2 016 IMPACT REPORT
We are helping pediatric care reach new heights. Recent growth at Children’s Hospital Colorado created new opportunities for St. Anthony Health Foundation to make a big impact on the community and the state. St. Anthony Hospital’s Flight For Life Colorado program has supported Children’s Hospital Colorado since 1997. They have provided critical care transport for young patients, including the use of fixed wing aircraft, helicopters and ground ambulances in addition to all the support, pilots and maintenance required for each. “Children’s Hospital Colorado fields a team of nurses and respiratory therapists and we provide the transportation modes, drivers and pilots,” explained Kathy Mayer, MS, RN and Program Director for Flight For Life Colorado. But now, Children’s Hospital has expanded and created a robust network of care, including 11 facilities in the metro area and some beyond. They need to coordinate transportation between all these facilities to 4,500 patients a year.
“Historically, these inter-facility transports were contracted out to a private ambulance provider,” Kathy said. “But Children’s wanted to bring it in house and have our joined teams provide this service. They asked Flight For Life Colorado to consider adding Advanced Life Support and Basic Life Support ambulance transportation to our collaboration with them.” Kathy said that Centura Health and Flight For Life Colorado spent a year looking at this request from every angle and determined it was something they wanted very much to do. They counted on Foundation donors to make it possible. continued