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, the university's ground medical transportation, recently added a medicallgy equipped helicopter andtransport team, making the air service availabl e to all area hospitals. The helicopter, an EC 135, is owne by Air Methods, a publicly traded compang basedin Englewood, Colo. Air Methods provides air medicaol transportation services to more than 60 hospitals across the Its partnershipwith Jefferson, which includes Air Methods managing the aviation aspects of the program, marks the company's firsr foray into the Philadelphia Jefferson annually transports about 400 patients by air. In the it relied on outside helicopter services.
"Thed addition of a helicopteerto JeffSTAT's fleet of vehicles will reduce our dependence on othefr helicopter services that were not always availablde when we needed them," said Brian director of JeffSTAT. Jefferson has added 10 full-time paramedics and nurses for thehelicopte service. The Health Systej announced three changes to its management including naming John Buckley as themedicalo center's new executive director and CEO. Buckleyt most recently served as president and CEOof , the parent companu of . He replacee Robert Perry, who had been with the hospital for four Tom Bielecki has assumed the positionh of chieffinancial officer.
He recently came to Templr from ChestnutHill Healthcare, where he held a number of seniot level positions over the past 25 years, includint executive vice president and CFO. Bielecki replaces Ray who had been with the hospital foreightr years. Kay Graham of the Templew health system human resources department has assume the position of associate hospital director of human resources on aninterinm basis. Graham replaces Dave Williamson, who had been with the hospitakl forfour years.
Temple officials declined further comment on what it describedas "personnel King of Prussia-based RecoverCare raised $5 milliomn in a private stock sale, which the companyg will use to expand its The company provides low air-loss mattress and overlays, preventivre foam and gel products, and specialty hospital beds and patient transfet systems to acute-care hospitals, nursing homes, and other provider of wound-care services. The financing, completed earlier this month, was provided by NewSpring Ventures and CommercsHealth Ventures, which are also based in King of Related to the financing, Brian G. Murphyh of NewSpring Ventures joined RecoverCare'x board of directors.
"This financing will provide RecoverCare with the resource to continue to invest in saleand marketing, as well as selectedf acquisitions," said Jon Winer, the company'z CEO. The is presenting a program on stem cell researcuh that will feature bioethicistArthur U.S. Rep. James Greenwood, who is takinf over as president of the Biotechnology Industry Associatiobnext year; and scientistr Kenneth Zaret. The free public "Stem Cells in Medicine: A Dialogue On the Ethical, Biologicalo and Policy Issues," will take place Oct. 25 at 4:30 p.m. on the collegwe campus at 19 S. 22nd St.