altogether.

“My nurse partner [Corrine Foster, Critical Care Nurse] and I had launched to Nantucket to take care of another patient,” recalls James “Boomer” Boomhower, Boston MedFlight Critical Care Paramedic. “We had equipment appropriate to caring for an adult. But when the hospital triage nurse met us at the helipad, she said, ‘Don’t worry about the guy you came for; he’s stable. We need you in the labor and delivery suite for a mother and newborn.’ If we’d known we were coming for a baby, we would have brought a different set of equipment, including an isolette. But we pivoted and grabbed the things we could.” Boomer and Corrine entered the labor and delivery suite. “The first thing I noticed was that the newborn was much more critically ill than Mom,” says Boomer. “The baby needed immediate attention. The hospital had done a fantastic job using all of the resources they had, but they needed our assistance. That led to a complicated resuscitation of the child.” From Max’s perspective, “These people in blue jumpsuits showed up and synchronized the OR out of their little red bag,” he says. Time stood still for Max and Christy as they watched Boomer and Corrine at work. With calm expertise, the two crew members orchestrated hospital staff and resources to resuscitate their baby boy, even without the specialized neonatal equipment that would normally have facilitated their processes. “We heard someone calling for epinephrine,” says Max. “Next thing we knew, Christy pointed to the baby and said ‘he just kicked!’ Somehow, that’s when we knew we would survive. Simply put, they saved him. Because of Boston MedFlight, we have a baby. We owe so much to those individuals,” says Max. “Their intuition, their skills, and their quick actions made us whole.” With Boston MedFlight attending to the baby, hospital staff focused on Christy. She was hemorrhaging. “At that point, she really wasn’t looking good,” says Max. “She was completely pale and flat. She needed fluids and a blood transfusion, but hospital staff were struggling to administer an IV catheter. “That’s when the other crew [Catie Graham, Critical Care Nurse, and Mike Hourihan, Critical Care Paramedic] showed up, the Boston MedFlight team that was actually Christy’s.” With Boomer and Corrine working on the baby, Catie and Mike focused on Christy.

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distinctly remember the crew tending to the baby and going about their business while paying no attention at all to being in a helicopter.” During the flight, the crew implemented passive cooling therapy as a precursor to the active therapeutic hypothermia that would be initiated on arrival. (To read about therapeutic hypothermia, see page 8.)

KEEPING COMPANY The baby was beginning to stabilize. After a successful intubation and the insertion of an umbilical venous catheter, his vital signs were improving and he was no longer on the brink of death. But he needed to get to Boston immediately. Boston MedFlight quickly retrofitted the first helicopter to accommodate a neonatal transport without an isolette and prepared the baby for transport. Christy, intermittently nearing unconsciousness, demanded that Max be allowed to accompany the baby in the helicopter. “He is not going alone,” she insisted. The crew secured permission for Max to ride in the helicopter to Massachusetts General Hospital. Before departure, Boston MedFlight Critical Care Paramedic Mike Hourihan approached Max. “This gentleman says to me, ‘Hey man, you’ve got a beautiful son. What’s his name? Would you like some pictures?’” Max recalls. “He told me to give him my phone. He took photos of the baby. Somehow he knew that was the right thing to do. Christy and I both understand emergency situations and neither of us have ever had the presence of mind to do anything like that. I’ll never forget it,” Max says with emotion. Max said goodbye to Christy and went out to the helipad where he boarded the helicopter with the baby and crew. A moment later, they were in the air. “It was an unbelievable flight,” Max says. “I

After landing at Mass General, Max and the baby were brought down to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). “An entire team was waiting for him,” says Max. The Boston MedFlight handoff was more complex than usual, as the baby needed immediate active cooling therapy and hospital staff were not accustomed to receiving a newborn who hadn’t been transported in an isolette. Everyone got busy. “They sat me on a couch in the corner. The Boston MedFlight crew gave them all the information. I couldn’t see much because there were so many people and equipment everywhere,” says Max. Before long, someone noted that Max wasn’t looking great. “‘Someone needs to get Dad out of here,’” Max recalls hearing. “The doctor in charge, the head of pediatric neurology, escorted me to another room. Along the way she showed me every piece of equipment they were using and told me everything that was going on. I’m mechanically inclined, so that was good for me.” Settled in a secure waiting room, Max glanced at the time. It was 11:30pm. The baby had been delivered about six hours earlier. Minutes dragged by. Sometime after 1:00am, Max got a call from a number he didn’t recognize. It was Mike Hourihan, the Boston MedFlight Critical Care Paramedic on Christy’s crew. “I have someone here who would like to talk to you,” Mike said. The next voice Max heard was Christy’s. In a rush of words and tears, Max told Christy that the baby was alive and breathing over the ventilator (which meant he was breathing spontaneously), had a solid heart rate, and was receiving cooling therapy. Where was Christy? She didn’t know. Max heard Mike tell Christy she was also at Mass General. Max told his wife he would find her. 12

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When Max finally found Christy’s room, he was deeply relieved. Even though it had taken several hours for Christy to stabilize enough for transport from Nantucket to Mass General, she had avoided the intensive care unit and a blood transfusion. Six days later she would need a revision to correct her C-section incision, but otherwise she was recovering.

At nine months old, Malcolm is in the 98th percentile for height and 70th percentile weight. “He is more than thriving. He’s absolutely the sweetest and happiest baby,” says Max. For six months, Malcolm had frequent medical appointments in Boston, and the family has taken full advantage of all available services and resources. “We have done everything he was eligible for,” Max says. Based on Malcolm’s recent nine-month neurological assessment, he has no permanent brain damage from the HIE and no developmental delays are expected. The next assessment comes on Malcolm’s first birthday. He will continue to be monitored until he is three years old.

The baby spent 72 hours in cooling therapy. Due to hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), a brain injury in newborn infants caused by lack of oxygen and blood, he had two seizures within his first 24 hours of life. He spent 7 days in the NICU, during which time Christy and Max were able to hold him while navigating his multiple medical “tethers.” He was also heavily sedated. At one point he ripped out his ventilator, but was breathing well enough on his own to avoid its replacement. In the wee hours one night in the NICU, hospital staff told the couple that they absolutely, positively had to name their baby and it couldn’t wait a moment longer. So it was that “the baby” became Malcolm Thanh Magbie. At one week old, Malcolm was moved to the Special Care Nursery, which is a step down from the NICU in level of care. He had a liver issue and other medical concerns that still needed monitoring. Christy, who was discharged that day, had been pumping breastmilk for Malcolm while he was in the NICU and now it was time to transition to breastfeeding. “We had to learn how to be parents,” Max says. “They wanted to make sure we were getting through the grieving part of our ordeal and that we were going to be OK.” Max and Christy secured a short-term rental outside of Boston and commuted to the hospital daily to be with Malcolm. Malcolm spent a week in the special care nursery. On June 6, 2021, two weeks after Malcolm was born, he was discharged. That day, Christy and Max brought him home to their temporary apartment, free of all the tethers and machines. Both of Malcolm’s grandmothers were waiting eagerly to greet him. For the first time since Malcolm was born, Max fully exhaled. The next day, the family returned home to Nantucket.

Christy has fully recovered and is following Malcolm’s pediatrician’s recommendation that she stay home with him for a year before returning to the veterinary field. Emotionally, the trauma that Christy and Max endured has bonded them to each other, and to their son, more tightly than they can articulate.

One might describe the Magbie family’s experience as unlucky, but Max disagrees. “I think we had really good luck. Despite everything, we had the best OB and got the right Boston MedFlight crew at the right place at the right time. We look at our story as incredibly lucky. We wouldn’t be here without Boston MedFlight. We are grateful beyond words. The bottom line is, Boston MedFlight is essential. You’re only going to have so much help on Nantucket or any remote area in Massachusetts or New England. Plan A doesn’t always work out. It’s nice to have a Plan B. Boston MedFlight is an excellent Plan B.”

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BOSTON MEDFLIGHT PATIENT PROFILE It was shortly before midnight when Kristen got out of bed to check on Wren. But after taking a few steps, Kristen realized she felt unsteady and unwell. Something was wrong. With horror, Kristen discovered she was bleeding profusely. She was having a postpartum hemorrhage on her bedroom floor. She woke Chris in a panic. Chris called his mother, who rushed to the house to stay with Josie and Wren as Chris helped Kristen into the car and raced to nearby Brockton Hospital. At the hospital, an ultrasound revealed matter in Kristen’s uterus. “They decided to send me up to the OR to have a D&C [dilation and curettage],” Kristen recalls. “I remember telling my husband that I really didn’t want to be put under. I thought I would never see him or my kids again.” But Kristen didn’t have a choice. The D&C did not abate the massive blood loss. Kristen’s medical team then performed a uterine artery embolization, but that didn’t stop the hemorrhage either. She had uterine atony, or failure of the uterus to contract following childbirth, which occurs in 1 in 40 births in the United States. Uterine atony is responsible for at least 80% of cases of postpartum hemorrhage, which is the leading cause of severe maternal morbidity and death.

LIFE AND LOSS: Kristen Matchem

Kristen Matchem and her husband Chris dreamed of having three children. With the love and support of family on both sides in their hometown of Brockton, MA, a large and boisterous family was the couple’s shared plan. In 2019, their daughter Josie was born, and on July 21, 2021, they were thrilled to welcome healthy baby Wren into the family. Their vision was becoming reality. But just nine days later, reality turned to nightmare.

Ultimately Kristen would receive 20 transfusion bags of blood—and Brockton Hospital was running dangerously low on O negative. As the blood loss caused Kristen to become seriously hypotensive, her oxygen levels plummeted and she had to be intubated. Time was running out.

PLASMA IN THE AIR Chris consented for Kristen to be transported to Brigham and Women’s Hospital by air ambulance. Boston MedFlight was summoned. After stabilizing Kristen enough to fly, Boston MedFlight wheeled her to the helipad and lifted off. Fortunately, shortly before Kristen’s transport, Boston MedFlight began carrying liquid, never-frozen plasma in a cooperative venture with Brigham and Women’s Hospital. This was the newest addition to the Boston MedFlight blood transfusion program that began in November 2019, enabling the storage, transport, and

administration of blood products as needed in Boston MedFlight’s ground and air vehicles. Boston MedFlight was the first Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) program in Massachusetts and one of a few in the country to have this liquid plasma transfusion capability. Plasma is a key part of an individual’s ability to form blood clots with platelets. When someone bleeds from trauma or other medical problems, they not only lose plasma and the ability to clot, they also consume the factors that cause clotting. Many smaller community hospitals only have access to plasma that is frozen and must be thawed prior to emergency use. In cases like Kristen’s, liquid plasma transfusion during transport can be life-saving. The Boston MedFlight helicopter arrived at Brigham and Women’s in seven minutes. Kristen was rushed into the OR. The medical team at Brigham and Women’s was also unable to stop the hemorrhage. To save Kristen’s life, the team performed an emergency hysterectomy. Kristen woke up in the ICU on July 31, her 31st birthday. She was confused. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, Kristen had no family present, and didn’t know where she was. “The doctor came in and explained everything to me: the two procedures at Brockton, the 20 bags of blood, the helicopter transport. When she told me I’d had an emergency hysterectomy, I started sobbing. I had just had my second child, and now I didn’t have a uterus. It was like watching a bad movie except everything had already happened and I didn’t even know it.”

