HOUSTON, Nov.
12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Phillips 66 announced today that it
has been named the official fuel provider for Memorial Hermann Life
Flight, gifting up to $1.5 million
worth of fuel in 2025 to the critical care air medical transport
service.
The donation to Memorial Hermann Foundation will support the new
Life Flight helicopter fleet, which is set to make its debut next
year and is designed to expand services to a wider range of areas.
The arrangement gives an opportunity for Phillips 66 to gift the
same amount annually for the next five years.
"With this donation, we are putting our company's mission of
providing energy and improving lives into action," said Zhanna
Golodryga, Phillips 66 EVP of Emerging Energy and Sustainability
and Memorial Hermann Foundation board member. "Life Flight is a
pillar of medical response, and we are thrilled to share our
resources to support their life-saving work. Memorial Hermann is a
leading health care provider, and as a leading integrated
downstream energy provider, we are proud to collaborate with them
for the greater good of our community."
Phillips 66's donation is equal to the amount of fuel the new
Life Flight fleet will use each year. The fleet will include the
first H160 helicopter in North
America used for medical missions which will expand Life
Flight's service radius from 150 miles to 250. The Phillips 66 name
will also be displayed on one of the fleet's helicopters and its
shield will be on the John S. Dunn Helistop helipad at Memorial
Hermann-Texas Medical Center.
"We are extremely fortunate that Phillips 66 sees how
fundamental Memorial Hermann Life Flight is to saving lives in the
Greater Houston Area," said
Anne Neeson, executive vice
president and CEO of the Memorial Hermann Foundation. "It takes a
tremendous amount of resources to ensure Memorial Hermann Life
Flight operates efficiently for our community, and this generous
fuel gift from Phillips 66 will enable this great community asset
valued so highly by Houstonians."
Memorial Hermann Life Flight
crews perform more than 4,000 missions each year, making the
hospital's helipad one of the busiest in the world. Life Flight
employs their own crews to ensure safety and quality with a staff
of 21 pilots, 24 flight nurses, 12 paramedics, 10 dispatchers and
10 mechanics.
"As technology and helicopters advance, Life Flight is
consistently looking ahead to ensure we are operating at the
absolute best of our abilities," said Tom
Flanagan, Life Flight's program director and internal
consultant. "Life Flight's new fleet is proof of that mission, and
this generous gift from Phillips 66 helps to ease the transition
with an abundance of fuel."
The service has flown more than 166,000 critical care situations
since its inaugural flight in 1976.
Media Contact:
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Media Hotline – 713-984-6804
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