Look up in the sky. It's not a bird or a plane, but our updated fleet of medical aircraft bearing the program's new name, Lehigh Valley Hospital MedEvac. The first new helicopter will go into service in Monroe County. Two more will follow later this year. The new helicopter features state-of-the-art aircraft and safety technology, including night-vision goggles and terrain collision avoidance systems.

As a former Mack Trucks executive, Walter May (left) helped revolutionize the trucking industry. Now Walter and his wife, Hazel (right), both retired from Mack, are helping us develop better ways to care for your heart. Their contribution created our 12th endowed chair. Its funds support education and research in heart care. Regional Heart Center director Michael Rossi, M.D., holds the chair and provides leadership in the way funds are invested. The chair will allow hospital cardiologists to conduct research studies and continue their education to learn the newest and best ways to care for your heart.

When he lost his right arm and both legs after being struck by a train seven years ago, Cameron Clapp was told he'd never walk again. He defied the odds. Not only does the California native walk, but he also competes in triathlons, has earned cameo appearances in popular network television shows, and is an avid golfer. Clapp served as the guest of honor during the recent Lehigh Valley Hospital Amputee Support Group Golf Tournament at Wedgewood Golf Course. The event raised more than $13,000 for the group, which was started by hospital nurses. If you would like to learn more about the amputee support group, visit Support Group 402-CARE.

A 40-year Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network volunteer, Marge Smith of Emmaus has helped with everything from inputting medical records to delivering flowers to patients. Now she greets shoppers with a smile at the John and Dorothy Morgan Cancer Center's Atrium Gift Shop. Smith and other longtime volunteers were recently honored at a special luncheon as a way of saying thanks for their years of service. More than 300 of the hospital's 800 active volunteers gathered to celebrate and hear from Emmaus High School's Fermata Nowhere choir, who provided musical entertainment.

In celebration of the Week of the Young Child, Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network president and chief executive officer Elliot J. Sussman, M.D. (far right), recently read to children inside the network's Early Care and Education Center. It's part of a yearlong commitment for Dr. Sussman, who personally chooses two books from the Bethlehem Area Public Library's collection each month and reads them to the center's pre-kindergarten students (ages 4 and 5).

Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network is the title sponsor of this year's marathon to benefit Via of the Lehigh Valley, an organization that helps people with disabilities. The race will be held Sun., Sept. 7, starting in downtown Allentown, winding through Bethlehem along the scenic canal path and ending in downtown Easton. "This is a great way to get some exercise for a good cause," says network emergency medicine physician Andrew Miller, D.O. Registration is open at vianet.org. All proceeds benefit programs offered by Via.

Specialist Amanda Druckenmiller of Fogelsville, Pa., currently stationed in Iraq with the U.S. Army and niece of Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network burn nurse Richard Richard, R.N., appreciates her box of goodies from Lehigh Valley Physician Group colleagues. Since September 11, 2001, the physician group's employees have adopted 38 soldiers and have sent them at least two boxes each - one of snacks and one of toiletries.

About 200 community members toured Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network's new morgue as part of the final night of the hospital's 12th Mini Medical School. Titled "Hot on the Trail: The Life-and-Death Realities of Forensic Medicine," the four-week educational course featured hospital doctors and nurses, laboratory technologists, forensic pathologists, and professionals from the Pennsylvania State Police and District Attorney's office. Participants learned the real story about how these professionals solve crimes and medical mysteries with forensic medicine.

Do you know someone who has risked his life to save others from a burn, or someone (or a group of people) who promote fire safety or burn prevention? If so, nominate them for a Valley Preferred Spirit of Courage award. Last year, Don Miller of Macungie, Pa., pictured here with Jackie Fenicle, R.N., received the Phoenix award for his efforts in counseling fellow burn victims. The Spirit of Courage initiative is made possible through Valley Preferred's sponsorship. The awards are presented by Valley Preferred, the Burn Prevention Foundation and Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network's Regional Burn Center.

Community members and hospital colleagues, including Lesley Zakos, gathered to remember loved ones during the recent Tree of Life Celebration. The highlight: the lighting of a symbolic tree adorned with colorful butterflies and lights purchased in honor or memory of family members or former colleagues. Proceeds benefit Lehigh Valley Hospice.

Sara (left) and other seventh-graders at Salisbury Middle School are learning lifesaving skills thanks to emergency medicine doctor Marna Greenberg, D.O. (left), and a Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network study. Children learned the basics with CPR Anytime, a kit that teaches lifesaving techniques like chest compressions in about 20 minutes. The network donated the kits to the students-and to random emergency department patients and new and expectant mothers-as part of a research project to learn if CPR Anytime helps decrease the incidence of sudden cardiac death.

Jake Fink does everything a typical 10-year-old does, even though he battles gamma globinemia, a condition that suppresses his immune system and leaves him susceptible to infection. "He has had countless hospital stays but never complains and always smiles," says child life specialist Vanessa Gramm of Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network. That's why the network's pediatric colleagues nominated Fink for the inaugural Hero of the Month award, sponsored by the Kids Wish Network. Congratulating him are (l-r) Hellen Hettel, R.N., his mother Dee Fink and child life assistant Dawn Miller.

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