| Year Honored | |
|---|---|
| 2000 | |
| Honoree | |
| Maureen Griffin | |
| Agency | |
| Iowa Methodist Medical Center Lifeflight | |
| Agency City | |
| Des Moines | |
| Agency State | |
| IA | |
| Last Call | |
| 3/3/80 | |
| Cause of Death | |
| Medical Aviation Accident | |
| Biography | |
| Maureen Griffin, an emergency room nurse at the Iowa Methodist Medical Center, was in training to become a crew member with the Life Flight Helicopter Service. Life Flight is operated by Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. She died on March 3, 1980, from injuries she sustained in the helicopter accident which claimed the lives of two other crew members.<br /> <br /> The helicopter had been summoned to the Hamilton County Hospital to transport a heart patient to Iowa Methodist Medical Center for treatment. The helicopter plummeted to the ground on approach to the hospital. It is thought the helicopter developed mechanical problems causing it to crash. The young trainee graduated from Buffalo Center High School, and from Iowa Methodist School of Nursing.<br /> <br /> Maureen Griffin is survived by her father, Lee Griffin, a sister, Julie, and brother Edward.<br /> <br /> Honored 2000 |
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