When Marie Arata bought a Northwest MedStar membership she had no idea what was ahead for her, but two flights later she’s glad she didn’t have to bear the cost of a $30,000 bill. She had health insurance and her Northwest MedStar membership benefits picked up the remaining out-of-pocket cost so there was no expense to her.

As a hospital pharmacy technician at Okanogan Douglas Hospital in Brewster, Washington, Marlene Wagg has seen many people flown to larger medical centers. She didn’t expect to be one of them. That changed in fall of 2008. "I had

Randy Helt had been around heavy equipment his whole life, so when the throttle on the bulldozer he was driving in September 2007 malfunctioned, it caused an accident that nearly killed him.

When Diana Hoss was pregnant with her third son, she did everything she could to carry him to term. Her first son had been born five weeks early and her second son made it to term with

It’s a terrific day when a past patient and crew member have the opportunity to meet under better circumstances. That’s what happened at a Northwest MedStar Landing Zone Safety Training this summer for emergency crews in Mattawa, Washington. David

For one Ferry County company, ensuring the safety of their employees is top priority. That’s why Ferry County Public Utility District, a customer owned utility, purchased the Northwest MedStar membership for

During the final leg of a week long 2,200 mile motorcycle trip, Ben Goodman, 30, wiped out in the remote mountains of Idaho near Lolo Pass. It was August, 2008. He was the last rider in a group of

When Justin Smith had a heart attack this winter he thought the initial symptoms were signs of the flu. While shoveling snow he felt nauseous and dizzy. Then he passed out. “When I came to my senses I was

Lucia Udlinek is an experienced rider. She and her husband raise and show American Quarter Horses. But this summer a young horse she was riding “got startled and spooked and set off at a dead run.” The horse was

When Rob Mildes’ motorcycle hit a deer during a morning commute, he nearly bled to death.

As a medical professional, Dr. Weiland appreciated both the competent care he received as well as the friendly bedside manner of the flight crew.

Northwest MedStar member Robert Wisener has been saved by Northwest MedStar on two occasions.

When Laurie Olson heard her daughter was having a heart attack on Halloween 2001, she couldn’t imagine anything more frightening. On the night of October 31, 2001, 16 year old Logan, suffered a heart attack walking through a haunted house.

With sun in their hearts Nicolas and Megan Walsh piled out of their car for a tour of Northwest MedStar. Nicolas and Megan had heard all about NW MedStar and were

Clo Ann McNall was an active healthy grandmother. She didn’t think she’d ever need NW MedStar’s air ambulance service. And she certainly didn’t expect her grand daughter, would too. But they both did – two

One warm spring day in May 2007, Carla Danielson got a significant scare. “I looked out the window to see a riderless horse tangled up in his reins, it was a sight that makes the heart of a horse