Cape Fear Valley Mobile Integrated Healthcare

06/06/2026

Weather is one of the most challenging variables in critical care transport. While adverse conditions can impact any aviation operation, LifeLink AIR is equipped to safely extend our capabilities when the mission demands it.

As a fully IFR-rated (Instrument Flight Rules) program, our team operates advanced IFR-equipped aircraft flown by highly trained and experienced IFR-rated pilots. This allows us to navigate through certain weather conditions that would otherwise prevent visual flight operations, helping us maintain access to lifesaving care for the communities we serve.

That said, technology and capability never replace sound judgment. Every mission is carefully evaluated using a comprehensive risk assessment process that considers weather, aircraft performance, crew readiness, patient needs, and operational factors. Our ability to fly in instrument conditions does not mean we fly in unsafe conditions.

Within our LifeLink AIR team, safety remains at the forefront of every decision we make. Whether the outcome is launching an aircraft, transitioning to a ground asset, delaying a response, or declining a mission altogether, our commitment is the same: ensuring the safest possible transport for our patients, crews, and communities.

No matter the situation, our priorities never change: clinical excellence, operational performance, and above all, safety.

Cape Fear Valley Health

06/03/2026

The patches have arrived! 💗🚁

Thanks to an incredible outpouring of support from across the country, we sold more than 100 patches and raised over $2,000 to support Stephanie during her treatment and recovery.

We are truly grateful to everyone who purchased a patch, shared our posts, and helped spread the word. Your generosity is a powerful reminder of what makes the EMS and healthcare communities so special.

If you have not already done so, please ensure payment has been submitted for any patches you ordered. Please allow up to two weeks for delivery as we work to get all orders distributed.

Once your patch arrives, we would love to see it! Show your support by sharing a photo and tagging our page using the hashtag .

Together, we fly. Together, we heal.

Cape Fear Valley Health

06/02/2026

We are proud to stand alongside our partners to the south in serving the communities we share. This transport is a great example of what can be accomplished when agencies work together with a common goal: providing safe, high-quality care for our patients. Thank you to Marlboro County Emergency Medical Services and Bennettsville Fire Department for the opportunity to assist.

Cape Fear Valley Health

Marlboro County EMS would like to extend our sincere gratitude and heartfelt thanks to Cape Fear Valley Mobile Integrated Healthcare and the Bennettsville Fire Department for their assistance with a specialty patient transport today.

Cape Fear Valley graciously loaned MCEMS their bariatric ambulance, cot, and staff to operate the truck, which allowed us to safely transport a patient to the emergency department. We would also like to thank the members of Bennettsville Fire Department for their support and assistance during this transport.

This is a great example of neighboring agencies working together to ensure patients receive the care they need while maintaining the safety of both the patient and responding personnel. We are grateful for the strong partnerships we share and appreciate the willingness of these organizations to assist when called upon.

Thank you for your support, teamwork, and commitment to serving our communities. 🚑🚒

05/22/2026

As EMS Week 2026 comes to a close, we want to recognize and thank the EMS agencies and providers across our region who serve their communities with excellence every single day.

This week, members of our LifeLink Air team had the opportunity to visit several of our regional partners to deliver small tokens of appreciation and personally thank the clinicians, leaders, and crews who help make our shared mission possible.

We proudly recognize our partners in Chesterfield, Marlboro, Dillon, Richmond, Hoke, Cumberland, Scotland, Robeson, Harnett, Bladen, Sampson, Moore, and Lee counties.

The work of EMS is never accomplished alone. Every flight request, transfer, scene response, and patient handoff represents teamwork between agencies committed to one common goal: providing the best possible care for the patients and communities we serve.

The exceptional care provided by our county EMS partners is what allows advanced transport teams like LifeLink and LifeLink Air to continue the continuum of care long before a patient ever reaches a hospital. These partnerships are built on trust, professionalism, communication, and a shared commitment to improving outcomes together.

