{"id":6889,"date":"2009-09-08T04:22:08","date_gmt":"2009-09-08T08:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=6889"},"modified":"2020-12-25T16:49:43","modified_gmt":"2020-12-25T21:49:43","slug":"start-and-parkview-samaritan-20th-anniversary-at-parkview-field","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2009\/09\/08\/start-and-parkview-samaritan-20th-anniversary-at-parkview-field\/","title":{"rendered":"Start! and Parkview Samaritan 20th Anniversary at Parkview Field"},"content":{"rendered":"ngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n

Mayor Tom Henry walked a treadmill at the TinCaps game on September 3, 2009, at Parkview Field.<\/p>\n

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This was to promote health awareness and a program<\/a> by Parkview Health, Physicians Health Plan and the American Heart Association called Start! \u00c2\u00a0We talked with Lisa Schanbacher, Parkview Health, Jay Gilbert, Physicians Health Plan and Mike Stetzel, Heart Walk Director about the program.<\/p>\n

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httpsv:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BiJrc8raFPk<\/p>\n

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We also talked with Mayor Tom Henry about his stint on the treadmill and Parkview Field and the TinCaps.<\/p>\n

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httpsv:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fMdL_omU4cQ<\/p>\n

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The next night, the final home game of the regular season for the TinCaps, Parkview Samaritan celebrated their 20th Anniversary<\/a> with a flyover. \u00c2\u00a0Various members of the flight crews were available to talk with the public. \u00c2\u00a0We talked with Cathy Harris, Director of Flight and EMS about the anniversary.<\/p>\n

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httpsv:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=945P8v3PSCY<\/p>\n

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History of Parkview Samaritan<\/strong>:
\nParkview Hospital began the Samaritan Flight Program on November 18, 1989, with one helicopter based at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne, Ind. \u00c2\u00a0A second helicopter was added in February, 1999 based at Rochester Airport in Rochester, Indiana. \u00c2\u00a0The medical flight program exists to compliment ground emergency medical services by providing fast transport for trauma, critically ill, cardiac and neonatal patients. \u00c2\u00a0Both helicopters are called into action by Parkview Huntington Hospital’s EMS dispatch system.<\/p>\n

Helicopter Specs<\/strong>:
\nModel<\/strong> – French-made American Eurocopter 365 N-2-Dauphin models with twin turbine engines
\nFlight speed<\/strong> – average 180 mph
\nFuel<\/strong> – Jet A fuel; five fuel tanks; can fly up to three hours
\nPatients<\/strong> – equipped to transport two adult patients
\nCrew<\/strong> – one pilot, one nurse and one paramedic
\nService area<\/strong> – 100-mile radius from Fort Wayne and Rochester covering the northern half of Indiana and northwestern Ohio
\nOnly IFR<\/strong> certified flight program in Indiana<\/p>\n

Scenes<\/strong>: Samaritan lands at scenes of crashes, farm accidents, house fires and water-related accidents. The region’s fire and EMS systems prepare a safe landing zone and communicate via radio with the Samaritan crew prior to the helicopter’s landing. They also assist with making the scene safe for the patient, the flight crew and members of the community.<\/p>\n

Interesting Facts<\/strong>:<\/p>\n