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03/11/2014

Previously, the helicopter landed on a ground-level helipad, where paramedics and nurses had to take the patient to an ambulance for a quarter-mile drive.

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03/11/2014

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Mayo-Franciscan doc answers call of this wild to help rescue woman

10/22/2015

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Oct. 22--One of Dr. Bob Key's main attractions to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is that it provides a restful, secluded respite from his job as a physician in Prairie du Chien. But duty calls, even if cellphones won't,...

Oct. 22--One of Dr. Bob...

10/22/2015

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Community Effort Saves Wis. Man from Heart Attack

08/21/2013

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After collapsing at a community event, bystanders performed CPR and used an AED to save Roger Dahl's life

After collapsing at a community...

08/21/2013

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Wisc. Woman Recalls Officer Stepping in During Suicide Crisis

09/11/2015

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The woman, now 29, spoke at the 10th annual Suicide Awareness Event.

The woman, now 29, spoke at the...

09/11/2015

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Wis. Teen Burned in Kitchen Fire Runs to Hospital

10/08/2012

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When firefighters learned the teen was missing, they searched the apartment, extinguished the blaze and rescued a small dog, and then located the boy at Gundersen Lutheran's emergency room.

When firefighters learned the...

10/08/2012

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Helping Patients and Families Lifts Wisc. MedLink Nurse Past 2,000 Flight Milestone

08/04/2015

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Julie Gollnick has nearly 600 more flights logged than the next-closest crew member.

Julie Gollnick has nearly 600...

08/04/2015

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Wis. Flight Nurse Passes 2,000 Flight Milestone

08/01/2015

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Julie Gollnick was among the first crew members of MedLink AIR when it lifted off in 1992.

Julie Gollnick was among the...

08/01/2015

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Mayo-Franciscan charts surgeries after huge restocking of sterile supplies

03/27/2015

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March 27--The dust has cleared at Mayo Clinic Health System-Franciscan Healthcare, allowing the La Crosse hospital to resume surgeries that had been suspended because of potential contamination of sterilized equipment. Surgeries...

March 27--The dust has...

03/27/2015

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Wisc. Ambulance Company Implements PulsePoint App

11/21/2014

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The app is intended to close the gap between an arrest and the arrival of first responders by alerting nearby app users of the incident, the location and the proximity of AEDs .

The app is intended to close the...

11/21/2014

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Wis. Firefighters Surprise Kids in Pediatric Care

09/04/2014

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Will, who is undergoing chemotherapy for lymphoma diagnosed on July 7, and three other youthful patients reveled in their goodwill visits from the firefighters.

Will, who is undergoing...

09/04/2014

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