As a combat veteran in the Navy’s En Route Care program, an air transport nurse for Duke and Vanderbilt’s Life Flight networks, I can attest firsthand to the life-saving impact of smaller aircraft, or general aviation. That’s why I’m proud to be part of a program at the University of Alabama in Huntsville that starting […]
We all remember the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. The damage that hurricane inflicted wiped out coastal airports and impeded access for those most in need to get supplies, food and water. As a result, our airport, the Waynesboro Municipal Airport and small aircraft served as primary access for relief efforts heading south to the coastal […]
As the executive director of the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health, I know the challenges faced by rural communities when it comes to access to health care and a host of other services. Distances between cities in these regions are long, and there is often insufficient access to specialty medical care in […]
