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Employee Profile: Scott Spencer RN, PHRN, CFRN
Job Title: Sr. Professional Flight Nurse II How many years at STATMedEvac:  5 years Scott is a proud husband and father to three amazing boys (13, 10, and 6). He also has a 4-legged child, 2 [...]
FULL CIRCLE
FULL CIRCLE By Ed DeWitt It was all part of her plan. Seventeen years after a life-changing experience aboard a STAT MedEvac helicopter, Trista Weiss, RN, UPMC senior professional flight nurse II, now works for [...]
Employee Profiles: Maggie Zaliponi, Sr. Prof Flight Nurse II & Bill Walls, Professional Flight Paramedic
Meet Maggie Zaliponi, Sr. Prof Flight Nurse II, BSN Years of service 27, MedEvac 15 Base Wanted to be a flight nurse since she was 6, after watching a 1976 episode of "Emergency" with a [...]
Podcast: Opinions on The EMS Recruitment Retention Issue
Over the last month, we have collected some thoughts on how to fix the current EMS recruitment and retention issues. Thanks to those who commented on Facebook, Instagram, called the podcast hotline and talked to [...]
Intuition – Have you used it in patient care? Was it right?
You can discover it. It’s right inside you; you just need to know where to look. Every person in the world who has done anything extraordinary has used the power of insight. I call this [...]
Employee Profile: Allan Slagle NREMT-P, FP-C
Allan Slagle NREMT-P, FP-C Years of Service - 3 Allan spends most of his days off chasing his toddler around. He loves climbing and often has a bouldering pad in his trunk during the summer [...]
Shaun Eggleton, RN, BSN, PHRN, CFRN, CEN
Shaun Eggleton, RN, BSN, PHRN, CFRN, CEN Years at STAT MedEvac: 5 Shaun is currently enrolled in classes to obtain his Masters in Nursing. He was the first CCT Ground nurse for STATÂ MedEvac. Shaun tries [...]
Night Shift Work, Fatigue, Poor Sleep, and Cardiovascular Health
Night shifts often entail working past midnight into the early morning hours and is a common feature of shift schedules for most in Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and other sectors of public safety. For those [...]
Eating Healthy & Taking Care of Yourself When Working Odd Shifts
Pittsburgh's favorite dietician, Leslie Bonci, creator of Active Eating Advice, talks about trying to eat healthy and take care of yourself when working those odd shifts, only having access to vending machine or fast food. [...]
Maria Mancano, MedeVac 4, Was the First Female EMS Pilot in Pittsburgh
She may have been the first female EMS pilot in Pittsburgh but, she sees herself as more than that! Maria was based at M-4. On this podcast, she reflects on her time at STAT MedEvac, [...]
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STAT MedEvac is a Direct Air Carrier E3MA774L and arranges and coordinates the operation of air ambulance services. All rotor wing flights are operated by STAT MedEvac. All fixed wing flights are arranged by STAT MedEvac and operated by contracted Direct Air Carriers.
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