6 YORKSHIRE MASON AUTUMN 2024
Yorkshire Air Ambulance (YAA) has been
generously supported by a donation of
£98,000 from Yorkshire Freemasons:
Thornborough Lodge, Leyburn and Hebden
Bridge Lodge of Prince Frederick.
This substantial contribution underpins the
Freemasons unwavering long-term
commitment to supporting essential
emergency services across Yorkshire and will
significantly enhance YAA's critical operations.
Led by Mike Ramsay and John Dinsdale,
Thornborough Lodge contributed £50,000
towards the cause, while the Lodge of Prince
Frederick, represented by Robert Walker,
Arthur Chapman and Basil Greaves, donated
£48,000.
The funds will be utilised to procure essential
equipment, including state of the art handheld
ultrasound devices for each YAA helicopter and
Rapid Response Vehicles (RRVs), specialist
Yorkshire Freemasons' £98000
donation supports Yorkshire Air
Ambulance with lifesaving equipment
helmets for the medical crew, and the
implementation and six year subscription of
PHEMnet, a cutting-edge clinical and patient
database system.
The implementation of PHEMnet enables
seamless integration between YAA and key
clinical databases, facilitating comprehensive
analysis of patient journeys and interventions.
This integration offers valuable insights and key
learnings for YAA's critical care team, further
enhancing the quality of their life-saving
services.
Furthermore, the introduction of the Butterfly
iQTM handheld ultrasound device will
revolutionise pre-hospital care by enabling mid-
air scans and rapid transmission of critical
information to emergency teams, expediting
treatments, and improving patient outcomes.