— from Rolf Nedelmann —
I have been a recipient of the OIFR EMTs this past Christmas Day with heart problems. The EMTs promptly responded to the 911 call, checked me out, communicated with the famous Dr. Sullivan and strongly recommended helicopter evacuation to St. Joseph’s Hospital in Bellingham. Highly skilled cardiac care was provided there. I am now back on Orcas recovering from open-heart surgery.
OIFR’s EMTs are skilled and compassionate. They know what they are doing and have been trained to administer what is needed until a hospital can take over and deal with the matter at hand. I would want to be sure that this kind of skill and service will be available to others in the future and in the same manner as it was for me. In combination with St. Joseph’s Hospital, OIFR EMTs are world-class!
To maintain this expertise takes money. Personnel must be properly trained and then build experience. The current levy lid lift is due to expire soon. We need to extend it to be sure that OIFR can maintain their high standard of service. Please join by voting a definite YES in favor of the Levy Lid Lift.
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