To all of our regional EMS partners, thank you for your dedication, your collaboration, and the sacrifices you make every day in service to others. We are proud to work alongside each of you. 🚁🚑

Cape Fear Valley Health

05/21/2026

Throughout this week, we have had the honor of highlighting the four divisions that make up Cape Fear Valley Mobile Integrated Healthcare: LifeLink and LifeLink Air, Cumberland County EMS, Hoke County EMS, and Community Paramedicine.

While each division serves a unique role, they are all connected by one shared mission: improving outcomes for the patients and communities we serve.

From the rapid response and critical care capabilities of LifeLink and LifeLink Air, to the frontline emergency response provided by Cumberland County EMS and Hoke County EMS, to the preventative and patient-centered work performed by our Community Paramedics, every component of Mobile Integrated Healthcare plays a vital role in the continuum of care.

This year’s EMS Week theme, “Improving Outcomes, Together,” reflects exactly who we are as an organization. Improving outcomes takes more than ambulances, helicopters, equipment, or technology. It takes people. It takes teamwork between EMS clinicians, nurses, physicians, dispatchers, communications specialists, behavioral health professionals, hospital staff, public safety partners, leadership teams, and the communities we serve.

Most importantly, it takes individuals willing to answer the call day after day, often through long hours, personal sacrifice, and difficult circumstances, because they believe in serving others.

This EMS Week, we thank every member of Cape Fear Valley Mobile Integrated Healthcare for the compassion, professionalism, and commitment they bring to this mission every single day. 🚑🚁🏠



Cape Fear Valley Health

05/20/2026

EMS Week 2026 continues as we recognize one of the most innovative and impactful components of Cape Fear Valley Mobile Integrated Healthcare: our Community Paramedicine team.

Not every emergency begins with a 911 call and not every life is changed inside an ambulance or emergency department.

Every day, Community Paramedics meet patients where they are, in their homes, in their neighborhoods, and during some of the most vulnerable moments of their lives. These clinicians work to bridge the gaps between hospital care, primary care, behavioral health resources, and the home environment by helping patients safely manage chronic illnesses, medications, recovery, mental health challenges, and major lifestyle changes.

Through medication reconciliation, post-discharge follow-up, point-of-care testing, home safety assessments, patient education, behavioral health support, and connection to community resources, Community Paramedics help prevent avoidable hospitalizations while improving long-term patient outcomes and quality of life.

But perhaps most importantly, they provide something many patients desperately need: time, trust, and support.

This year’s EMS Week theme, “Improving Outcomes, Together,” perfectly reflects the mission of Community Paramedicine. By partnering with physicians, nurses, behavioral health professionals, case managers, social services, and families, these clinicians help ensure patients do not have to navigate complex healthcare challenges alone.

This EMS Week, we proudly recognize our Community Paramedics for the compassion, innovation, and dedication they bring to patient care every single day. 🚑🏠

Cape Fear Valley Health

05/19/2026

Some of the most important work in EMS happens far away from the spotlight, quietly serving communities where trust, consistency, and compassion matter most.

For more than a decade, Hoke County EMS has served the citizens of Hoke County with one mission in mind: providing dependable, patient-centered emergency care when people need it most.

Since Cape Fear Valley Health assumed EMS operations in Hoke County in 2014, the men and women of Hoke County EMS have answered the call day and night, responding to everything from everyday medical emergencies to life-threatening incidents with professionalism, skill, and heart.

In EMS, outcomes are not measured only by procedures or equipment. They are measured in reassurance given during moments of fear, rapid intervention during moments of crisis, and the trust built between providers and the communities they serve.

This EMS Week, and in recognition of this year’s theme, “Improving Outcomes, Together,” we proudly recognize the EMTs, paramedics, supervisors, communications personnel, and support staff of Hoke County EMS for their continued dedication to the people of Hoke County.