When Kristen counts her blessings, Boston MedFlight is on the list. “Boston MedFlight is one of the reasons why I’m alive today. They worked so fast to get me to the other hospital. Being medflighted was a critical piece of why I’m still here.”

TODAY

GIVE BLOOD, GIVE LIFE

Six months later, Kristen is “100% healthy and feeling great,” she says. She is preparing to return to her job working in a special ed classroom. While she is feeling ready to resume everyday life, the mental and emotional adjustments have been the most challenging. “We always had a vision of having three children. And that was taken from us,” says Kristen. “It was heartbreaking to cope with the fact that I can’t have any more kids. But my husband has been really supportive. When I get sad, he reminds me that we have two healthy daughters, and that I’m here. I very nearly wasn’t. I’m so grateful to be here and witness my daughters and all their firsts. But I do still grieve the family I thought we were going to have.”

In the future, Kristen plans on donating blood, and she asks everyone she knows to consider donating blood as well. The Red Cross is currently experiencing the worst blood shortage in over a decade. If you are able, please consider donating whole blood, platelets, or plasma, all of which save lives. Donors with type AB blood make ideal candidates for plasma or platelet donations, as type AB plasma is the only universal type and can be given to patients of any blood type, but only 4% of the population has type AB blood. Visit redcross.org or contact your local blood bank to find out more.

Kristen spent a week in the hospital recovering. To protect her daughters from any chance of contracting COVID-19, Kristen chose not to have either of them brought to the hospital and focused on healing so that she could get home to her children. Family and friends stepped in to help with childcare, meal delivery, and support. When Kristen finally returned home to her family, it was with unspeakable relief, but also great sadness.

LIFE AND LOSS: Kristen Matchem

TODAY

GIVE BLOOD, GIVE LIFE

BOSTON MEDFLIGHT PATIENT PROFILE Martha’s Vineyard was beautiful that Saturday morning in July, 2016. Noelle, a Division 1 lacrosse player at UMass Lowell, had finished a breakout freshman season as her team’s leading point scorer. She and teammate Kelly Moran were on the island to visit another friend from school. “We decided to rent a moped,” says Noelle. “Kelly had driven one before and hadn’t had a good experience. I hadn’t ever driven one, but how hard could it be?” They set off on the moped with Noelle driving and Kelly on the back. “One minute we’re having a great time. The next minute, there’s a dump truck coming toward us,” Noelle recalls. She lost control of the moped, veered left, and sideswiped the truck. “I remember hitting the truck and then being on the ground. I looked down at my leg, and it was gone. My first thought was that I was never going to play lacrosse again,” she says.

UNEXPECTED GIFTS: NOELLE LAMBERT

“It was the best thing that ever happened to me,” athlete Noelle Lambert says of the accident in which she lost her left leg above the knee.

A motorist who had been driving behind the moped ran to the scene. He took his shirt off and used it as a tourniquet on Noelle’s leg, instructed by a nurse who had been jogging nearby. “That basically saved my life, because I hit a major artery,” says Noelle. “I remember them telling me, ‘Everything’s fine. You’re going to be okay,’ and me saying, ‘No, my leg is gone.’ I never felt like I was going to die. But I was an athlete, and I didn’t know what life was without sports.”

TEAM EFFORT Emergency vehicles arrived and transported Noelle and Kelly to Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Kelly had suffered cuts, torn ligaments, and a sprained knee. Noelle needed an emergency air ambulance to Boston Medical Center. Boston MedFlight was summoned. Aaron Bell, Critical Care Transport Nurse, was part of the Boston MedFlight team who arrived at Martha’s Vineyard Hospital to transport Noelle to Boston Medical Center. “I remember the call,” Aaron says. “Noelle had sustained a devastating injury, but she was so calm. It seemed like she was able to process the gravity of what had happened. You could tell there was something extraordinary about Noelle. The accident wasn’t going to stop her. Her strength was inspirational.”

As unfortunate as Noelle’s accident was, Aaron notes two significant factors in Noelle’s favor: The first was the motorist who administered a tourniquet at the scene. “That driver saved her life,” Aaron states. Secondly, when Boston MedFlight arrived, Noelle had already received a regional anesthetic, or nerve block, which made it impossible for her to feel anything below her hip joint. Aaron notes that if not for the influx of per diem doctors who bolster hospital staffing during the busy summertime season, this anesthesia might not have been available. The team prepared Noelle for transport and loaded her into the helicopter. “I wasn’t really in pain at that point,” says Noelle, “but I had never flown in a helicopter before and I got anxious when I learned it was going to take more than five minutes to get to the hospital. They took care of me.” Landing at Boston Medical Center, Noelle was whisked into a three-hour surgery. Two days later she had a second and final surgery. Throughout her hospital stay, Noelle was surrounded by family, teammates, friends, and supporters. “I had an incredible support system,” says Noelle. “There wasn’t a period of time that I went without a visitor. Survivors of the Boston Marathon bombing came and spent time with me. I couldn’t sit there and feel sorry for myself. They told me that my life could still be what I wanted it to be. I was very fortunate to have that. I never really went through a big depression, and it’s probably because of that support.” Noelle’s head coach conveyed that Noelle’s spot on the team would be waiting for her when she was ready to go back. “That meant everything,” says Noelle. “I used that as my therapy and my distraction.” Noelle resolved to return to a normal life. She would run again, and she would play lacrosse again.

BACK ON THE FIELD Noelle went to Spaulding Rehab for a week before returning home to Manchester, NH. She spent two months on crutches, waiting for her wounds to heal so that she could be fitted for a walking prosthetic. But just three weeks after the accident, she started going back to UMass Lowell for pre-season

lacrosse practice. “I would drive myself to school every day,” says Noelle. “I wanted to go to practice and support my team. I really had no idea what to expect. In the beginning, I thought it would be easier than it was.” When Noelle finally received her first prosthetic, it took her just two weeks to learn how to walk on her own. Noelle anticipated getting a running blade, but soon learned that specialty prosthetics cost from $10,000 to $50,000 and aren’t covered by insurance. Nine months after her accident, she received a running blade from the Challenged Athletes Foundation. She was thrilled despite the subsequent challenges. “When I first got the running blade, I couldn’t run on a treadmill for more than 10 seconds at a time,” Noelle says. She spent the summer of 2017 getting back into shape, which included a lot of running. On the first day of pre-season training junior year, Noelle told her coaches and teammates that she wanted to be treated like everyone else. The ensuing weeks and months were difficult. She had three grueling training sessions a day, and sometimes her prosthesis would chafe to the point of causing her leg to bleed. “There were so many times I wanted to quit,” says Noelle. “I owe it to my coaches for not allowing me to use disability as an excuse not to do something. My teammates would stay with me for extra support, even when their own workouts were done. If It had been up to me, I would have quit.” Halfway through her junior season, Noelle was cleared by the NCAA to play with a prosthetic leg. In her first game back—18 months after the accident—she scored her first goal of the season on her third shot on goal of the game and became the first above-the-knee amputee to ever play Division 1 lacrosse. (Media coverage of Noelle’s goal is worth finding on YouTube.)

RUNNING AHEAD With college graduation on the horizon, Noelle knew she wasn’t ready to end her athletic career. “I need to be motivated,” says Noelle. “Someone from US Paralympic track and field reached out and asked if I’d thought about the sport. I hate running, and I had never done track and field before. But I thought it would be an opportunity to represent my country and continue 17

my athletic career.” The day the lacrosse season ended, she bought a training block and spikes. Noelle graduated cum laude from UMass Lowell in May 2019 with a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice and started training for the US Paralympic team with a goal of competing in the 100-meter sprint event. In September that year she competed in Paris, France, and qualified for the USA Paralympic Team. Two months later, at the World Para Athletics Championships in Dubai, she broke the US women’s record with a time of 16.31 seconds, a fourth-place finish that earned her a spot at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Paralympic Games. After a year’s delay due to COVID-19, at the 2021 Tokyo Paralympic Games in September, Noelle finished sixth place with a time of 15.97 seconds, setting a US women’s record in the 100-meter T-63 (a classification based on the athletes’ level of impairment).

MOUNTAINSIDE Breaking records as an elite track and field para-athlete wasn’t enough for Noelle. In March 2021, while training for Tokyo, Noelle spent a weekend in the mountains with her boyfriend, an avid snowboarder, and tried snowboarding for the first time. “I was using my everyday prosthetic and was doing awful,” Noelle says. “I was able to borrow a snowboarding leg, which I tried the next weekend. Then everything started to click.” Noelle started snowboarding every weekend, a habit she didn’t immediately confess to her track coach. “I’ve never been so sore in all my life. I’d go to practice on Monday and my coach would look at me and say, ‘Gee, I must have worked you really hard on Friday.” After competing in Tokyo, Noelle was ready to get serious about snowboarding. She reached out to Amy Purdy, a three-time Paralympic medalist and founder of Adaptive Action Sports, an organization in Colorado

UNEXPECTED GIFTS: NOELLE LAMBERT

“It was the best thing that ever happened to me,” athlete Noelle Lambert says of the accident in which she lost her left leg above the knee.

that trains snowboarders who want to compete on the Paralympic level. Things happened fast. “I messaged Amy in September and moved out there in October. I’ve progressed quickly. I’m having fun with it. I knew the best thing was to dive into competing, so that’s what I did.” In November 2021, fewer than three months after her Paralympic final in Tokyo, Noelle made her para snowboard

debut at the World Para Snowboard Europa Cup in the Netherlands, where she placed third in her slalom event. For now, Noelle will continue training seasonally in both sports. “I’m having fun,” Noelle says, “and I still have so much to learn. Resilience, to me, is not letting tragedy define the person you want to become or the life that you want to live. Just because you’re disabled doesn’t mean you’re broken.”

The support Noelle has received since the first moments of her accident continues to inspire her, and she is committed to giving back. While still a college junior, Noelle and her family started talking about creating a nonprofit organization to help other young amputees obtain life-changing specialized prosthetics. “By my senior year, we were making our first donation, a running blade to a 3-year-old who put it on and ran down the hall,” says Noelle. The Born to Run Foundation has now gifted 17 different specialized prosthetics to children and young adults. “I’m extremely proud to be a part of what we’re doing. It’s always amazing to see what everyone is willing to do to help me make my dreams come true,” Noelle says. Reflecting on Noelle’s success, critical care transport nurse Aaron Bell has enjoyed seeing her many achievements. “I’m not at all surprised that she has been so successful,” Aaron says. “Noelle exemplifies that a single day, even your very worst day, doesn’t have to define you. She has that spirit. We could see that on the call. She had the strength to reorient and make a course adjustment. She didn’t give up.”

Noelle’s future as a world-class dual para-athlete, speaker, mentor, and philanthropist is bright. “Sometimes life presents you with challenges that you have no choice but to learn from, no matter how hard it may be,” she says. “It’s honestly just how you capitalize on it. I’m so grateful for my accident. It changed the type of person I am, and what’s important. Having survived what I did and having people save my life—that motivated me to want to give back. But you don’t need to wait until something like that happens to start making a difference.”

