Native Air 30 celebrates 10 years of service

Native Air 30 in Deming, New Mexico, held a special gathering to mark a decade of service.

The air medical service provider’s crewmembers, along with state officials, hospital representatives, and local emergency responders from various agencies, came together at the Deming Municipal Airport on 26 September to celebrate this milestone.

“Our 10 years of service demonstrates our unwavering commitment to the community,” said JP Martinez, Area Manager for Native Air 30. “Our nurses and paramedics dedicate a lot of time to providing the best critical care in the craziest of environments – that could be the side of the road, someone’s backyard, a mountainous area, or in an ER that requires our response.”

Mimbres Memorial Hospital Chief Nursing Officer Joy Harrell remarked on the value of the program and what it means to the Deming community and beyond. She said: “We appreciate all that you do, your skills and the resources you expend to be able to take care of our patients and community. We truly appreciate your commitment.”

Native Air’s clinicians are uniquely equipped to transport high-risk obstetrics patients, as well as pediatric patients. They can also carry and administer blood in flight for patients at risk of severe blood loss and hemorrhagic shock.

Native Air is part of Air Methods, the air medical service provider, and has sister bases in Las Cruces, Silver City, Alamogordo, Roswell and Carlsbad as part of an ecosystem that provides lifesaving care throughout southern New Mexico.