Demopolis flight nurse Courtney Townsend, right, recently received her 250th flight wings from Air Evac Lifeteam Program Director Jim Goodreau.

    Demopolis, Ala., flight nurse Courtney Townsend recently celebrated her 250th patient flight with Air Evac Lifeteam. Townsend has worked for Air Evac since March 2012.

    “I started working for Air Evac right after the Demopolis base opened in January 2012,” Townsend said. “Before coming to work for Air Evac, I worked in the emergency room and intensive care unit at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson.”

    Townsend said the best part of being a flight nurse is making a difference in her patients’ lives.

    “Whether that’s holding their hand because they’re scared, or performing life-saving efforts, the look of gratitude and relief on their faces is unforgettable.”

    Air Evac Lifeteam, an air medical service, provides rapid access to definitive health care for those who live in medically underserved areas. Flight crews, consisting of a pilot, flight nurse and flight paramedic, are on duty 24 hours a day, seven days a week to respond to the scene of an emergency, or provide transportation between medical facilities. Air Evac Lifeteam currently operates 118 bases in 15 states. For more information, please visit www.lifeteam.net.