BOSTON MEDFLIGHT PEER RECOGNITION AWARDS

FOUNDATION OF SUPPORT

The Boston MedFlight SKW Star Awards are peer-recognition awards for which fellow crew or managers nominate members of a transport team for a specific mission. The award is named in memory of Boston MedFlight’s former Medical Director and CEO, Dr. Suzanne K. Wedel. Criteria for consideration includes outstanding teamwork, mastery of logistics, deep family/ patient connection above and beyond medical or emotional care, incredible patient advocacy, and a “can-do” attitude and dedication to the mission.

REMEMBERING DR. JAMES DARGIN On October 31, 2021, James Dargin, MD, a much-beloved critical care physician at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center for the past 11 years, passed away unexpectedly. Dr. Dargin served as Associate Medical Director at Boston MedFlight since 2015. He embodied all that is admirable in the medical profession. Through direct patient care he saved countless lives; through his leadership, teaching, and research he amplified that impact many times over. He led with steady wisdom, compassion, and grace, serving as a role model for us all. Jason Cohen, DO, Boston MedFlight’s Chief Medical Officer, reflected on the passing of Dr. Dargin: “Jim had an outsized impact both in the hospital and in our community. Literally hundreds, if not thousands of people have had their lives bettered by Dr. Dargin directly at the bedside and indirectly through his leadership, teaching, and mentorship. He will be missed deeply within our organization, at Lahey, and in the entire community. I am incredibly lucky to have called Jim a friend. This world is surely a better place for having been fortunate enough to have had him in it, albeit for too short a period.”

One adult mission and one pediatric mission are recognized each year. The recipients are chosen by the SKW Peer Committee comprised of members from multiple disciplines across the organization. The awards for 2020 were presented in early November 2021 at our Bedford headquarters, a bit later than usual because of COVID restrictions. It was an emotional celebration and reunion, as the crews who were recognized were joined by their own families as well as their patients and patients’ family members. The Pediatric Award was given for a transport completed on New Year’s Day 2020. It was a lengthy fixed-wing isolette mission in which the crew completed the transport of a critically ill neonate from Charlotte, NC, to the Boston Children’s Hospital NICU. The infant’s diagnosis was complex and Boston Children’s was one of only two hospitals in the country with the capabilities to handle the infant’s specific condition. The Boston MedFlight crew’s ability to care for this complex neonate across several hundred miles was essential in providing the best chance of survival. This award was presented to Ryan Phillips, Critical Care Transport Paramedic; Katelin Maguire, Nurse; Hartman Coleman, Pilot; John Duggan, Communications Specialist; and Jon Tonelli and Jon Prins, EMTs. The Adult Award was given for a transport also completed in January 2020. It was a ground mission from Winchester Hospital to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. The crew completed the transport of an otherwise healthy 38-year-old mother who suffered a postpartum cardiac arrest one day after the birth of her child. The crew’s quick response, clinical expertise, persistent patient advocacy, and critical decision making saved this mother’s life. The award was presented to: Bill Olsen, Critical Care Transport Paramedic; Emilie Ryan, Nurse; Bobby Hoffman, EMT; and Elizabeth Conley, Communications Specialist. Congratulations to all of the recipients. We thank them for their commitment to our lifesaving, nonprofit mission. Boston MedFlight critical care transport nurses Katelin Maguire and Beth Mee contributed to this story.

The Boston MedFlight team continues to keep Dr. Dargin’s family in our thoughts and prayers.

BOSTON MEDFLIGHT PEER RECOGNITION AWARDS

FOUNDATION OF SUPPORT

The Boston MedFlight team continues to keep Dr. Dargin’s family in our thoughts and prayers.

CECE KROKENBERGER:

MARTHA’S VINEYARD SUMMER EVENT

The speakers were phenomenal, each underscoring Boston MedFlight’s importance in the Martha’s Vineyard community. We share here a few highlights from their heartfelt remarks.

To help grow awareness of Boston MedFlight and our extensive service to the island community of Martha’s Vineyard, the Landry family—Barrie, Kimberly, and Jennifer—generously hosted a reception for Boston MedFlight at their beautiful Edgartown home on August 14, 2021.

“Boston MedFlight is an integral part of health care on Martha’s Vineyard. Martha’s Vineyard Hospital does its job well, but the unfortunate reality is that injuries and accidents occur that require a higher level of care. No one ever plans on needing Boston MedFlight. I didn’t expect to use it and my daughter Rachel didn’t expect to use it. You heard the numbers: Just last week, over a two-day period, Boston MedFlight transferred nine people from Martha’s Vineyard Hospital to Boston. Who is going to be transferred tomorrow? Will it be one of us here tonight or will it be a loved one or neighbor? Or worse yet, a child? Whoever it is will be blessed to have access to these angels in blue suits in the sky: Boston MedFlight.”

NICOLE PARENT HAUGHEY:

Boston MedFlight has actively served Martha’s Vineyard for 37 years, providing critical care transport to thousands of island patients in need. 2021 was the busiest year in Boston MedFlight’s history, during which our teams transported more than 400 patients from the Vineyard alone, sometimes as many as 5-7 patients in a single 24-hour period. As a nonprofit, Boston MedFlight provides care regardless of a patient’s insurance status or ability to pay. In doing so, in 2021 we provided $940,000 in free and unreimbursed care to patients from the Vineyard with little or no insurance. Several staff members from Martha’s Vineyard Hospital who work directly with Boston MedFlight attended the special event, along with several former Boston MedFlight patients and their family members. Our speakers were Kim GwinnLandry (host), Nicole Parent Haughey (longtime friend of Kim’s and the daughter of a former patient), and Cece Krokenberger (former patient and the mother of a former patient). Boston MedFlight CEO Maura Hughes spoke briefly to thank our gracious and generous hosts, and Jennifer Landry Le closed the remarks by underscoring the importance of the interest and support of the guests in attendance. 20

“There is no doubt in my mind that being transported in town by Boston MedFlight is the only reason my father is with us today living every day to its fullest. The day someone needs Boston MedFlight is typically one of the worst days of his or her life. Every situation is different, but the one constant is that every member of the Boston MedFlight team shows up and does what they do best, ultimately changing so many lives for the better. I love this organization, I love the mission, I love the compassion with which every single person affiliated with this tremendous organization does his or her job and I will forever be grateful to Boston MedFlight.”

KIM GWINNLANDRY:

“As Massachusetts residents, and especially as members of this beloved Martha’s Vineyard community, my family and I are grateful to Boston MedFlight for the vital services they provide. As a family, we feel privileged to be in a position to support Boston MedFlight’s mission. We firmly believe that a gift to Boston MedFlight is an investment in the most precious of all commodities; it’s an investment in time. By supporting Boston MedFlight, you help ensure that a patient in need—regardless of that person’s ability to pay—has access to a rapid, high-quality medical transport which, in turn, gives that patient the absolute best chance for survival and recovery. Put simply, your gift to Boston MedFlight saves lives. It returns a critically injured or sick child to a loving parent’s arms. It returns an ailing loved one to their adoring family. I can think of no gift more precious than that.” 21

CECE KROKENBERGER:

MARTHA’S VINEYARD SUMMER EVENT

The speakers were phenomenal, each underscoring Boston MedFlight’s importance in the Martha’s Vineyard community. We share here a few highlights from their heartfelt remarks.

NICOLE PARENT HAUGHEY:

KIM GWINNLANDRY:

NANTUCKET SUMMER EVENT After being unable to hold our annual Nantucket event in the summer of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we were pleased to have the opportunity to gather again this past summer.

On July 31, 2021, friends and supporters of Boston MedFlight, including former patients and active volunteers, gathered at the iconic White Elephant Hotel to learn more about Boston MedFlight and our extensive service to the Nantucket community while raising important funds in support of our lifesaving, nonprofit mission. During FY21, Boston MedFlight transported more than 400 patients from Nantucket and provided $1 million in free and unreimbursed care to Nantucket patients with little or no insurance. Generously hosted by long-time supporters Stephen and Jill Karp, along with their close friend Dr. David Nathan, several Boston MedFlight frontline staff attended the event, including critical care nurses, paramedics, and pilots, who were happy to engage with guests, answer questions, and discuss their respective roles. Speakers included co-host Stephen Karp, Boston MedFlight CEO Maura Hughes, and co-host Dr. David Nathan. Our featured speakers were Maxwell Magbie and his wife Christy Tran, the parents of a newborn baby whose life was saved by Boston MedFlight on the day he was born in May 2021. Max and Christy were joined by two members of their transport team: Catie Graham, Boston MedFlight Critical Care Nurse, and Mike Hourihan, Boston MedFlight Critical Care Paramedic. (To read this family’s transport story, HONORARY COMMITTEE see page 10.) At the end of the program, in emphasizing the vital nature of Boston MedFlight’s role in the Nantucket health care continuum, and the importance of the community’s philanthropic support of our organization, Dr. Nathan remarked, “In my mind there are two types of people on Nantucket: those who have needed Boston MedFlight, and those who will need Boston MedFlight!” We thank Stephen and Jill Karp, Dr. Nathan, the host committee, and the many other supporters in attendance whose generosity makes our work possible.

Stuart and Susan Bell Bud and Ginny Carrey Bill and Lois Druckemiller Michael and Barbara Eisenson Joe and Marie Field Paul Gray Jim and Maureen Hackett Mark and Elisabeth Massey Richard and Ronay Menschel Ben and Linda McGrath Herb and Miriam Mittenthal Steve and DeeDee Renehan Lois Shapiro Scott Ulm and Pamela Wilton Ulm Tom and Anne Weinstock JILL AND STEVE KARP Supporters and Friends of Boston MedFlight and DAVID G. NATHAN, MD President Emertius, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Physician-in-Chief, Emeritus, Boston Children’s Hospital Former Patient of Boston MedFlight

7TH ANNUAL

BOSTON MEDFLIGHT GOLF SCRAMBLE On August 20, 2021, 116 golfers took part in the 7th Annual Boston MedFlight Golf Scramble at Brookmeadow Country Club in Canton, MA. This annual tournament is a fun event that generates important support for Boston MedFlight and our nonprofit mission, enabling us to continue to meet the critical care transport needs of the region’s sickest patients.

THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS SPONSORS: Airbus Helicopters, Inc.

Focus Technology Solutions

Armstrong Ambulance Services

Grimes & Company, Inc.

AssuredPartners Aerospace

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care

ASU Aviation Specialties Unlimited, Inc.

Kearney, Donovan & McGee, LLC

Ball Consulting Group, LLC

Mayflower Advisors

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Emergency Dept.

One Call Medical Transports

Blueberry Aviation

ProEMS

Beautiful weather and great camaraderie made for a lovely day with a purpose. CEO Maura Hughes welcomed and thanked participants for their attendance during the pandemic. Attendees included former patients of Boston MedFlight, staff, donors, partners, sponsors, and friends of the organization all having fun while raising more than $95,500 for our organization.

Boston Freightliner, Inc.

Reliance Standard

Cataldo Ambulance Service

Safran Helicopter Engines USA, Inc.

CIP Group

SignArt, Inc.

Columbia Construction Company

Signature Flight Support

We are grateful to everyone who made the event a tremendous success: the players, our generous sponsors, the many hard-working volunteers, and Boston MedFlight staff. Their involvement, enthusiasm, and support made the day an enjoyable success for everyone involved.

