From their humble beginnings in Greeley Colorado to now covering almost the entire of the state and beyond, Northern Colorado MedEvac has served its community and more for over thirty years. With three aircraft located in Greeley, Akron, and Boulder Colorado, Northern Colorado MedEvac is able to provide service anywhere within a 300 square mile radius of each base. It was with this incredible team that I was able to spend six weeks documenting the many different facets of operation that come together to provide care for the hundreds of patients every year who rely on the unmatched speed of helicopter medical transportation.

 

While working as a MedEvac Paramedic might seem like a constant adrenaline rush, as it turns out, most of the time that's not the case. Averaging only about one flight a day, much of one's shift is spent waiting for a call to come in. As they like to put it, "we aren't paid for what we do, we're paid for what we are trained to do." As in any medical field, flight paramedics and nurses aren't sure what illness or injury they will face that day. To combat this, each staff member spends thousands of hours each year learning new treatments, equipment, and procedures to better care for their patients. As a result, when a call eventually does come in, every member of the team can provide the best possible care when it is most crucial.