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Maria and her lifelong passion for EMS after camping incident Stories of Hope
November 19, 2018

Maria and her lifelong passion for EMS after camping incident

Maria was just thirteen-years-old when she was camping with family friends eight years ago. A young boy at the campsite discovered a gun and accidentally shot Maria in the leg. The bullet shattered Maria’s femur and pierced her femoral artery, causing life-threatening bleeding to occur. Maria’s sister called 911 and…
Mercy Flight saved my sweet girl fives time in her young life Stories of Hope
November 6, 2017

Mercy Flight saved my sweet girl fives time in her young life

Since her first visit to Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Caylee has had ten bowel reconstruction surgeries and numerous other medical procedures. Currently, she and her family travel to Pittsburgh every other month for doctor appointments. The in-between times, when Caylee falls violently ill after appearing healthy, are when…
Nathan saved as a newborn baby…and now he’s a military pilot Stories of Hope
November 5, 2017

Nathan saved as a newborn baby…and now he’s a military pilot

Steven and Debby of Gowanda were overjoyed by the birth of their son, Nathan. After a relatively routine labor and delivery, worries developed as nurses discovered abnormalities within Nathan’s chest. At just two days old, doctors found that Nathan had suffered a collapsed lung and required immediate medical intervention from…
Mercy Flight nurse lowered into wreck to start lifesaving care and save Jarred’s life Stories of Hope
November 3, 2017

Mercy Flight nurse lowered into wreck to start lifesaving care and save Jarred’s life

It was November when Jarred, a high school senior, woke up to get ready for another day of school in South Dayton. Being that it was just like every other Monday morning, he doesn’t remember many details – like what he was wearing or what he ate for breakfast. What…
Hope came in the form of a Mercy Flight helicopter for young girls, Maddy and Tori Stories of Hope
April 12, 2017

Hope came in the form of a Mercy Flight helicopter for young girls, Maddy and Tori

The only part of her life-changing car ride that 7-year- old Madison "Maddy" Phillips remembers is playing an alphabet game with her 6-year- old friend Tori Gibbs, Tori's brother Ricky, and Tori's grandmother Donna. In the game, the first person to locate and name an item beginning with a given letter wins. Then,…