Commercial Construction Consulting, Inc.

Spinal Technology, Inc.

Controlled Substance Security Consultants, Inc.

Starr Aviation

Coverys Community Healthcare Foundation

Summit Health Law Partners

The 8th Annual Boston MedFlight Golf Scramble is scheduled for August 19, 2022, at Brookmeadow Country Club.

Curtis Strategy

Trusted Tees

Digital Airware

Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc.

Dowling Insurance Agency

Village Green Nurseries

7TH ANNUAL

THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS SPONSORS: Airbus Helicopters, Inc.

Focus Technology Solutions

Armstrong Ambulance Services

Grimes & Company, Inc.

AssuredPartners Aerospace

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care

ASU Aviation Specialties Unlimited, Inc.

Kearney, Donovan & McGee, LLC

Ball Consulting Group, LLC

Mayflower Advisors

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Emergency Dept.

One Call Medical Transports

Blueberry Aviation

ProEMS

Boston Freightliner, Inc.

Reliance Standard

Cataldo Ambulance Service

Safran Helicopter Engines USA, Inc.

CIP Group

SignArt, Inc.

Columbia Construction Company

Signature Flight Support

Commercial Construction Consulting, Inc.

Spinal Technology, Inc.

Controlled Substance Security Consultants, Inc.

Starr Aviation

Coverys Community Healthcare Foundation

Summit Health Law Partners

The 8th Annual Boston MedFlight Golf Scramble is scheduled for August 19, 2022, at Brookmeadow Country Club.

Curtis Strategy

Trusted Tees

Digital Airware

Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc.

Dowling Insurance Agency

Village Green Nurseries

CHECK

Checks may be mailed to our headquarters at Boston MedFlight, 150 Hanscom Drive, Bedford, MA 01730.

CREDIT CARD

Donors can make a secure gift online with a credit card at our website. Go to www. bostonmedflight.org and click on “Donate.” Donors may also call the Development Office at 781-457-5346 to make a credit card gift by phone.

STOCK

Donors interested in making a gift of stock or other appreciated securities can receive transfer instructions by contacting the Development Office at 781-457-5346 or giving@bostonmedflight.org.

WAYS TO GIVE Boston MedFlight gratefully accepts charitable gifts made by check, credit card, appreciated securities, and bequests, as well as in-kind gifts. All gifts to Boston MedFlight, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, are tax deductible.

BEQUESTS AND OTHER ESTATE GIFTS

A bequest is a gift made through a will or trust. This gift may take the form of a specific dollar amount, a percentage of one’s estate, or be a portion of or the entire residual of one’s estate after other specific bequests have been determined. Donors who already have a will may add Boston MedFlight as a beneficiary via a codicil. In addition to a will or trust, donors can complete a beneficiary designation form with their financial institution to name Boston MedFlight as a beneficiary of any of these accounts: IRAs, life insurance policies, or donor-advised funds. Donors who provide support for Boston MedFlight in their wills, trusts, life income gifts, retirement plans, life insurance designations, and other planned gifts are recognized as members of the Dr. Suzanne K. Wedel Legacy Society (see inside back cover for more information).

CAPITAL GIFTS

Boston MedFlight seeks leadership capital gifts for major investments in medical and aviation equipment and technology. Additionally, naming opportunities are still available in our new headquarters and center of operations at Hanscom Field in Bedford, MA. To learn more or discuss naming opportunities and your own support, please contact Tom Hudner, Chief Development Officer, at tom.hudner@bostonmedflight.org or 781-457-5316. 26

MATCHING GIFTS

Many employers match employee contributions, which can often double or even triple a donor’s gift! Check with your company’s human resources or payroll department to see if a matching gift program is available.

TRIBUTE GIFTS

Gifts to Boston MedFlight can be made in honor or memory of an individual or group. If the donor wishes, we will inform the person, family, or group of the donor’s thoughtful gesture (the gift amount is kept confidential).

IN-KIND GIFTS

An easy, cashless, and tax-friendly way to make a donation is with an in-kind gift. Popular examples are sports tickets and memorabilia, a week at a ski or beach condo, or professional services. Such gifts can be included as auction items or prizes at Boston MedFlight fundraising events, helping us to raise vital financial support. Donors of in-kind gifts receive a receipt for tax purposes verifying the donation. Our legal name is: New England Life Flight Inc. dba Boston MedFlight Tax ID number: 22-2582060

FY2021 DONORS BY GIFT LEVEL $20,000 and Above Airbus Helicopters, Inc.* Richard and Ronay Menschel* Charina Endowment Fund* Columbia Construction Company* Ms. Charlene Engelhard Mr. William Troy The Charles Engelhard Foundation Stephen and Jill Karp* New England Development Management LLP* The Kohlberg Foundation* G. Barrie Landry, Kimberly GwinnLandry, and Jennifer Landry Le Landry Family Foundation Juan and Stefania Speck Tupancy-Harris Foundation*

Fore Heroes 9/11 Memorial Golf Tournament Robert and Barbara Friedman Mr. and Mrs. Louis V. Gerstner, Jr.* Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Nicole and Phil Haughey Fred and Cecelia Krokenberger David and Diane Lilly/Peravid Foundation Herbert and Miriam Mittenthal* Nantucket Golf Club Foundation ProEMS* Eric and Gabrielle Prosnitz David and Vickie Smick Robert Stansky Summit Health Law Partners John and Mary West*

$10,000-$19,999

$1,000-$4,999

Arbella Insurance Foundation* Stuart and Susan Bell* Commercial Construction Consulting, Inc.* Nancy Berube* Stephen & Alice Cutler Family Foundation* Nan and Charles† Geschke Tony Hatoun and Andrea Levitt* Rachel Hobart and Edward Toole Charles and Ann Johnson Mark and Elisabeth Massey Metro Aviation Scott Ulm and Pamela Wilton Ulm Ulm Charitable Fund*

Skip and Lulu Ahneman Stephen and Marcia Anderson Merrick and Linny Andlinger* Armstrong Ambulance Services* Joel and Pamela Aronson Herbert Ashley AssuredPartners Aerospace* Carl Backer Samuel and Janet Bailey Dr. David and Beverly Barlow Brien Barnewolt, MD* Peter Barrett Edward and Janice Belisle The Gary A. and Carole P. Beller Family Fund* Benevity Community Impact Fund Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center* Jeanine Borthwick Paul and Tricia Bossidy Bonnie Bower Gloria Jarecki* The Brightwater Fund* William and Laura Buck Paula Butler Randall Byrnes Thomas and Tia Capobianco

$5,000-$9,999 Timothy Barberich and Eileen Gebrian Corinne Basler Cataldo Ambulance Service* Jack Connors Martha Cox* Cox Foundation, Inc.* Stephen and Ann Davis Bob and Elizabeth Dowling* Joseph and Marie Field*

The donors listed below made outright gifts to Boston MedFlight during our 2021 fiscal year (October 1, 2020 to September 30, 2021). Boston MedFlight does its best to ensure the accuracy of this list. If you identify an error or omission we sincerely apologize, and ask that you please contact Janet Alman at janet.alman@bostonmedflight.org. Thank you. Jayne Carvelli-Sheehan* Colleen Cassidy Peter and Sharron Chalke Charina Foundation* Richard and Sally Charpie* CIP Group Alasdair Conn, MD* Paul and Nancy Connolly Timothy and Debra Connors Controlled Substance Security Consultants, Inc. Coverys Community Healthcare Foundation* James and Laura Cowperthwait William Cress and Felice Shapiro Amanda Cross David Clark Company Jose Goncalves De Mendonca Patti Deuster Bruce and Mary Donald Dowling Insurance Agency* Paul Dowling Patrick Downes Sandra Drant William and Lois Druckemiller Michael and Barbara Eisenson James Flaws and Marcia Weber Davida Flynn Focus Technology Solutions* Glidden & Brescher, PC Joseph and Maria Grause* Paul Gray* Judith Greenberg Seinfeld Timothy and Carolyn Grimes* Benjamin and Wendy Griswold Philip and Joan Gulley* Mimi and Peter Haas Fund* C. Hardy and Ann Oliver Lucile Hays* Catherine Holmes Peter and Ann Holmes Jason and Sandy Honeyman Maura and Scott Hughes* Michael and Debra Jaff Julian and Kerry Joffe Gayle Kattar

David and Barbara Kaytes Kearney, Donovan & McGee LLC Kenneth and Linda Kinsley Monica Kleinman, MD* Michael Kutsch and Tammy Coselli Cathleen and Timothy Lepore, MD Robert and Diane Levy Philip and Andi Lodico John and Jane Loose* Love Is Magic Foundation, Inc. Matthew MacEachern Scott Martin Massachusetts Business Aviation Association Terence McGovern Jonathan and Meredith Meeks Ben and Linda McGrath Elizabeth & John Moller Foundation Michael and Julie Molliver* David Mugar† Mugar Enterprises Network for Good Lee and Lynne Pickard P Christopher Podgurski Ann Prestipino* Ali Raja, MD Steve and DeeDee Renehan* Joel and Doreen Rosenlicht Marion Rosenthal David and Ellen Ross Emily Scott Randee Seiger The Shapiro Family / ACK FM 97.7 Rick and Janet Sherlund Siasconset Union Chapel Signature Flight Support* Julia Sinclair* Spinal Technology, Inc. Starr Insurance Companies Arkadiusz Sudol Robert Sylvia* Peter True Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc. (VHB)* Donald VanDyke Donald and Phyllis Visco

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$10,000-$19,999

$1,000-$4,999

D. Warren and Anne Vose Bill and Denise Wall Bruce Warwick Delores Wedel Tom and Anne Weinstock* Finn and Kim Wentworth Ann Houston Wiedie and Keith Hartt Mark and Ellie Winthrop Lisa Wyett Steven and Ann Yanez Jeffrey and Susan Zimmer

$500-$999 AAFCPAs* Alera Group Altest Ventures Ball Consulting Group, LLC Stephan and Maureen Baptista Carol Bardwell Lucinda Barrett Kenneth Bartels and Jane Condon* Stephen Bernier Randy and Nancy Berry Blueberry Aviation Boston Freightliner, Inc. Michael and Meryl Bralower Everett and Judy Bramhall Karen Brooks Jonathan Brown* J. Brown Builders* David Brown Douglas and Patti Brown Laura Burnett Ann R. Burt Ryan Byrnes Courtney Cannon Pamela Van Hoven Clark Christina Craighead Deborah Curran Curtis Strategy Colleen D’Alessandro Robert and Rachel Daly Claudinei De Lima Digital Airware Robert and Kimberly Dolliver Ross Engelman Gregor and Mary Ferguson Fisher Real Estate Martha Frigoletto

