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February 12, 1986, Portland Observer, Page 7 Life Flight Gets New Helicopter Nomura Appointed Regional Medical Director of Kaiser Permanente Fred M Nomura. M I) . ha* Keen appointed regional medical director of kaiser Pennanente and the president of the 335 physician group. Northwest Pennaix-nte. . Phxxivians and Sur geons Nomura will he responsible lor the oserall management ot ihe medical group and * ill join Daniel 11 Wagster, senior sice president and regional man ager in ihe iiianagemenl ol kaiser Pei manente in the Northwest kaiser her ntanente is ihe largest prepaid group practice health plan in tlx* region Sass Nomura. I am excited about the new challenges I still face as reg tonal medical director I l«x»k forward to storking stuh the members ol this nx-dical group and all those assoc iated st uh kaiser Pennanente Nomura brings to his nest position rtxire than 20 sears cx|x*ncnce in medicine and medical administration He began his career st uh kaiser Per manente in I 9nx as a pediatrician and is currently chiel ol pediatrics tor kaiser Peimaixnte. a position he has held since 1973 From 197b 84. Nomura also seised as the physician in charge at ihe Heaserton Medical Offices st here he practices pediatrics Nomura is board certilied and serves as clinical associate professor in the de partment ol pediatrics. Otegon Health Sciences I nisersity He received his medical education from the University ol Washington. Seattle. Washington and served his in temshtp and residency at the Iripler Army Medical le n le i. Honolulu. Hassan Northwest I’ermanenie. P C . Phy si cians A Surgeons is ihe medical group that contiacts to provide niedic.il and surgical sere ices Io k.usei Pennanente members in the Northwest Region I he Region currently verses more than 2Kb.000 memfvrs in the Portland and Salem areas in Oregon, and the Van couser and l.ongstest Kelso areas of W ashington Life Flight still replace its helicopter in February st uh a nest $1 I million ship especially designed lot emergency medicine Ihe emergency helicopter setsice. based at I inanuel Hospital, still Ils a nest Rolkost helicopter svilh a specially designed interior built for emergency medical Hights Ihe medical system stas custom designed specifically lot this nuclei helicopter Finanuel Hospital also still have Us own FAA license tor operating the helicopter the only hospital on the West Coast sc uh Us ostn license Io do so Io receive tlx- license. I inanuel has had to Iul11II extensive I \ \ regulations tor Hight o|x*ralions A ptisale group purchased tlx* helicopter enabling I inanuel Io charter it at the best rale possible tor a helicop ter ol this type, said David I ong. 1 ite Flight Director Ihe costs ol the helicopter service are shared by mix' Portl.uxl area hospi lals I niamx'l. Providence. St \ in cent. Si Joseph in Vancouver. Port l.iixl \dsentist. Oregon Health Sci eixes I ni versav. Willamette Falls. Meridian Park and Mount Hotel Medi cal Center Prior to tlx* artisal ol this nest helicopter. I lie Flight's ship has been contracted from I vetgreen Helicopters Inc lor tlx* past live seats Hating an I \ \ license- st ill allots lor a savings over other chattel serv ices, control over the pilots as employees and an esti mated savings ot $(>0.000 in Ihe lust tear. 1 ong said I ite I light is capable ol living a 2bO mile round tup and can provide a wide range ol emergentv medical set vices A Hight nurse extensively iraux'd in trauma and critical patient care travels on each trip I he helicopter was purchased Iront a Pennsylvania manufacturing firm. MHB Helicopter Co It was flown mu trorn Pennsylvania the last week ot January to he on display at a helicopter show in Anaheim. Calil It will spend the first week in February being readied lor service aixl will go into service at I manuel bv Feb 14 In addition to around the chxk pilots and medical peisonnel le.xly lor an immediate lour munite lilt oil. I de Flight also employs a lull lime ux'chanic lor dailv maintenance lo ihe ship We strive to m ike sure our equipment meets the tines) state ol the art stan dards lor uncompromised patient care." I ong said " Ihe acquisition ol this new helicopter demonstrates our dedication to meeting these stan dards PP&L Shares Warmth Pacific Power Ac I ight Company and its customers arc sharing the warmth this w niter Paciftc s customers are re spondtng positively to requests tot Pro X'ct HI I P luixls, and the company has developed a number of programs to help Us customers cope with the winter chill Project HI I P is an emergency fuel assistance program sponsored in Port land by Pacific Power anti l\>rtland General I lectriv It otters one tune only payments ot up Io $ 125 to custom ers needing temporary tuel assistance regardless ot their heating soutcc January I figures show Pac it is cus tomers in Portland have donated $ I S.tMMl to the ptogram. and conlribu lions through January could exceed SIK.IMIO Donations are still being re ceived at I tie Salvation Anns. the so cial service agency that administers Portland HI I I* in the aiea " W e w ant to thank out customets lor responding generously to our request lot Project lll l P funds,' said Ron lox. 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State of Black America to Be Forum Topic I he Slate of Black America 19Kb will be the subiect ot a tree community torum to he held on Ihursday February 20. Irom b 'o p in K '0 p m . at the North Branch Public I ibr.irx. 5 |2 N killingswoith According to Robert Phillips, the torum coordinator, the purpose ot the lorum is to proxide a picture ot Black Ameneu/Oregon based on national and lixal research findings, which will be displayed on over lorry panels posted throughout the library’s auditorium kay Dean loran, from the gover nor's office, will deliver the keynote speech "The Future of Black America Where Do We Go From H ere’" . which will he followed by othei speakers presenting their research findings, and a panel discussion A tree copy ol Ions Brown's Journal Black History Month edition will he given Io the lirsl two hundred people attending the torum Citizens Fight Crime Recently two Portland citizens shot intruders who broke into their homes tine intruder died and the other is per manently paralyzed Irom the waist down It ap|x-ars people are not only purchasing more guns, hut are willing Io use them w hen threatened Citizens are increasingly trying to protect them selves against crinx- I txal gun dealers report that sales ol all types ol weapons are up. as is the numhei ol people lak mg shooting lessons Sell defense clas ses and neighborhtxxl crime prevention programs are growing, along with jx-r mils loi residential and commercial alarm systems these citizens are responding lor giHxl reason Serious enme in Oregon look nearly a III percent leap in I9K5 Burglary and other property crimes rose around 9 percent Ihe crimes also in solve more senseless violence One woman, u | miii discovering a burglar in her honx*. was beaten and set on tire by the intruder Two robbers heal another Portland woman so severely that she lost an eye I here has also been a recent rash ol hurglarx's in Northeast Portland where tlx- elderly ixeupants were brut ally beaten W hy is crime increasing so rapidly .’ What s the best way Io protect your self’ sour honx- ’ What laws govern the owneiship and use of firearm»? 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