Thank you for serving with compassion, professionalism, and unwavering commitment every single day. 🚑

Cape Fear Valley Health

05/18/2026

EMS Week 2026 continues as we recognize the dedicated professionals of Cumberland County EMS and this year’s national theme: “Improving Outcomes, Together.”

The history of EMS in Cumberland County is rooted in decades of service and commitment to the community. Emergency ambulance and rescue services began developing throughout the 1950s and 1960s through funeral homes, volunteer rescue squads, and early ambulance providers. In 1960, the Cumberland County Rescue Squad was established, helping lay the foundation for the organized EMS system that serves the community today. In 1994, Cumberland County EMS became part of Cape Fear Valley Health, strengthening the partnership between prehospital care, hospital services, and the community.

Today, Cumberland County EMS responds to more than 70,000 calls for service annually, making it one of the busiest EMS systems in North Carolina. Every day, EMTs, paramedics, communications personnel, supervisors, hospital partners, and support staff work together to deliver exceptional care to the residents and visitors of Cumberland County.

Beyond emergency response, Cumberland County EMS also provides specialized event medicine coverage, rapid-response bike teams for large gatherings and congested areas, and tactical EMS support alongside law enforcement during high-risk operations. These teams represent the adaptability, professionalism, and dedication required to meet the evolving needs of the community.

This year’s EMS Week theme, “Improving Outcomes, Together,” reflects the partnerships that make emergency care possible. From first responders and healthcare professionals to community organizations and public safety agencies, improving patient outcomes takes teamwork, trust, and a shared commitment to serving others.

This EMS Week, we proudly recognize the men and women of Cumberland County EMS for the professionalism, compassion, and dedication they demonstrate every single day. 🚑

Cape Fear Valley Health

05/17/2026

EMS Week 2026 begins by recognizing the dedicated professionals of LifeLink and LifeLink Air and this year’s national theme: “Improving Outcomes, Together.”

Every day across North Carolina and South Carolina, our teams work together to bring advanced care directly to patients when minutes matter most. Whether by ground or air, LifeLink and LifeLink AIR provide specialty and critical care transport across more than 15,000 square miles of service area.

With a fleet of 21 ambulances, 3 H-135 helicopters, and specialty care units, these teams care for patients experiencing trauma, stroke, STEMIs, burns, respiratory failure, neonatal emergencies, and countless other critical illnesses and injuries.

But improving outcomes takes far more than equipment and technology. It takes highly trained EMTs, paramedics, nurses, pilots, mechanics, communications specialists, dispatchers, transfer center staff, and healthcare partners all working together toward one common goal: providing the highest level of care possible for every patient we serve.

Many of the moments that define EMS never make headlines. They happen quietly in the back of an ambulance, at a bedside during a transfer, on a dark highway, or inside the cabin of a helicopter. They are moments built on trust, compassion, teamwork, and the commitment to be there when people need us most.

This EMS Week, we proudly recognize the men and women of LifeLink and LifeLink Air for the sacrifices they make, the professionalism they demonstrate, and the difference they continue to make in the lives of our patients and communities every single day. 🚁🚑

Cape Fear Valley Health

05/16/2026

The response to our “Hope Flies Here” patch fundraiser has been nothing short of incredible.

Because of your support, we are already approaching 100 patches sold to supporters across the United States. From fellow EMS agencies and healthcare professionals to friends, families, and complete strangers, the amount of love shown to Stephanie and our LifeLink AIR family has been overwhelming in the best way possible.

What started as a simple fundraiser has quickly become a reminder of what makes this profession and this community so special. People take care of their own.

But we’re not done yet.

Help us continue to exceed our goal and support Stephanie during her treatment and recovery. Every patch purchased directly supports her and her family during this challenging time.

Patches are $40 each
Pre-order deadline: May 24, 2026

To order, email [email protected]
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Thank you for continuing to share, support, and stand behind one of our own.

Together, we fly. Together, we heal. 💗🚁