$250-$499

Dr. Cox and Dr. Gagel* Kenneth and Claudia Gentner Geotechnical Consultants, Inc. Marian Gibbs Grimes & Company, Inc. John Harris Peter Harris Schuyler and Paula Henderson James Ikard Stephanie Jensen Russell and Lisa Johnson George Kaplan William Karlin Nathanael and Caty Kessler William and Jacqueline Kupper Mr. and Mrs. Dix Leeson Joseph Marcklinger Mayflower Advisors Tish McMullin W.C. and Winifred Mortenson Beth Myers* Pat Nelson Edwin Newhall Woods* Mr. & Mrs. David Northrup* Scott and Eileen Oakford One Call Medical Transports Laurence and Nancy Perkins Judith B. Phelan and Richard S. Phelan Family Foundation, Inc.* Walter Rehak Reliance Standard Diana Richardson Robert Lloyd Corkin Charitable Foundation Jennifer Round Ali Salim, MD Sam Schaab Christopher Shannon* Patricia Sherman Michael Smith Edward and Barbara Soderlund Trusted Tees Mary Usuriello* Carlene Veara Gilbert Verney Foundation Michael Veysey Maryann Wasik

Nathan and Eugenie Allen Luisa Arosio ASU Aviation Specialties Unlimited, Inc. Mary Ballinger The David and Andrea Baum Foundation Susan Behen Alastair Bell, MD* John and Joan Beni Paul Biddinger Peter Boak Clinton Bridges Peter Burke, MD* Lisa Burton Stephen and Karla Butler Kathy Caccamo Barbara Capizzo Russell and Gerri Carney* Bud and Ginny Carrey* Stephen Chase Jason and Amy Cohen Susan Cole Deborah Comeau Charles Cook, MD Julie Cox Bryan Coyne James Crabtree* Paula and Seymore DiMare, MD Nichole Dunnebier Maryellen Fallon Karen Fancher Elizabeth Fauteux Morton and Beverly Fearey David Ferraguzzi Paul and Laurie Gershkowitz Carl and Nancy Gewirz Fund* William and Gail Goddard Robert Grant Wendy Greenberg and Simon Mikhailovich Joan Gullans Deborah Hanlon David and Audrey Hatch Sarah Hindle* Megan Hodgson Ed Hogan Thomas Hudner Jana Hunkler Gerry and Patty Keneally David Lamoureux*

Jean Levins* Lloyd Licciardello* Thomas Loring* Lowell Lyon Anita Malen Francis Masse Bruce and Denise McBrearty Kristin McCartin Kathleen McClure Sheila McGannon Dennis McNally Chris & Linda Meredith MIFOA Mary Millard Nicholas and Polly Miller* Wendell and Elizabeth Moore Jean and David Nathan, MD* John Nelson William and Marjorie O’Callaghan* John Piecewicz Hector and Janet Pope Quality Carton & Converting* Michael and Janet Rogers Robert and Kimberly Rosa Michael Rosenblatt, MD and Patricia Roberts Karen Urban Rovinski Mark Rubenstein* Patti Ruch Dominic Sera* James Sexton Mark Shaffar and Mijke Roggeveen Lois Shapiro* Lisa Sherburne Ronald Simpkins John Sjovall Katherine Smith Kim Stewart Howard Stovall Glenn Svenningsen* Susan Sylvia Bonnie Tracy Trinitarian Congregational Church, North Andover, MA Peter and Virginia Tulloch Gretchen Underwood Steven Veit Janis Wentzell A Storage Solution Scott and Susan Whitlock Adam Wilbur

Mary Jane Wilson Donald Winters Alice and Richard Wolfe, MD

Up to $249 Brian Abdallah Christine Abrams Matthew Adamczyk Cristina Ajemian Edward and Gail Albertini Francis and Rebecca Aliberte* Selma Alic Judith Amaral* Edward and Gretchen Anderson Beth Annino Mariann Berg Hundahl Appley John and Elizabeth Arakelian Ronald Arruda* Alan Atwood Robert Averbuck Robert Aziz John and Annie Backus David and Michelle Baer Anne Bailliere Margaret Baird Ronald and Eileen Balfour Michelle Balzarini Howard and Lenora Bardsley III* Dena Barisano

Kristen Barone Carol Barrett William Barrows John and Carole Bartholdson Jon and Julie Bartlett William and Rella Bartlett Robert Barton William and Beverly Barton Edith Barzelay George and Sharon Bassett* Normand Bastarache Frank Batista* Sylvia Baxter† Karen Baynes Michel Becaas and Marina Cholaki Sylvia Beck Willi and Aurelia Beck* Patricia Behen Larry and Verna Belair John and Judith Belash* Marcelle Ben David Marcia Bennet Leona Berglund Sally and Nate Berkowitz Gar Bernas Robert and Deborah Bilello Gerald Biondi Janet Birch* 29

David and Jeanne Blackstone Gloria Blake Anthony Bobulis Jay Bombino Shirley Bonanno Anthony Bonome David and Karen Bopp Florence Borrelli Joseph Bosco George and Naomi Botelho Anita Botti Kathleen Bousquet Kevin and Velma Bousquet Doug Bouvier David and Dana Boyce Michael Boylan* John Brady Robert Brandano* John Braun James Brawders Bristol-Myers Squibb Marilyn Bromley T. Kimball Brooker Foundation Diana Brown Richard Brown Shelley Brown* John Buchanan* Kristin Buck

David Bullock Janet Bumpus Agnes Burke* Katherine Burke Michael Bussell* Daniel and Nancy Cabot Mallory Calamare Susan Camacho Brian Camgemi Dorothy Candura Madelyn Canniff* Canton Firefighters Association Cape Ann Business Law P.C. Anastasia Caras Stanley Carey Kara Carlson Rosanne Carney Elaine Carpenter George Carroll Irene Carroll Amber Castellana Susan Catling Marion Cavicchi Joseph Cazeault Howard Chadwick Norman Chaleki Bob and Judi Chebator David and Kathleen Christianson

$250-$499

Mary Jane Wilson Donald Winters Alice and Richard Wolfe, MD

Eugene & Meredith Clapp Nancy Clay Phyllis Cognato Jeanne Cohane Howard Cohen Aaron Cole Carla Cole Carolyn Cole Kathleen Collins Nelson Coluzzi Evelyn Comeau Linda Conaway† Raymond and Susan Conlon Robert Connelly Lisa Conners-Wright John and Diane Connors Corrine Cook Juliet Cordeiro David and Sharon Cores* Stephen Costa* Tiffany Cote Manuel Couto Kelley Coye Mary Cristiano* Judith Crofts Jacquelyn Crones* Carol Cross Sharon Cross Charles and Kathryn Cruice Walter Cull Jean Cummings Paula Cummings Kevin Curry Amy Curtis Theresa Curtis William Curtis Phyllis Custance Jospeh Cutillo Sherrie Cutler Maureen Darby JoAnne Daufen Juliana Dauphinee Gerard Davis William and Jacquelyn Dawson* Patricia Defreitas Edward DeFusco Robert and Minna Dellapi Ermio Deluca* Gail DeLucia Brian and Diane Denton Eric Derman

Arthur Desrocher Robert Dias* Emiliano Diaz Anthony DiCarlo George Dillon Richard and Linda D’Innocenzo* Robert and Maureen Dobies Jerome Dobson John and Susan Doelp Ronald and Linda Doiron Denise Donegan Sally Donnellan William and Diana Donnellan John Dooley Donald and Tina Dorchester Gerald and Harise Dorfman Kieran Dowd James Doyle Meighan Driscoll Mary Druan Frederick Dubiel Lucille Dubois* James Duffy Meredith Dunn Charles Ebinger Barbara Ellis James Ellis Carol Ellsworth* Alice Emerson Karen Engvik Linda Enos Manuel Estrella Nicholas Eufrazio* Robert and Joan Falkenburg Kevin and Jeanne Fallon Kristin Fancher Priscilla Fay Morton and Sharon Fearey* Judith Federowicz James Feldman Leander Ferebee David Ferm Edmund Ferrara Lewis Ferretti Richard Fichter Norman Fidel Christine Fisher Kenneth Fishman Michael and Arlene Flatto Michael Flynn Eugene Fontaine 30

Anne Forbes* Michael Forget Corey and Patricia Fox Cynthia Foy Richard and Andrea Franas Dennis and Diane Francis Carl Peter Fredland*† Mark Fredland* Frank Friedman Lizbet Fuller Frank and Judith Furfure F. Susan Fusaro Oren Gal James Gallagher and Deborah Gallagher Barbara Garabedian Frank and Joanne Gardner Gerald and Susan Garon Sarah Gault Donna Gauthier and Joyce Pimental Thomas and Barbara Geagan Mark Geller Robert Gemma Joan George* Felix and Sheila Giardina Amanda Gibeau Charles Gieg* Elizabeth Gilbert Jane Gilmore Therese Girard Raymond Giuffre and Louise Canuel Richard and Cheryl Glidden James Golias Susan Gomez* Pauline Goodale* Matthew Goode Eugene and Janie Goodwillie* Jonathan Gordon Christopher Gortzig Constance Gray Jeffrey and JoAnne Gray Toby Greenberg* James and Kathleen Greene Richard and Carol Gross Robyn Gurney Susan Hagerty Patricia Hainey Patricia Hainsworth Toni Hall James and Georgie Hallock

Gary and Roberta Hamblin Helen Hamilton Thruston and Mary Hammer Audrey Harding Arlene Hardy Ralph Hardy Maureen Harrington James and Margaret Harris Robert and Patricia Harris* Donald Harrison James and Betty Hasty John Hawke* Candice Haynes Gerard and Linda Helvitz* Heidi Hendricks

Michele Jussaume Robert Kanarek Lisa Karol Diane Karper Thomas Kasper* Torry Stamm David Kazmer Maria Kearney Gail Keene Phyllis Keene Ronald and Diane Kelley Anne S. Kelly James and Claudia Kelly* Kristin Kelly William and Victoria Kenneally

James and Katherine Hennessey Robert Hess Adele Hill Greg and Judi Hill Anthony and Louise Hirsch Janet Hobbs and John Hixson Tom and Debbie Hoffman Lester Holcomb Mark and Joanne Hooker* Michael and Jane Horvitz William and Louise Hourihan Barbara Hoyle Robert Hubertus Robert and Christine Hughes Michael Humphrey Paul and Claire Hunter Diane Hutchens Deborah Hutchinson William and Sally Hyde Adriana Ignacio Carole Imondi* Larrie and Helen Ingalls* John Ippolito Edmund and Lisa Jahn Linda Jansen Arlene Jelloe Paul Jenkins Theodore Jochsberger Carl and Karen Johnson Carrie Johnson Daniel and Beth Johnson David and Lisa Johnson* Janice Johnson John and Linda Johnson Alice Jones Martin Joyce-Brady

Faith Kenney Mary Ann Killgoar* Carol Kindler Matt King Barry and Charlotte Kingham Andrew and Hope Klassman William Knight Kathleen Kopp Barry Koretz Richard Kotwas David Kroin David and Pamala Kurtzer Karl and Sarah Kussin* Ralph and Elizabeth Laganelli Stephen and Sharon Lamb Karen Lambert Marcia Lane Edwin Lapiene David Larivee Ruthie Larivee Kyle Latshaw Ralph Leach* Charles and Anita Leary Debra Leavitt Gordon LeBlanc Linda LeClair Rick LeClair Gordon and Sandra Ledgard Joel and Jean Leider* Larry Lencz Thomas and Cathy Lennon Kathleen Leno James Lentowski Gerard Letendre* Regina Leto Marie Letteri

