After taking off from Felts Field, Northwest MedStar helicopter pilot Randy Young heads to Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children’s Hospital. Helicopters, once the purview of well-equipped urban hospitals, have become an integral part of the medical system, used to expand rural medical access, provide rapid transport for trauma patients and move patients between hospitals to access higher-level care. Rachel Alexander's SR story here. (Colin Mulvany/SR photo)

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