Central Point, Ore. — Wednesday, Sept. 27, is National First Responder Appreciation Day. In honor of the holiday, NBC5 News visited Mercy Flights headquarters in Central Point. “We have all of the medications available to us. We have all the ...
Fires are filling the valley with smoke hampering visibility and grounding Mercy Flights helicopters. Chief Executive Officer Doug Stewart with Mercy Flights says patients far away from hospitals haven’t been able to receive help as quickly without the use of ...
Central Point, Ore. — Some folks have been treated for heat-exhaustion at the Country Crossings Music Festival and a few have even been sent to the hospital. According to Mercy Flights, it’s been quite the challenging day with many people having to think ...
Medford, Ore. — A local program aimed at reducing emergency room visits while empowering patients, is seeing great success. Mercy Flights launched it’s Mobile Integrated Healthcare program at the start of 2016. Since then, they’ve seen a significant decrease in ...
Mt. Ashland, Ore. — A traumatic accident occurred on Mount Ashland just before three Monday afternoon. NBC5 doesn’t know her name yet, but according to Ashland Fire & Rescue, a 15-year-old girl was airlifted from the mountain. Through the work of Ashland Fire ...
Medford, Ore., – With temperatures starting to rise in the valley, so is the risk of getting heat sickness. Mercy Flights paramedics say they start to see a lot more people getting heat stroke, or fainting as soon as the ...