Elaine Levin Kurt Levitan Michael and Joyce Levy Deborah Lewis David Lewry Kelsey Liakos Barbara Lincoln Joseph Lipuma Mary Ann Litwinsky* Michael and Christina Lochhead* Meredith Lombardi Stephen Lombardozzi George and Dolores Lucas Paul Luizzi Brooks Lyman Marny MacBride Gordon and Suzanne MacEwan Richard Mack* J. Clarence and Rita Madore James Magaldi Carl Magnuson Leslie Mahaffey James Maher Carol Mahony Alexandra Maider Paul Malo Deborah Manuelian Richard and Catherine Markee Colleen Marocco Maureen Martin Patty Martin Marilyn Martucci Kristina Marziale Claire Masciarelli John Mason Frank and Judy Mastrocola Rodney Maurice Joseph McAveety Dan and Patti McCarthy Edward and Joyce McCarthy Richard McCarthy Mary McConville Patricia McCornack* Beth and Jack McCullough Barbara McDonald Meridith McDonald Sarah McDonough Gyneth McGarvey Arlene McGovern Kerry McKenna Thomas and Elizabeth McKinnon

Charles McLeavy Robert and Gayle McMullen Donald McNeice* Linea McQuay* David and Colleen McSweeney Donald and Diane McSweeney Jim and Carol McSweeney Bill and Karen Meaney* Nancy Mee Barry Mendes Maggi Mercado-Rotteveel Elena Messina Audrey Metcalf Ruth Meyer Terry Michaud Gladys Michel John Millar Harry and Barbara Mintz* Donald and Margaret Mitchell Maurice and Norma Mitchell Joyce Montalbano Tony Montano* Michael Moran Dennis Moreland* Stephanie Morey Steven and Mary Morris Kimberly Morrow Maureen Moselsky Neil and Bridget Moses James and Jo Ann Mosley Jaclyn Moyse-Parkes Jennifer Munro Alice Murphy Benjamin Murphy* Carol Murphy Clayton Murphy Roland and Kathy Murphy Doris Myette Rosalyn Nadler Larry Nathanson Deana Neimann Sandra Newton* Paul Nichols* John Nigro Elicia Niland Gary and Deborah Niswonger John and Denise Norden Pete Norgeot Claire Norton* David Norton Michael and Vicki Norton* 31

Daphne Noyes Michael O’Brien* William and Anna O’Brien Marjory O’Day Cheryl Oelschlagel Jeff Ofsanko Pamela Olsen Kathleen Olson Edward and Rosemary O’Neil* Jeff O’Neill Virginia Orsillo Kenneth Osborne* Samah Othman Janice Ouimette Randall and Theresa Oxley* Kenneth Pailler* Victor and Nancy Pallazola Karen Palmer Taylor Palmerone Mary Alyce Pardo Ira Manning Parsons III Partner 7 Promos / Laura McDermott Patricia Pastuszak Kerry Patterson Paul Jenkins & Sons Well Drilling Eric and Catherine Pauly* Janice Pelletier Michael Pellizzaro Jenna Pendola Dallas and Merrily Pennington Steve Perkins Pauline Perno John M. Perone Anna Perry* John and Pat Perry Patricia Petersen William and Margie Pfeil Michael and Elaine Pirrello Michelle Plum Annette Poirier Jennifer Poirier Bruce and Robin Polishook Camille Pontarelli Randall and Annemarie Porcella Dennis and Maureen Power* Grant and Geraldine Presby* Richard and Maureen Pulice Elizabeth Queally Robert Quinn Rory Radding and Nina Duchaine

Karpaga Ramalakshmanan Phillip and Claire Raneri* Sarah Ransom Karen Rathje Peter Ravanesi, MD Ingela Ray Georgia Raysman Philip and Margaret Read Edward Reardon James Reddy* Robert and Mary Reese Eulalie Regan James and Colleen Regan Lindsay Rehrey Mark Reimels Arnold Reisman Revere Firefighters Association Local 926 Kathy Boshar Reynolds Sheri Richard Carolyn Richardson Michael and Carolyn Richman Bruce and Mary Rigdon Cynthia Riggs Jeanne Riggs Lawrason and Patricia Riggs Mary Riis Brooks Robards Carol Robbio John Rockett Kermit Roosevelt Kevin and Amelia Rose Bruce and Susan Rosinoff Thomas and Joan Rouillard Albert Roza Dennis Rozumek Rozumek Products Ronald Rubin William Russell Rebecca Ryan Diane Ryder Valerie Ryder Scott and Denise Sabotka Safran Helicopter Engines USA, Inc. Helen Salamone David Saltiel Irene Sancinito Patrick Santos Robert Santucci Nancy Sawyer Thalia Scanlan 32

Gerald Schimmoeller Christine Schmidt Molly Schmidt Timothy Schreiner Daniel and Frederique Schutzberg* Carl Schwaab Alan Schweikert Jean Schweis* Judy Schweitzer Greg Scott and Family Todd and Jacquelyn Seastedt Scott Seeman Cathleen Shachoy Arthur Shaw Gary and Mary Shearer Mary Sheehan Lynn Shorter Diannah Shurtleff Gregory and Donna Silva Lawrence Silverman Michael Simeone Donald and Pamela Simi Junie Sinson Cynthia Slade Susan Slahetka Jeffrey Sloggett Robert and Susan Slysz* Seymour Small Sidney and Nanette Small* Jane Smith Robert Smith* Susie Smith William and Gloria Snyder Blanche Somer Charles Soule Edith Sparling Everett Spees John Speiser Sidney Spiegel* Kenneth Spritz Anita St. Germain David St. Clair John and Joan Stackpole Karli Stahl Georgia Stanley Lawrence Stearns Ralph Steeves James and Diane Stilian Charles Stonis Mr. and Mrs. Robert Storer Teyarnna Straughter 33

Robert and Teresa Strong* Frank and Denise Sturm Peggy Sullivan Richard and Eileen Sullivan Sandra Sullivan* John and Marie Sussek Anne Sweidel* Robert and Karen Swenson Dorothy Sykes Stanley and Anne Marie Sylvester Gloria Sylvia Evan Tasiopoulos Joan Taylor Roger and Jean Temple* Elaine Tetreault* Morgan Thatcher Chris Thomas Douglas Thompson Pamela Thompson Matthew Tobin David Todd Kathleen Todesco Carol Tomase Sheila Tomase Frances Tomei Diane Tonelli Jon Tonelli Stacy Toporoff Paul and Roxanne Tosi Ann-Marie Tower John Treddin Ellen Trifero

David Warshay Edward Weatherby Johannes Wedel Peter and Jill Weiner Ashley Weisman Jay and Lois Wertheimer Frederick West Richard Wester Nan White Scott Whittle Dennis and Janice Wiehe Mr. William Wilbur and Ms. Patricia Wallace-Wilbur Whitney Wilkinson Maureen Willoughby Joan Wilson-Godeau

Donna Trushin* Penelope Uhlendorf United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley Vincent and Janet Valentino Robert Valle Charles and Kathy Vaughan Robert Vernon Delia Vildoso Robert Vinson* Barbara von der Groeben Peter Vorvis Robert and Donna Wagner Scott Waldron* John and Janice Walker Bill and Denise Wall Donald and Jane Walsh Linda Walsh Grace Warnecke

*= Five-year consecutive donors †= Donors who have passed away since their gift was made

Kathleen Winter Beverly Winthrop Todd Wise Warren Woessner Richard Wontka Cindy Wordell Randall Wright Sandra Yelen and Scott Wolpert Evelyn Young Gina Zaccardi Gregory Zahora Jayme Zamarro Gangi and Robert Gangi Bryant and Marcia Zanko Maria Zodda* Loretta Zwarts*

*= Five-year consecutive donors †= Donors who have passed away since their gift was made

In memory of Judy Kotwas Richard Kotwas In memory of Gregory Lambert Karen Lambert In memory of Pamela L. Leach Ralph Leach

Memorial Donations In memory of Bob Amaral Judith Amaral In memory of Patricia I. Ashley Herbert Ashley In memory of Doug Baird Margaret Baird In memory of Robert Balzarini Michelle Balzarini In memory of Ernest O. Barrett and Dennis P. daRosa Lucinda Barrett In memory of Roy K. Barrett Carol Barrett In memory of Brody Bartlett Jon and Julie Bartlett In memory of Richard Barzelay Edith Barzelay In memory of Emma Bastarache Norman Bastarache In memory of Joseph F. Baxter Sylvia Baxter In memory of Tracie Beale Stephanie Morey In memory of Kimberly Bilello Robert and Deborah Bilello In memory of Diane G. Biondi Gerald Biondi In memory of Mark F. Blake Gloria Blake In memory of Robert Bonanno, Sr. Shirley Bonanno In memory of Keith Bonome Anthony Bonome In memory of Mary Bourque Mr. William Wilbur and Ms. Patricia Wallace-Wilbur

In memory of Charles and Vincent Candura Dorothy Candura In memory of Vito Capizzo Barbara Capizzo In memory of Charles J. Carney Rosanne Carney In memory of Francis M. Carroll Irene Carroll In memory of Allen J. Cavicchi Marion Cavicchi In memory of Lucille Cazeault Joseph Cazeault In memory of Joan Carol Chaleki Norman Chaleki In memory of John Cohane Jeanne Cohane In memory of Robert Cole Carla Cole In memory of Joseph Comeau Evelyn Comeau Deborah Comeau In memory of John J. Coppinger Janet Birch In memory of Manuel Cordeiro Juliet Cordeiro In memory of “my mother and father” Manuel Couto In memory of Cameron Joseph Coye Kelley Coye In memory of Susanne E. Coyne Bryan Coyne In memory of Dr. John E. Craighead Christina Craighead In memory of Charlie Crones Jacquelyn Crones

In memory of Mary E. Braun-Adamczyk Matthew Adamczyk

In memory of Robert J. Cummings, Sr. Jean Cummings

In memory of Ernest Briand Paula Cummings

In memory of Richard Curtis Theresa Curtis

In memory of Gail Bridges Clinton Bridges

In memory of Dick Dauphinee Juliana Dauphinee

In memory of Dr. John (Jack) Burke Agnes Burke

In memory of Lavon and Hunter Day Kathleen Leno

In memory of Robert T. Butler Paula Butler

In memory of Bob Deuster Patti Deuster

In memory of Lottie Doyle James Doyle

In memory of Harry W. Gilmore Jane Gilmore

In memory of Robert Levin Elaine Levin

In memory of Paul Druan Mary Druan

In memory of George Gomez Susan Gomez

In memory of Anna Lucia Dubois Lucille Dubois

In memory of Dick Goodale Pauline Goodale

In memory of Robert A. Litwinsky Mary Ann Litwinsky

In memory of Ruth E. Ellis James Ellis

In memory of Austin Grady Kara Carlson

In memory of Geoffrey T. Englert Karen Baynes

In memory of Bruce Hainsworth Patricia Hainsworth

In memory of Kenneth S. Fallon, Jr. Christine Abrams Edward and Gail Albertini Beth Annino William Barrows Jospeh Cutillo David and Kathleen Christianson Walter Cull Colleen D’Alessandro John Dooley Kevin and Jeanne Fallon Edmund Ferrara Michael and Arlene Flatto Frank and Joanne Gardner Susan Hagerty Janice Johnson David Lewry Maggi Mercado-Rotteveel MIFOA Jaclyn Moyse-Parkes William and Anna O’Brien Pamela Olsen James and Colleen Regan Irene Sancinito Robert Santucci Cathleen Shachoy Mary Sheehan Jeffrey Sloggett Jane Smith Frank and Denise Sturm Morgan Thatcher Chris Thomas Kathleen Todesco Carol Tomase Sheila Tomase Robert Vernon Todd Wise

In memory of Diane Harris Peter Harris

In memory of Carol A. Fichter Richard Fichter In memory of Thelma Fontaine Eugene Fontaine In memory of Claire Forbes Anne Forbes In memory of Fredric D. Frigoletto Martha Frigoletto In memory of John Gilbert Elizabeth Gilbert 34

In memory of Lawrence “Whitey” Hesseltine, Sr. JoAnne Daufen Terry Michaud

In memory of Kay Mack Richard Mack In memory of Ian MacKenzie Eugene and Janie Goodwillie In memory of Joshua Macro Michael and Vicki Norton In memory of John G. Maldarella Edith Sparling

In memory of David A. Holmes Catherine Holmes

In memory of John McDermott Laura McDermott

In memory of Dr. Mark Hosley Susan Camacho

In memory of James McGovern Arlene McGovern

In memory of Neal O’Brien, Jr. Neal and Nancy O’Brien Love Is Magic Foundation Inc.

