Besides the fact that many of you have ohana or know of people serving nobly in Iraq, now, with the suspension of Medevac services that have been provided at no cost to the State or County, your life could be threatened if you are ever in an accident.
The US Army announced last week that it was suspending emergency airlifts because the Black Hawk helicopters that were used to provide that service are needed in Iraq for at least one year. It's going to cost the City and County of Honolulu somewhere on the order of $600,000 to provide the service, and because of the sudden announcement, even if a contractor can be found, there may be a gap in the time before it can start being used.
"...A bill to fund emergency medical helicopter flights on O'ahu has been introduced in the Legislature, but government officials acknowledged yesterday that there may not be enough time to implement a plan that would avert an interruption in medevac service.
Rep. Michael Magaoay, D-46th (Kahuku, North Shore), introduced the measure Monday and said it would direct the state Department of Health to find an alternative to the Army Black Hawk helicopters that currently provide the service. The measure would appropriate $600,000 to the department.
The Army last week announced it will suspend the Military Assistance to Safety and Traffic service on April 1 because flight crews are needed to train for war duty. They deploy to Iraq this summer.
From 1974 to late 2004, the Army flew about 7,000 patients from rural O'ahu to town hospitals for emergency treatment...."
Miulang
The US Army announced last week that it was suspending emergency airlifts because the Black Hawk helicopters that were used to provide that service are needed in Iraq for at least one year. It's going to cost the City and County of Honolulu somewhere on the order of $600,000 to provide the service, and because of the sudden announcement, even if a contractor can be found, there may be a gap in the time before it can start being used.
"...A bill to fund emergency medical helicopter flights on O'ahu has been introduced in the Legislature, but government officials acknowledged yesterday that there may not be enough time to implement a plan that would avert an interruption in medevac service.
Rep. Michael Magaoay, D-46th (Kahuku, North Shore), introduced the measure Monday and said it would direct the state Department of Health to find an alternative to the Army Black Hawk helicopters that currently provide the service. The measure would appropriate $600,000 to the department.
The Army last week announced it will suspend the Military Assistance to Safety and Traffic service on April 1 because flight crews are needed to train for war duty. They deploy to Iraq this summer.
From 1974 to late 2004, the Army flew about 7,000 patients from rural O'ahu to town hospitals for emergency treatment...."
Miulang
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