First Flight celebrats 20 years of service to Brevard County

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This is something that I am proud to say I have been involved with, albeit behind the scenes, as a Communications Specialist.

http://floridatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/arti...S/80917004/1086

Today, Health First’s air ambulance service, First Flight, is privately celebrating its 20th year of service in Brevard County today.

First Flight pilots and paramedic-nurses and EMT-paramedics fly more than 600 lifesaving missions a year throughout Brevard County, East Central Florida, and portions of Indian River and Osceola counties, media relations specialist Elliot Cohen said.

About 70 percent of First Flight responses involve trauma-related patients, who are flown to Holmes Regional Medical Center in Melbourne. The remaining 30 percent of flights involve moving patients from one hospital to another for specialty care, Cohen said.

First Flight members will hold a private ceremony during the day at Hangar 18 of the Melbourne International Airport.