In memory of Mark Hosley, MD, PhD Bonnie Bower

In memory of Diane L. McLeavy Charles McLeavy

In memory of Nicolas Imondi Carole Imondi In memory of Mary Ippolito John Ippolito In memory of Paul Jenkins Ruth Jenkins Paul Jenkins & Sons Well Drilling In memory of “Bill” Alice Jones In memory of Dale Kasper Thomas Kasper In memory of Richard Kattar Gayle Kattar In memory of Jack Keene Gail Keene In memory of Kevin M. Kelly James and Claudia Kelly In memory of Ted Kopp Kathleen Kopp

In memory of Genevieve Simeone Michael Simeone In memory of Robert E. & Elaine Slysz, Sr. Robert and Susan Slysz

In memory of Dawn Murphy Benjamin Murphy

In memory of James Newton Sandra Newton

In memory of Bob Hutchinson Deborah Hutchinson

In memory of Dr. Robert Shapiro Kenneth Bartels and Jane Condon William and Gail Goddard Philip and Joan Gulley Herbert and Miriam Mittenthal Tom and Anne Weinstock

In memory of William Taylor Moselsky Maureen Moselsky

In memory of Bill McClure Kathleen McClure

In memory of Joseph J. McSweeney Brian Abdallah John Brady Cape Ann Business Law P.C Bob and Judi Chebator Kathleen Collins Eric Derman Denise Donegan Meredith A. Fine Felix and Sheila Giardina Therese Girard James and Georgie Hallock Heidi Hendricks Maura and Scott Hughes Edmund and Lisa Jahn Ronald and Diane Kelley Faith Kenney David and Pamala Kurtzer Ruthie Larivee Stephen Lombardozzi Anita Malen Deborah Manuelian Patty Martin Marilyn Martucci Dan and Patti McCarthy Edward and Joyce McCarthy Richard McCarthy David and Colleen McSweeney

In memory of Mary Sexton James Sexton

In memory of John and Margie Montano Tony Montano

In memory of Owen Hochreiter Lisa Conners-Wright

In memory of John C. Hurd Cynthia Slade

In memory of James Sera Loretta Zwarts

In memory of Robert Miller, USMC Kenneth Osborne

In memory of John Martin Maureen Martin

In memory of Ann Marie McNally Dennis McNally

In memory of George W. Sawyer Nancy Sawyer

In memory of Eugenia Mello Cristina Ajemian

In memory of Joseph Myette Doris Myette

In memory of Thomas J. Hudner, Jr. Thruston and Mary Hammer

In memory of Rita Savoy Robert Dias

Donald and Diane McSweeney Michael Moran Scott and Eileen Oakford Taylor Palmerone Jennifer Poirier Randall and Annemarie Porcella Molly Schmidt Sandra Yelen and Scott Wolpert

In memory of Norman R. Somer Blanche Somer In memory of Mary and Manuel Sousa Claire Masciarelli In memory of Paul Spiegel Sidney Spiegel In memory of Robert St. Germain, Sr. Anita St. Germain

In memory of Richard Ouimette Janice Ouimette In memory of Stan Pardo Mary Alyce Pardo

In memory of Robert Stark Sheila McGannon

In memory of Ann Pennington Dallas and Merrily Pennington

In memory of Kevan M. Sullivan Sandra Sullivan

In memory of Doug and Nicole Perry John and Pat Perry

In memory of Nadege M. Sylvia Robert Sylvia In memory of Russell L. Tetreault Elaine Tetreault

In memory of William D. Perry, Sr. Anna Perry

In memory of Frances Tomei Frances Tomei

In memory of William Andrew Pfeil William and Margie Pfeil

In memory of Dan Torres Jason and Amy Cohen Maura and Scott Hughes

In memory of Michael Pirrello, Sr. Michael and Elaine Pirrello

In memory of Ronald L. Trushin and Stacy M. Trushin Donna Trushin

In memory of Donald Poirier Annette Poirier

In memory of Mary Tucker Gretchen Underwood

In memory of Robert M. Rosenthal Marion Rosenthal

In memory of Charlie Usuriello Mary Usuriello

In memory of David Rozumek Dennis Rozumek Rozumek Products

In memory of Ann Van Name Alice Murphy

In memory of Thomas Ryder Diane Ryder

In memory of Richard J. Veara Carlene Veara

In memory of Richard Salvatore Robert Grant

In memory of June Veasie Sheri Richard

In memory of David B. Voorhees, MD Ingela Ray In memory of Suzanne K. Wedel, MD Marcia Bennet Agnes Burke Madelyn Canniff Paul Nichols Delores Wedel In memory of Walter Wentzell Janis Wentzell A Storage Solution In memory of Graham Willoughby Maureen Willoughby In memory of Michael P. Zamarro Jayme Zamarro Gangi and Robert Gangi In memory of Mary L. Zicko Pauline Perno

In memory of Judy Kotwas Richard Kotwas In memory of Gregory Lambert Karen Lambert In memory of Pamela L. Leach Ralph Leach

In memory of Mary E. Braun-Adamczyk Matthew Adamczyk

In memory of Robert J. Cummings, Sr. Jean Cummings

In memory of Ernest Briand Paula Cummings

In memory of Richard Curtis Theresa Curtis

In memory of Gail Bridges Clinton Bridges

In memory of Dick Dauphinee Juliana Dauphinee

In memory of Dr. John (Jack) Burke Agnes Burke

In memory of Lavon and Hunter Day Kathleen Leno

In memory of Robert T. Butler Paula Butler

In memory of Bob Deuster Patti Deuster

In memory of Lottie Doyle James Doyle

In memory of Harry W. Gilmore Jane Gilmore

In memory of Robert Levin Elaine Levin

In memory of Paul Druan Mary Druan

In memory of George Gomez Susan Gomez

In memory of Anna Lucia Dubois Lucille Dubois

In memory of Dick Goodale Pauline Goodale

In memory of Robert A. Litwinsky Mary Ann Litwinsky

In memory of Ruth E. Ellis James Ellis

In memory of Austin Grady Kara Carlson

In memory of Geoffrey T. Englert Karen Baynes

In memory of Bruce Hainsworth Patricia Hainsworth

In memory of Diane Harris Peter Harris

In memory of Lawrence “Whitey” Hesseltine, Sr. JoAnne Daufen Terry Michaud

In memory of Kay Mack Richard Mack In memory of Ian MacKenzie Eugene and Janie Goodwillie In memory of Joshua Macro Michael and Vicki Norton In memory of John G. Maldarella Edith Sparling

In memory of David A. Holmes Catherine Holmes

In memory of John McDermott Laura McDermott

In memory of Dr. Mark Hosley Susan Camacho

In memory of James McGovern Arlene McGovern

In memory of Neal O’Brien, Jr. Neal and Nancy O’Brien Love Is Magic Foundation Inc.

In memory of Mark Hosley, MD, PhD Bonnie Bower

In memory of Diane L. McLeavy Charles McLeavy

In memory of Genevieve Simeone Michael Simeone In memory of Robert E. & Elaine Slysz, Sr. Robert and Susan Slysz

In memory of Dawn Murphy Benjamin Murphy

In memory of James Newton Sandra Newton

In memory of Bob Hutchinson Deborah Hutchinson

In memory of Dr. Robert Shapiro Kenneth Bartels and Jane Condon William and Gail Goddard Philip and Joan Gulley Herbert and Miriam Mittenthal Tom and Anne Weinstock

In memory of William Taylor Moselsky Maureen Moselsky

In memory of Bill McClure Kathleen McClure

In memory of Mary Sexton James Sexton

In memory of John and Margie Montano Tony Montano

In memory of Owen Hochreiter Lisa Conners-Wright

In memory of John C. Hurd Cynthia Slade

In memory of James Sera Loretta Zwarts

In memory of Robert Miller, USMC Kenneth Osborne

In memory of John Martin Maureen Martin

In memory of Ann Marie McNally Dennis McNally

In memory of George W. Sawyer Nancy Sawyer

In memory of Eugenia Mello Cristina Ajemian

In memory of Joseph Myette Doris Myette

In memory of Thomas J. Hudner, Jr. Thruston and Mary Hammer

In memory of Rita Savoy Robert Dias

Donald and Diane McSweeney Michael Moran Scott and Eileen Oakford Taylor Palmerone Jennifer Poirier Randall and Annemarie Porcella Molly Schmidt Sandra Yelen and Scott Wolpert

In memory of Norman R. Somer Blanche Somer In memory of Mary and Manuel Sousa Claire Masciarelli In memory of Paul Spiegel Sidney Spiegel In memory of Robert St. Germain, Sr. Anita St. Germain

In memory of Richard Ouimette Janice Ouimette In memory of Stan Pardo Mary Alyce Pardo

In memory of Robert Stark Sheila McGannon

In memory of Ann Pennington Dallas and Merrily Pennington

In memory of Kevan M. Sullivan Sandra Sullivan

In memory of Doug and Nicole Perry John and Pat Perry

In memory of Nadege M. Sylvia Robert Sylvia In memory of Russell L. Tetreault Elaine Tetreault

