Native Air 7

Yesterday we had the honor of participating in the Shop With a Hero event. Santa chose to trade in his sleigh for a day and fly in with us! Thank you to the Rim Country agencies for including us in this special event. Thank you to Santa for choosing to fly with us!

Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at Native 7! We are so thankful to serve the best community alongside the most talented, capable, and compassionate partners! 🦃🚁

Please hold our teammates and their families close to your hearts 🤍

Colleagues,

For 41 years, through more than 80,000 flights and 40,000 ground transports, the remarkable members of the Vanderbilt LifeFlight team have saved countless lives. Since inception, the program has highlighted safety as its most important priority. Despite the inherent risk of this work, these dedicated individuals feel called to serve patients in their most vulnerable moments, critically injured or ill.

Yesterday, three crew members serving on LifeFlight 1 were involved in an accident when their aircraft went down in an unpopulated area in Wilson County, TN. There was no patient on board at the time. Allan Williams, RN, Flight Nurse/Paramedic, did not survive. Andrew “Andy” Sikes, Critical Care Flight Paramedic, and the aircraft’s pilot, whose family has asked for privacy at this time, were seriously injured and remain in our care.

As we grieve with Allan’s family, I ask you to please join me in support of them as well as Andy, the pilot and their families.

Sincerely,

Jane Freedman, MD Deputy Chief Executive Officer Chief Health System Officer

We had so much fun spoiling our ground partners! These men and women are so talented, selfless, and brave. Thank you to all the crews and departments that joined us for some BBQ and quality time. We believe we are the luckiest flight crew to be able to work with all of you!