On Thursday October 9, 2014 I went to the ShandsCair hangar for a celebration for the 10 year anniversary of UF Health’s Level 1 trauma center. I went there to shoot a gallery of the event for WUFT's website.
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| Gwen Howard, Cindy Scalamonti, Tracy Howard and Mark Thomas examine a helicopter at the UF Health ShandsCair hangar on Thursday, Oct. 9. UF Health’s Level 1 trauma center celebrated its 10 year anniversary at the hangar.
I went out under the assumption (as usual) that I was the only person that was going out to the event from WUFT. Shortly after I arrived Sarah Kimbro, Kelly Johnson and Elgin Rucker joined me. We had some difficulty actually figuring out how to get into the event, so we missed the actual ceremony. Luckily many people were still hanging around to make conversation and to tour the helicopters at the hangar.
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| Derek Hunt, flight paramedic, discusses helicopter safety with Jackie Lewis, Jay Lewis and Hayley Lewis in one of ShandsCair’s helicopters on Thursday, Oct. 9. In June 2014 Hayley Lewis was airlifted to the Level 1 trauma center after a four-wheeler she was driving crashed and landed on top of her. UF Health’s Level 1 trauma center celebrated its 10 year anniversary at the UF Health ShandsCair hangar on Thursday, Oct. 9. |
This assignment remains the most exciting assignment I've had the privilege to cover. This is primarily because the four of us, as well as a reporter from GTN (I'm however not positive that that was where she was from), were given the amazing opportunity to ride in a helicopter.
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| A view of UF Health Shands Hospital from one of the ShandsCair helicopters. The UF Health Shands Trauma Center celebrated the 10 year anniversary of its Level 1 trauma center on Thursday, Oct.9. |
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| Sadie Darnell, Alachua County Sheriff. visits the UF Health ShandsCair hangar on Thursday, Oct.9. The UF Health Shands Trauma Center celebrated the 10 year anniversary of the Level 1 trauma center at the UF Health ShandsCair hangar. |
Here is the text that was meant to run with it:
UF Health Shands Trauma Center celebrates 10 years
A celebration was held at the UF Health ShandsCair hangar on Thursday, Oct. 9 for the 10 year anniversary of UF Health’s Level 1 trauma center.
The Level 1 trauma center, a center for treating patients with very severe injuries, opened in October 2004. In the past 10 years the UF Health Shands Trauma Center has treated 24,000 patients.
The event, which included speakers from UF Health and the community, celebrated the 10 years of trauma care and the future of the UF Health Shands Trauma Center.
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| The UF Health Shands Trauma Center celebrated the 10 year anniversary of its Level 1 trauma center on Thursday, Oct. 9. The celebration was held at the UF Health ShandsCair hangar, with UF Health staff, local law enforcement, local fire rescue and other special guests in attendance. |
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| Sadie Darnell, Sheriff of Alachua County, speaks with Dr. David S. Guzick, president of UF Health. UF Health celebrated the 10 year anniversary of its Level 1 trauma center on Thursday, Oct. 9. |
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| Derek Hunt, flight paramedic, shows event guests one of the helicopters at the UF Health ShandsCair hangar. A celebration for the 10 year anniversary of the UF Health Shands Level 1 trauma center was held at the hangar on Thursday, Oct. 9. |
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| Mark Thomas, Tracy Howard, Gwen Howard and Cindy Scalamonti walk toward a helicopter at the UF Health ShandsCair hangar. A celebration was had at the hangar on Thursday Oct. 9 for the 10 year anniversary of UF Health’s Level 1 trauma center. |
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| Gwen Howard, former flight nurse, discusses a helicopter at the UF Health ShandsCair hangar on Thursday Oct. 9. The celebration for the 10 year anniversary of UF Health’s Level 1 trauma center brought together guests including current and former UF Health employees. |
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| Edward Jimenez, UF Health Shands interim chief executive officer, stands at the UF Health ShandsCair hangar on Thursday, Oct. 9. A celebration was held at the hangar for the 10 year anniversary of UF Health’s Level 1 trauma center. |
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