In memory of William D. Perry, Sr. Anna Perry

In memory of Frances Tomei Frances Tomei

In memory of William Andrew Pfeil William and Margie Pfeil

In memory of Dan Torres Jason and Amy Cohen Maura and Scott Hughes

In memory of Michael Pirrello, Sr. Michael and Elaine Pirrello

In memory of Ronald L. Trushin and Stacy M. Trushin Donna Trushin

In memory of Donald Poirier Annette Poirier

In memory of Mary Tucker Gretchen Underwood

In memory of Robert M. Rosenthal Marion Rosenthal

In memory of Charlie Usuriello Mary Usuriello

In memory of David Rozumek Dennis Rozumek Rozumek Products

In memory of Ann Van Name Alice Murphy

In memory of Thomas Ryder Diane Ryder

In memory of Richard J. Veara Carlene Veara

In memory of Richard Salvatore Robert Grant

In memory of June Veasie Sheri Richard

HONORARY Honorary Donations

In honor of Jackson Altieri Francis and Rebecca Aliberte In honor of Carol Bailey David Warshay In honor of Connor Barton Robert Barton William and Beverly Barton In honor of Verna Belair Larry and Verna Belair In honor of Dr. Susan Bennett Barry Koretz In honor of Steve Bernier Arnold Reisman In honor of Tammi Wallace and the Boston MedFlight Wing Team Jayne Carvelli-Sheehan

In honor of Ronald J. Doiron Ronald and Linda Doiron In honor of Bob and Betty Dowling Paul Dowling

In honor of nurses everywhere Daphne Noyes In honor of Nathan Fancher Karen Fancher In honor of Catherine Francis Dennis and Diane Francis In honor of Matthew Garabedian Barbara Garabedian In honor of Aristides Georgantas Randy and Nancy Berry

In honor of Nicole and Phil Haughey Corinne Basler

In honor of the Boston MedFlight Crew Carol Bardwell Shelley Brown Lisa Burton Russell and Gerri Carney Arthur Desrocher Emiliano Diaz Frank Friedman F. Susan Fusaro Robyn Gurney David Larivee Gerard Letendre Gyneth McGarvey John Nelson Kathy Boshar Reynolds Christine Schmidt Donald and Pamela Simi John Speiser Matthew Tobin Cindy Wordell

In honor of Nicole Parent Haughey William Karlin Lisa Wyett

In honor of Brendan Bousquet Kathleen Bousquet

In honor of Fred Jeffries and Jen Park Candice Haynes

In honor of Jaime and Jess Chaves Robert Hess

In honor of Rachel Krokenberger David and Andrea Baum In honor of Joan Leighton Constance Gray In honor of Zach Magid Anita Botti In honor of Katelin Maguire Bill and Karen Meaney In honor of Ralph Marziale Kristina Marziale

In honor of Connor Gibeau Amanda Gibeau

In honor of the Boston MedFlight ECMO Team Samah Othman

In honor of Cece and Fred Krokenberger Ross Engelman Laurence and Nancy Perkins Joel and Doreen Rosenlicht Bill and Denise Wall

In honor of the family of Dorothy and Hilary McMahon David and Jeanne Blackstone In honor of Edward McQuay Linea McQuay In honor of Herb and Miriam Mittenthal Kristin McCartin Wendy Greenberg and Simon Mikhailovich

In honor of Julie Hirsch Anthony and Louise Hirsch In honor of David A. Holmes Catherine Holmes

In honor of Miriam Mittenthal’s birthday Toby Greenberg

In honor of Maura Huges and Tom Hudner for their commitment and dedication to Boston MedFlight Deborah Curran

In honor of Dr. David and Jean Nathan Kenneth and Linda Kinsley Bruce and Mary Rigdon Kermit Roosevelt

In honor of Claire and Paul Hunter Marjory O’Day

In honor of Kirsten Nelson and Marc Scoville Pat Nelson

In honor of Debra and Dr. Michael Jaff Paul and Laurie Gershkowitz

In honor of Everly Pearl Niland Elicia Niland

In honor of Micah Rose Kevin and Amelia Rose

In honor of Timothy Ruch Patricia Behen Susan Behen In honor of Rachel Sabotka Scott and Denise Sabotka In honor of Arthur Schutzberg Daniel and Frederique Schutzberg In honor of Skylar Serenity-Justine Carrie Johnson In honor of Bryan Shepherd Richard and Eileen Sullivan In honor of Karli Stahl Mary McConville Scott Seeman Susie Smith In honor of Edgar Stewart Kim Stewart In honor of Martha’s Vineyard Hospital Edwin Lapiene In honor of Matthew Walker John and Janice Walker In honor of Lisa Walsh Charles and Kathy Vaughan In honor of Tom Weinstock Bruce and Denise McBrearty In honor of Ainsley Whittle Scott Whittle

In honor of Paul and Anne Noble Meighan Driscoll In honor of Kimberly S. Norton Claire Norton

In honor of Steve Jensen Richard and Cheryl Glidden

In honor of Jeffrey Coppeta Gail DeLucia

In honor of Xan Marie Jensen Richard and Cheryl Glidden

In honor of Covid-19 patients Leona Berglund

In honor of Nicole King Kristin Kelly

In honor of Anthony “AJ” R. DiCarlo, Jr. Anthony DiCarlo

In honor of Hope Klassman Andrew and Hope Klassman

In honor of Lauren O’Brien Michael O’Brien In honor of Ann Prestipino Michael and Debra Jaff In honor of Skip Rathje Karen Rathje In honor of Kerri Hatch Reed David and Audrey Hatch Quality Carton & Converting

HONORARY Honorary Donations

In honor of Ronald J. Doiron Ronald and Linda Doiron In honor of Bob and Betty Dowling Paul Dowling

In honor of Nicole and Phil Haughey Corinne Basler

In honor of Nicole Parent Haughey William Karlin Lisa Wyett

In honor of Brendan Bousquet Kathleen Bousquet

In honor of Fred Jeffries and Jen Park Candice Haynes

In honor of Jaime and Jess Chaves Robert Hess

In honor of Connor Gibeau Amanda Gibeau

In honor of the Boston MedFlight ECMO Team Samah Othman

In honor of Cece and Fred Krokenberger Ross Engelman Laurence and Nancy Perkins Joel and Doreen Rosenlicht Bill and Denise Wall

In honor of Julie Hirsch Anthony and Louise Hirsch In honor of David A. Holmes Catherine Holmes

In honor of Miriam Mittenthal’s birthday Toby Greenberg

In honor of Maura Huges and Tom Hudner for their commitment and dedication to Boston MedFlight Deborah Curran

In honor of Dr. David and Jean Nathan Kenneth and Linda Kinsley Bruce and Mary Rigdon Kermit Roosevelt

In honor of Claire and Paul Hunter Marjory O’Day

In honor of Kirsten Nelson and Marc Scoville Pat Nelson

In honor of Debra and Dr. Michael Jaff Paul and Laurie Gershkowitz

In honor of Everly Pearl Niland Elicia Niland

In honor of Micah Rose Kevin and Amelia Rose

In honor of Paul and Anne Noble Meighan Driscoll In honor of Kimberly S. Norton Claire Norton

In honor of Steve Jensen Richard and Cheryl Glidden

In honor of Jeffrey Coppeta Gail DeLucia

In honor of Xan Marie Jensen Richard and Cheryl Glidden

In honor of Covid-19 patients Leona Berglund

In honor of Nicole King Kristin Kelly

In honor of Anthony “AJ” R. DiCarlo, Jr. Anthony DiCarlo

In honor of Hope Klassman Andrew and Hope Klassman

BY THE NUMBERS – FY21 States Transported From:

Hospitals Transported To or From:

144

Cities and Towns Transported From:

197

Pediatric and Neonatal Patients Transported:

996

Total Patients Transported:

5,600+

Hours Flown by Helicopter and Fixed Wing Aircraft:

14,000+

Patients Transported Since 1985:

90,000+

Amount Spent on Pilot Simulator Training:

Free and Unreimbursed Care Provided:

Annual Operating Budget:

The Dr. Suzanne K. Wedel Legacy Society honors those who provide support for Boston MedFlight in their wills, trusts, life income gifts, retirement plans, life insurance designations, and other planned gifts.

Dr. Suzanne K. Wedel led Boston MedFlight as Chief Executive Officer and Medical Director for 27 years, from 1989 until her passing in 2016. Dr. Wedel was beloved and respected by her friends, colleagues, and individuals throughout the medical field and critical care transport industry. Known equally for her intelligence and medical expertise, Dr. Wedel was a driving force in developing best practices in critical care medicine.

2,576

Hours of Training Provided for Nurses and Paramedics:

Ground Ambulance Miles Driven:

THE DR. SUZANNE K. WEDEL LEGACY SOCIETY AT BOSTON MEDFLIGHT

280,807

$291,725

$7 MILLION+

$45.5 MILLION

Dr. Wedel’s dedication to Boston MedFlight and our patients was unparalleled, as was her belief in the organization’s past, present, and future. As a physician and leader, Dr. Wedel was selfless, loyal, and empathetic, exemplifying the practice of “compassionate care.”

“The establishment of the Dr. Suzanne K. Wedel Legacy Society is a wonderful tribute to Suzanne and her dedication to Boston MedFlight and the thousands of patients and families cared for by the organization during her 27 years as CEO and Medical Director. Our family is grateful to Boston MedFlight for honoring Suzanne’s memory in this meaningful way.” — Alasdair K. Conn, MD, husband of the late Suzanne K. Wedel, MD, and Chief Emeritus of Emergency Services at Massachusetts General Hospital

The Dr. Suzanne K. Wedel Legacy Society honors this abiding commitment to Boston MedFlight’s mission. Thoughtful donors who have made provisions for Boston MedFlight in their estate plans demonstrate their own dedication to the organization’s mission, its future, and the patients we care for every day. The individuals listed below have made provisions in their estate plans to support Boston MedFlight. We are deeply grateful for their dedication to the organization and its future. Jayne Carvelli-Sheehan Alasdair Conn, MD Maura Hughes Daphne Noyes Ann Prestipino Charles Wiley If you have included Boston MedFlight in your estate plans, please let us know. We would like to thank you for your generosity, ensure that the purpose of your gift is understood by the organization, and recognize you as a member of the Dr. Suzanne K. Wedel Legacy Society. To learn more about supporting Boston MedFlight with a planned gift, please contact Tom Hudner, Chief Development Officer, at 781-457-5316 or tom.hudner@bostonmedflight.org. Thank you!

BY THE NUMBERS – FY21 States Transported From:

Hospitals Transported To or From:

144

Cities and Towns Transported From:

197

Pediatric and Neonatal Patients Transported:

996

Total Patients Transported:

5,600+

Hours Flown by Helicopter and Fixed Wing Aircraft:

14,000+

Patients Transported Since 1985:

90,000+

Amount Spent on Pilot Simulator Training:

Free and Unreimbursed Care Provided:

Annual Operating Budget:

2,576

Hours of Training Provided for Nurses and Paramedics:

Ground Ambulance Miles Driven:

THE DR. SUZANNE K. WEDEL LEGACY SOCIETY AT BOSTON MEDFLIGHT

280,807

$291,725

$7 MILLION+

$45.5 MILLION

YOUR LIFE. OUR MISSION.

EDITOR Paul Joyal CONTRIBUTORS Maura Hughes Tom Hudner Janet Alman Michael Prendergast, MD PHOTOGRAPHY Dahlgren Creative Zofia & Company Randi Baird Photography Michael Tosi Julian Benitez

Boston MedFlight is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Our legal name is New England Life Flight Inc., dba Boston MedFlight. Audited financials are available upon request. For 990 information, visit www.Guidestar.org and search “New England Life Flight.”

For information on charitable giving to Boston MedFlight, please contact our Development Office at 781-863-2213 or giving@bostonmedflight.org. Thank you!

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