Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
CareersFind a DoctorMake an AppointmentDepartmentsDirections & ParkingGiftsContact UsPRINT
 


AirCare

Critical Care Transport

Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center

The following email and poem was sent by Chaplain Dr. Ken Bradstock:

 

I stood on the street below your helipad one day and watched you set down then unload your patient.  I've always been facintated with choppers (first as a child raised near a Naval airfield then as a Marine) but nothing is as thrilling as your landing and delivering patients to the hospital.  This day, I was moved to write this poem about the power of your machine and your mission.

 

Ezekiel's Dragon

 

A dragon of wheels

a hurricane of hot breath and

whirring, slapping wings

sets its talons on the roof

of a hospital.

 

Ezekiel’s wheels

an angel disgorging angels

into its nest

bringing the suffering

into the arms of God.

 

Dr. Ken Bradstock,

Chaplain Hospice and Palliative Carecenter

Winston-Salem

 


Helicopter Services provided by  Air Methods

Copyright: Wake Forest University School of Medicine and North Carolina Baptist Hospitals. All rights reserved.

Medical Center Boulevard

Winston-Salem, NC 27157

The information on this Website is for general informational purposes only and SHOULD NOT be relied upon as a substitute for sound professional medical advice, evaluation or care from your physician or other qualified healthcare provider. If you have a medical problem or a health-related question, consult your physician or call Health On-Call at 336-716-2255 or 1-800-446-2255.

Send Feedback


Home

Site Index


Last Modified: 4/16/2009